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Al Miskin

BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY The US justifies periodic saber rattling against Saddam Hussein by claiming that Iraq is the only country to have employed chemical weapons in battle. Forgotten amidst the propaganda is dissident Iraqi tribes’ first encounter with chemical weapons during an uprising

(Author not identified) • 3 min read

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The Political Roots of Famine in Southern Sudan

Given that a large contingent of foreign aid workers and UN representatives has been on the scene in Sudan for a decade, why did no one foresee the current famine in southern Sudan, which is affecting more than a million people?

Jeff Drumtra • 6 min read

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Rebels and Martyrs

A Kenza a yelli / D iseflan neghli / F Lzzayer uzekka / A Kenza a yelli / Ur tru ara (O Kenza my daughter / We have sacrificed our lives / For the Algeria of tomorrow / O Kenza my daughter / Do not cry) —"Kenza," written by Lounès Matoub in 1993 for the daughter of assassinated Kabyle journalist a

Paul Silverstein • 6 min read

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So No One Can Say "We Didn't Know"

In a world where journalists are increasingly attacked for their work, it is gratifying when an organization of Amnesty International’s stature appreciates a reporter’s work. But there is a more important reason as a journalist to be grateful. Over the past 22 years in the Middle East, I

Robert Fisk • 3 min read

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From the Editor (Fall 1998)

Five years ago on the White House lawn, President Bill Clinton assumed he had achieved a monumental Middle East policy coup. Since then, the overall situation in the Middle East has worsened, largely due to the ignorance and arrogance that characterize US policy making in the region. In the face of

The Editors • 2 min read