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AZERBAIJAN: President Aliyev compared unfavorably to hot-headed mobster in WikiLeaks cable
Babylon & BeyondAzerbaijani President Iham Aliyev awoke Friday to the diplomatic equivalent of a severed horse head in his bed. According to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable, the staff of the U.S. Embassy in Baku has been comparing the president, rather unflatteringly,....... -
IRAN: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia squeezed between Tehran and Washington
Babylon & BeyondArmenia finds itself in an unfriendly neighborhood and engaged in a highly militarized 20-year territorial dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. It has long pulled off a diplomatic coup, maintaining simultaneous close relations with... -
AZERBAIJAN: WikiLeaks depicts lifestyles of Baku's rich and powerful
Babylon & BeyondDocuments released by WikiLeaks about the Azerbaijani political and business elite read less like diplomatic cables and more like the latest episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” Two cables, which originated from the U.S. Embassy in Baku in... -
AZERBAIJAN: Feud over ban on Islamic head scarves fuels fears of Iranian meddling
Babylon & BeyondA full-blown ideological war appears to have erupted between Iran and the secular government in neighboring Azerbaijan after Baku earlier this year banned the wearing of Islamic head scarves, or hijabs, at schools in the Caucasus nation by introducing a..... -
Political Landscape: Pelosi hoped to recognize Armenian geocide
This year House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated she would do everything in her power to bring to a vote the legislation recognizing the Armenian Genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915. But Pelosi's power is much diminished since the Nov. 2...Tags: Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Barbara Boxer
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At Ramadan Iftar dinner, Obama supports new mosque on private property near Ground Zero
Top of the TicketFull text of Democrat's White House dinner remarks supporting the controversial proposal and the official dinner guest list.... -
A foreign classroom for junior senator
Tribune correspondentSen. Barack Obama ducked his head, stepped over a puddle of oil and slowly walked down the dark corridor of a giant weapons factory. A blast of heat made the room feel like a scorching furnace. "Don't touch the orange stuff," warned a worker. "Don't...Tags: TNT (tv network), Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia
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Sham in Iran
Today's topic: Was the Iran presidential election truly fraudulent, or is there any way incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad could have won by a 2-1 margin?
Why would the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, show his hand like this? Point: Matthew Duss
I think...Tags: Death, BBC, Crime, Law and Justice, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Barack Obama
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Rivalry Brews in Russia's Backyard
Times Staff WriterThe Cold War may be over, but U.S. and Russian soldiers are expanding outposts in this mountainous former Soviet republic about 3,200 miles east of NATO headquarters in Brussels and nearly 2,000 miles from Moscow. The U.S. opened its base three years ago...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Energy Resources, Heads of State, Crime, Law and Justice
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Taliban Battle Will Be Tough, U.S. Concedes
Times Staff WritersIn a surprisingly downbeat assessment, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday that the Taliban has proved to be a tough foe and warned that U.S. forces face a difficult struggle to dislodge the regime's troops from the crowded cities of Afghanistan....Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heads of State, Holidays, Osama bin Laden
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The homecoming
Special to The TimesOne last flight of stone steps taunted me, the only obstacle between me and the ruins of Kobayr, a 12th century church complex. What were my medieval forefathers thinking, building churches atop soaring mountain peaks? Were they trying to get as close...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Trips and Vacations, Travel, Architecture, Yerevan (Armenia)
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'Bear Cub,' 'A Silent Love,' and 'Broken Bridges'
![CAPSULE REVIEWSMiguel Albaladejo's "Bear Cub" ("Cachorro") is a deeply felt account of a Madrid dentist named Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez) who unexpectedly forms a father-and-son relationship with his 9-year-old nephew (David Castillo).](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2004-11/15133817.jpg "CAPSULE REVIEWSMiguel Albaladejo's "Bear Cub\" (\"Cachorro\") is a deeply felt account of a Madrid dentist named Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez) who unexpectedly forms a father-and-son relationship with his 9-year-old nephew (David Castillo).")
Times Staff WritersCAPSULE REVIEWSMiguel Albaladejo's "Bear Cub" ("Cachorro") is a deeply felt account of a Madrid dentist named Pedro (Jos Luis Garca-Prez) who unexpectedly forms a father-and-son relationship with his 9-year-old nephew (David Castillo). When Pedro, a...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Documentary (genre), Minority Groups, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Russia
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