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Archives for February 2013

100s Of Palestinians Join Prisoner Hunger Strike As Samer Issawi Reaches 211 Days

(MintPress) – As Mint Press News previously reported, Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi has been on a hunger strike in Ramla Prison in Israel since July 29, 2012, protesting Israel’s policy of “administrative detention,” which allows authorities to detain Palestinians without charge or trial indefinitely. Now in a move of solidarity, hundreds of Palestinian inmates held in […]

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - As Mint Press News previously reported, Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi has been on a hunger strike in Ramla Prison in Israel since July 29, 2012, protesting Israel’s policy of “administrative detention,” which allows authorities to detain Palestinians without charge or trial indefinitely. Now in a move of solidarity, hundreds of

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Transcanada: Pipeline Would Not Affect Climate

In a shift in strategy, the company that wants to build an oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas said Tuesday that the project will have no measurable effect on global warming. Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada’s president for energy and oil pipelines, said opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have grossly inflated its likely impact […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press

In a shift in strategy, the company that wants to build an oil pipeline from western Canada to Texas said Tuesday that the project will have no measurable effect on global warming. Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada's president for energy and oil pipelines, said opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have grossly inflated its likely impact on

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John Kerry To Visit Europe, Mideast On First Trip

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit nine countries in Europe and the Middle East starting Sunday as he undertakes his first foreign trip as top diplomat, the State Department said Tuesday. Kerry will visit Britain, Germany, France,Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar through March 6, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. Nuland said that […]

Global Post
By Global Post
Karzai Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit nine countries in Europe and the Middle East starting Sunday as he undertakes his first foreign trip as top diplomat, the State Department said Tuesday. Kerry will visit Britain, Germany, France,Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar through March 6, State Department

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Anonymous Strikes U.S. Department of State In Latest Claimed Cyberattack

(MintPress) – The online hacker collective known as Anonymous struck again this week, dumping names and contact information of U.S. State Department employees on the Internet. The move is part of Operation Last Resort, a series of ongoing attacks against U.S. government websites designed to combat what internet hacktivists see as overly restrictive copyright laws and […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - The online hacker collective known as Anonymous struck again this week, dumping names and contact information of U.S. State Department employees on the Internet. The move is part of Operation Last Resort, a series of ongoing attacks against U.S. government websites designed to combat what internet hacktivists see as overly restrictive

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Obama To Receive Israeli Medal Of Distinction Amid Discord In Occupied Territories

(MintPress) – “Barack Obama is a true friend of the State of Israel, and has been since the beginning of his public life,” said Israeli President Shimon Peres when announcing Israel’s decision to award the U.S. President the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on Monday. Peres, the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor in […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - “Barack Obama is a true friend of the State of Israel, and has been since the beginning of his public life,” said Israeli President Shimon Peres when announcing Israel’s decision to award the U.S. President the Israeli Presidential Medal of Distinction on Monday. Peres, the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor in a ceremony

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Colorado House Passes Gun Control Bills, Redefines Debate — Schools Set New Rules On Police Officer Presence

Colorado may be seeking to take the lead in the national gun control debate. On Monday, a suite of four progressive gun limitation bills passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and is heading to the Colorado Senate, where the vote could be tight, but favors passage. “I know they’re coming, and I strongly suspect they’ll […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

Colorado may be seeking to take the lead in the national gun control debate. On Monday, a suite of four progressive gun limitation bills passed the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and is heading to the Colorado Senate, where the vote could be tight, but favors passage. "I know they're coming, and I strongly suspect they'll get

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