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More on Killing of Former Lebanese Prime Minister

The United Nations body that was investigating the death of former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri came upon some new evidence in the case. Hariri and 22 others were killed by a suicide bomber in Beirut in 2005. This assassination took Lebanon by surprise as Hariri was a well-known political figure in the nation. The [...]

Iraq’s New “Strongman” Gaining Too Much Strength?

British news source The Guardian released a piece yesterday on the man at the forefront of Iraqi politics, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. He has begun to assert himself more in the political arena since the beginning of the US military surge in Iraq, and questions are arising as to whether Washington will soon step in [...]