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US Senator Barack Obama campaigning in New Hampshire
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Barack Obama: squandering the sacrifices of our heroes
Tue 22 Feb 2011
COMMENTARY A friend, whose son lost his leg in Iraq serving with the Marine Corps, wrote recently: “Is it possible that the legacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom is being written in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya,... (photo: GFDL / Fogster)
Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama
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Obama's Problematic Mideast Messages
Tue 22 Feb 2011
For better or worse, each passing day the Middle East is becoming more unstable. Regimes that have clung to power for decades are now being overthrown and threatened. Others are preemptively cracking... (photo: Public Domain / Kelly)
An Israeli naval ship sails off the coast of Ashdod in the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels have entered the strategic waterway en route for the Mediterranean Sea. Canal officials say the ships entered the canal early Tuesday morning and are expected to reach the Mediterranean later in the day. Israel has made clear it views the passage as a provocation. Iranian officials say the ships are headed to Syria for a training mission. Damascus is close ally of Iran's hardline Islamic rulers and an arch foe of Israel.  Al Jazeera  Tue 22 Feb 2011
Iranain navy ships enter Suez Canal
Two Iranian naval ships have entered Egypt's Suez Canal and are heading towards the Mediterranean, a canal official said. "They entered the canal at 5:45am," the official told Reuters news agency on... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)
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Palestinian Hamas supporters hold signs and Egyptian flags during a demonstration calling to remove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and supporting the Egyptian people, outside the Egyptian representative office in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. The demonstration in Gaza is the first public gathering of its type since the turmoil in Egypt erupted a week ago. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/WN  CNN  Mon 21 Feb 2011
Analysis: Why Arab Spring could be al Qaeda's fall
Editor's note: Paul Cruickshank is an analyst on terrorism for CNN and Alumni Fellow at the NYU Center on Law and Security (CNN) -- When historians in future years grapple with the significance of the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
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Merkel not informed in advance about minister's Ahmadinejad meeting
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was not informed in advance that her foreign minister would meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a brief Tehran... (photo: Creative Commons / Denniss)
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This June 2006 file image provided by NASA shows ship traffic on the Suez Canal, Egypt as seen from the International Space Station. Egypt has agreed to allow two Iranian naval vessels to transit the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a military official said Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 ending several days of confusion over their planned passage, which Israel's foreign minister has labeled a provocation. The Australian Mon 21 Feb 2011
Suez-bound warships delayed
CAIRO: Iran's first attempt in decades to send warships through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on NATO's southern flank could further destabilise... (photo: AP / NASA, File)
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Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The Siasat Daily Mon 21 Feb 2011
US must be removed from Islamic world: Khamenei
Tehran, February 21: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday called on Muslims to "remove" the United States from the Islamic world. "The main problem in... (photo: Creative Commons / DragonFire1024)
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Israel wary as Iran plans trip on Suez by warships
CAIRO: Iran's first attempt in decades to send warships through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean on Europe's — and NATO's — southern flank could further... (photo: Creative Commons / MathKnight)
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US Navy 100820-N-6003P-646 Eight mariners board the Iranian navy ship Chiroo from a rigid-hull inflatable boat from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) The Jordan Times Sun 20 Feb 2011
Iranian warships' passage through Suez put back two days
Tweet - The passage of two Iranian naval ships through the Suez Canal has been put back to Wednesday, a canal official said on Sunday as Israel expressed its grave... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
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Libyan men living in Amman shout anti-Gadhafi slogans as they protest in solidarity with the Libyan people near the Libyan Embassy in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Jordan says it rejects targeting civilians in Libya and has urged the government there to exercise self-restraint. The Arabic on banner reads: "wanted for justice." 'Brother' Gaddafi, you're going down Asia Times
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures prior to an official welcoming ceremony for Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, unseen, in Tehran, Iran Iran says enemy does not fear bombs The Siasat Daily
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Pro-government Iranian demonstrators carry mocking photos of the opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi, left and right, and Mahdi Karroubi, during a rally after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. Some thousands of pro-government demonstrators walked through the streets calling for the execution of two opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi, in response to anti-government protests earlier this week. Writing on banner in Farsi reads "a product from USA and Zionist". Iran Squelches Protest Attempt in Capital The New York Times
This undated video image taken from Libyan state television shows a city square in Benghazi, Libya with people standing or sitting chatting under a giant poster of long time Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi. It could not be verified that the images were filmed on Sunday or if Libyan TV was broadcasting file footage. Libyan state television denied the existence of anti-government demonstrations in the flashpoint city of Benghazi on Sunday, despite reports from witnesses that hundreds of anti-government protestors gathered at a court building early on Sunday morning. Libyan 'massacre' fears as protests grow The Daily Telegraph Australia
Protesters demonstrate against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, shown on placard at left, in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria in Egypt Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Libyan forces fired machine-guns at mourners marching in a funeral for anti-government protesters in the eastern city of Benghazi Sunday, a day after commandos and foreign mercenaries loyal to longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi pummeled demonstrators with assault rifles and other heavy weaponry. Writing in Arabic on placard reads "Down, the leader of the Abu Salim massacre", referring to an incident when hundreds of inmates were killed when security forces opened fire during 1996 riots at Libya's most notorious prison. Protests continue in Libya, across Mideast Lexington Herald-Leader
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