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This guy sounds like someone whose name I’ve certainly run across before, but he’s definitely never made an impression until now: “Since the mass unrest that followed the June 2009 presidential election, the Iranian authorities have succeeded in suppressing street protests and decapitating the opposition movement. “The two leaders who stood against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [...] This Frederic Wehrey piece in Foreign Affairs explores some of the cleavages and divisions in Libya’s population/power structures that could come to the fore if and when the Qaddafi regime is toppled – as well as some of the challenges in rebuilding (or building anew) a society left dilapidated by years of inept dictatorial rule: After [...] by Benjamin Orbach I watched the 60 Minutes piece on Greg Mortenson with disappointment. If you haven’t heard of Greg Mortenson, he is a humanitarian that has built more than 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan as well as the best-selling author of Three Cups of Tea (co-written with Oliver David Relin). Three Cups [...] Thanks to connections I have, Bahrain is a country whose troubles I can’t help but take more personally than most. Today Zainab Alkhawaja, who happens to be a former student of mine, announced a hunger strike over the arrest of her father and other family members: “Security forces attacked my home, broke our doors [...] Denise Natali reports on Kurdish politics in Iraq: “The protests, which are still ongoing, have not only unleashed populations’ pent-up frustrations with the KRG-party apparatus but also have reinforced fractures in Kurdish politics and society. While most Kurdish populations seek political reform, only those in Sulaimani have had the opportunity and interest to openly [...] Reports that Moammar Qadhafi has brought in mercenaries from sub-Saharan Africa has placed Libya’s African migrant workers in a vulnerable position: “As rumours of black mercenaries flown and trucked into Libya in their thousands have swirled about the country, poor sub-Saharan African migrant workers have borne the brunt of rebel outrage at the claims… [...] |
Blake Hounshell (aka praktike), our co-founder and main man, is managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine. He's now reporting on the Egyptian Revolution from Cairo. 
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