Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Capital punishment is a legalized process of physical and psychological terror.

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Just as the sources of the crises confronting
us are connected, so too must be the
solutions we bring forward and
demand be implemented.

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We're caught between warlords, drug lords, the government, international armies, and the Taliban.

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Zia Mian reviews books on the current nuclear threat by Joseph Gerson, Joseph Cirincione, and William
Langewiesche.

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Joseph Gerson reviews books on contemporary geostrategic shifts by Morris Berman, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Fareed Zakaria.

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Rivera fought a landmark lawsuit, bringing issues of gender identity into the public view, finally winning the right for trans people in Chile to legally change their name and sex.

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Olmert's blather would have made excellent comedy material -- not to mention President Bush's weird facial expressions as he sought to evade the barrage of questions from reporters.

Summary:Chávez says he plans to emulate repressive regimes around the world.

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"I'm often asked whether there aren't big differences between the Iraq War and Vietnam. And I'm always quick to say, of course, there are differences. In Iraq, it's a dry heat. And the language that none of our troops or diplomats speak is Arabic rather than Vietnamese." -Daniel Ellsberg