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Tuesday, December 13, 2011 5,000 Killed In Syria's Bloody Crackdown (Reuters) - More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the U.N. human rights chief said, as an insurgency began to overshadow what had initially been street protests against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule. Iran Demands Apology From Obama Administration Slammed For Gross Human Rights Violations In Uzbekistan HORROR: Chinese Children Killed As Bus Slips Into Ditch Israeli Settlers Storm Army Base, Vandalize Vehicles Border Shootout Kills 11 BLOG POSTS Dean Baker: Economic Conflicts With China and Class War in the United States The debate over China is often buried in confusion, leading to a situation that is not conducive to effective action. A major reason for this confusion is that there is not a common U.S. interest against China. Carne Ross: The Leaderless Revolution: A New Paradigm of Political Change The political methods of the 20th century are, it appears, less and less effective for the world of the 21st. Rob Sobhani: The U.A.E.: America's Reliable Partner A graduate of Sandhurst, Britain's premier military academy, Sheikh Mohammed is a visionary leader who sees relations with Washington as anchored in two human virtues: the soul and the mind. Robert Stavins: Assessing the Climate Talks -- Did Durban Succeed? The key question, at this point, is whether the Durban outcome has put the world in a place and on a trajectory whereby it is more likely than it was previously to establish a sound foundation for meaningful long-term action. Alon Ben-Meir: The Arab Spring: Could Turn Into a Long and Cruel Winter There is no political panacea that the Arab states can espouse. There are, however, certain measures that can be adopted by most Arab states to substantially shorten the revolutionary process and reduce the level of friction and violence.

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