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What will the U.S. response be to Syria's crimes against humanity?
The Syrian government's increasingly brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters is putting the Obama administration's revamped Middle East policy to its first real test. It's one thing to say U.S. policy toward the region should spring from America's core...Tags: Crimes, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Human Rights Watch, Crime, Law and Justice
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A despot lashes out
Syria's bloody crackdown on anti-government demonstrators reached new levels of brutality this week with the killing of hundreds of civilians in the city of Hama, a hotbed of resistance to the regime of President Bashar Assad. For months, Mr. Assad...Tags: Elections, Saudi Arabia, Petroleum Industry, Damascus (Syria), Europe
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Assad: A dictator in denial
You have to hand it to Syria's Bashar Assad; the man's got chutzpah. His interview in Damascus last week with ABC's Barbara Walters was either a case study in delusional thinking or unbounded cynicism. Mr. Assad's amazing performance, in which he denied...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Barbara Walters, Turkey
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The revolution betrayed
The high hopes of the Egyptian people for a peaceful transition to democracy are being thwarted by the brutal tactics of the country's military rulers, who in recent days have launched a bloody campaign of repression against protesters demanding an...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Elections, Riots, Activism, Egypt
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Rallies give police training tuneup for summit
In a series of May Day rallies and marches Tuesday, police and protesters alike got a miniature glimpse of what the NATO weekend in Chicago might look like, though officials cautioned it is impossible to predict what the tone of demonstrations may be...
Tags: FBI, International Organizations, Activism, Union Park, Bank of America Corp.
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May Day marches, rallies do little to disrupt work day in Loop
Tribune reportersOccupy protesters, anti-war demonstrators and union supporters staged a series of May Day rallies and marches today with little disruption to the work day in Chicago's business district. Protest groups and authorities alike saw the events as a tune-up...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Activism, Highway Transportation, Health, Labor Legislation
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Occupy Wall Street 'May Day' Protests Sprout Up Across NYC, Globe
![Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Tuesday as several groups set up shop outside city banks and other businesses to mark International Workers Day, or better known as "May Day."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-04/69670636-30104236-187105.jpg "Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Tuesday as several groups set up shop outside city banks and other businesses to mark International Workers Day, or better known as "May Day.\"")
Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Tuesday as several groups set up shop outside city banks and other businesses to mark International Workers Day, or better known as "May Day."
Among the locations demonstrators targeted were the...Tags: Fort Greene, Midtown, Sunset Park, Education, New York University
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Lawmaker pleads not guilty to bribery: 'I will not cower'
Tribune reporterState Rep. Derrick Smith pleaded not guilty today to federal bribery charges and issued his first public comments after his court appearance. Smith, under pressure to resign his position, accused the FBI of engaging in “shenanigans” during...Tags: Bribery, FBI, Lawyers, Corporate Crime, Politics
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Open forum: NATO thoughts
Change of SubjectCIty officials "should be ashamed of themselves" for the conduct of the Chicago Police Department Sunday afternoon, said NATO protest organizer Andy Thayer. I disagree. Chicago police officers bent but didn't break, responded with restraint to the... -
Human rights group says Egyptian army tortured protesters
World NowHuman Rights Watch has accused the Egyptian military of beating and torturing protesters detained during violent demonstrations earlier this month outside the Defense Ministry in Cairo.... -
The whole city is watching -- OK, NATO protesters, now what?
Change of SubjectMay I have your attention? That question is implied at the top of every column I write and at the beginning of every blog entry I post, as is the answer from those who read past the headlines: Yes. For...... -
Iraq still operating secret torture site, rights group says
World NowA clandestine jail and alleged torture site under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki continues to operate more than a year after the government ordered it shut down, Human Rights Watch claims in a report being released Tuesday....
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