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Geopolitics Syria Crisis

Diary Of Humiliation And Faith From A Hostage In Syria

La Stampa’s veteran war correspondent Domenico Quirico was held hostage in Syria for five months by rebel soldiers. Earlier this week, along with Belgian writer Pierre Piccinin, the 61-year-old was released after what he described as a “very dangerous and complex” captivity. Here is his first account of what happened… TURIN — We entered Syria […]

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Geopolitics Syria Crisis

Not Just Russia: Italy, Other Europeans Sold Plenty Of Weapons To Syria

ROME — Way back in 1998, Bill Clinton bet on the young Assad. He was to be his father’s successor, and the United States believed that the young Bashar al-Assad, once he reached power, would be the person to bring Syria back into the fold among the civilized nations of the world. And so Clinton’s […]

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Ideas Society

In Chile, A Plea For Legalizing Abortion – Now

Chile is the only country in South America where abortion is completely banned, even in cases of rape and when a mother’s life is in danger. It’s time to change that.

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Ideas

In Democracies And Dictatorships, The Media Blame Game Is Alive And Well

It’s more than just an easy target…

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Geopolitics

Hiding Something? Inside The Russia-Turkey Clash Over Grounded Syrian Airliner

MOSCOW – On the evening of October 10th, Turkish Air Force jets forced Syrian Air flight 442, a civilian passenger plane, to land at the airport in Ankara, Turkey. They suspected that the plane, which was carrying 35 passengers from Moscow to Damascus, contained cargo not allowed under the rules of civilian aviation. After searching […]

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