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种族主义正在扼住“美国式民主”的喉咙 　　美国的人权纪录依旧劣迹斑斑，但却厚颜无耻地在全世界扮演“人权卫士”，以“道德裁判官”自居，对他国国内事务和人权状况横加指责。美政府善于玩弄“双重标准”，对美国国内的种族主义视而不见，但美国国内有识之士对此洞若观火，仗义执言，指出了美政府和“美国式民主”的虚伪。 　　种族主义成为美国的政治工具 �...

　　种族主义成为美国的政治工具 　　2017年1月27日，美国政府发布一项行政命令，禁止伊朗、伊拉克、利比亚、索马里、苏丹、叙利亚和也门等7个国家的公民进入美国。由于禁令所涉国家均以穆斯林人口为主，因此该行政令也被普遍解读为“穆斯林禁令”。这一禁令在美国国内和世界各地都引发了广泛抗议。美国外交政策聚焦研究计划网站负责人约翰·费弗认为，时任美国�...

Israels Gaza challenge: stopping metal tubes turning into rockets Reuters 1 hr ago By Jonathan Saul, John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi © Reuters/AMIR COHEN FILE PHOTO: An Israeli soldier looks on as Israels Iron Dome anti-missile system intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as it seen from a naval boat patrolling the Mediterranean Sea By Jonathan Saul, John Irish, Arshad Mohammed and Parisa Hafezi JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israel-Hamas...

May. 23, 2021 9:23 PM The Israel-Hamas conflict that ended with a cease-fire on Friday showed the Palestinian groups ability to build an arsenal of home-made rockets largely with civilian materials and Iranian expertise, analysts and officials said, a feat it can likely replicate. The low cost of such arms and the need to rebuild Gaza leaves Israel and the international community with a quandary of how to meet Gazans basic needs yet keep ordinary items such as pipes, sugar and concrete from bei...

The Israel-Hamas conflict that ended with a ceasefire on Friday showed the Palestinian group's ability to build an arsenal of home-made rockets largely with civilian materials and Iranian expertise, analysts and officials said, a feat it can likely replicate. The low cost of such arms and the need to rebuild Gaza

Moon King is gearing up to release his third full-length album. It's called The Audition and arrives Arbutus Records on July 16. Today, thou...

May 05, 2021 by Bill Platt New director comes from the Stimson Center, a public policy and diplomacy think tank. Photo by Robert Gill PreviousNext Victoria K. Holt, vice president of the Stimson Center, a Washington, D.C.-based public policy research institute focused on international affairs, has been named the Norman E. McCulloch Jr. Director of the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. She is a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for international security i...

U.S. assesses post-bin Laden al-Qaida (0) Graffiti reading Bin Laden Town is seen on a wall near the house where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 6, 2011. UPI/Sajjad Ali Qureshi | License Photo WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- While Osama bin Ladens death put al-Qaidas core on the decline, the activity of its affiliate organizations continues to spread, an analyst said. Bin laden was killed in May at a compound in Pakistan by U.S. Navy SEALs, ro...

Theres a clear, scientific path to safely reopening schools. The real barrier now is politics. insider@insider.com (Aria Bendix) © LM Otero/AP Imagse Elementary-school students walk to classes in Godley, Texas, on August 5. LM Otero/AP Images Studies suggest schools can safely resume in-person learning if they rely on masks and distancing. But a few big political obstacles have made this difficult. Some districts dont enforce mask policies. Others lack funding to ensure a saf...

By Peter Sullivan - 01/28/21 06:00 AM EST   The Biden administration is coming under pressure from Republicans to support the reopening of schools after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new research that says that schools can operate safely despite COVID-19. The CDC researchers on Tuesday wrote that there is “little evidence” of widespread coronavirus transmission in schools when proper precautions are followed. Teachers unions in several places across the...