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His Russian Lawyer Dead, A Former American Turns to Congress for Revenge
The Terrifying Rise of Greece’s Nazi Party
GULAM HUSSEIN, a 20-year-old Afghan with a bushy brush cut, hates Greece. He’d leave if he could—even if that meant returning to the imperiled village in eastern Afghanistan that he fled a decade ago. “Anywhere but Greece,” he told me one afternoon late this summer in Athens. “I’d heard it was bad here, but I didn’t know how bad.” READ MORE >>
Turkey's Prime Minister Wants War in Syria. Turks Don't.
Kremlin Tightens Screws, Unwittingly Loosens Bolts
The Right-wing Rivalry Behind Dinesh D’Souza's “Sex” Scandal
Yes, Sun Myung Moon Was a Messiah. No, He Won’t Be Resurrected.
Ai Weiwei Stands Up for Justice—Even for A Corrupt Official
“Chinese law is a big joke.” READ MORE >>
JERUSALEM—The long-running Israeli debate over who should be required to perform military or civilian service is coming to a head once again, heightening just about every fault-line in the country—religious versus secular, Jews versus Arabs, left versus right. How this debate is resolved will influence not only the composition and duration of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition, but also the future development of Israeli society. READ MORE >>
Speaking Thursday before the U.N. General Assembly, just one day after the latest massacre of civilians by government-affiliated forces, Kofi Annan warned that the crisis in Syria was on a disastrous course. “If things do not change, the future is likely to be one of brutal repression, massacres, sectarian violence and even all-out civil war,” he said. “All Syrians will lose.” READ MORE >>
