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 Out of Saddam’s Shadow [Full Set]

Ten years after the US-led invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan is thriving.

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We’re always interested in a cure for “Terriosm.” Sigh.

(Via The Duffel Blog)

Despite his claims, rock musician Andrew W.K. (self-declared “King of Partying”) will not be America’s “cultural ambassador of partying” to Bahrain, the State Department confirms.

"We sort of live with it, and we kick the ball down the field and hope that ultimately, somehow, something will happen and resolve it." →

Mitt Romney’s plan to deal with the Israel/Palestine conflict, as told to millionaire donors behind closed doors. Wait, it gets betterworse.

Iraq is calling on its citizens in Syria to return home for their safety. →

Let that one sink in for a minute.

(via Reuters)

Bahrain government moves to disband Shia opposition →

Um, don’t the people usually dissolve the government in a governance crisis?

The government of Bahrain has gone to court seeking to disband two Shia opposition groups.

State media said the ministry of justice and Islamic affairs had “filed a lawsuit to dissolve the Islamic Action Association and al-Wefaq”.

The two groups were accused of violating the constitution and “harming social peace and national unity”.

The government has used force to put down protests calling for reform of the Gulf state’s Sunni monarchy.

Bahrain imposed emergency rule last month after weeks of anti-government protests in the kingdom, where many Shias accuse the monarchy of discrimination.

More than 25 people have been killed in the unrest.

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(Source: BBC)

Misrata, Libya: There is always time for tea, even when firing a mortar.

Inspiring story of the day: Oklahoma-born Muslim cowboy, Kareem Salama, fights intolerance with country music.

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“Who will be the next hero?” the protesters shout in unison as the man in the red T-shirt is led away. “Who will be the next hero?”

— from “Cairo: Scenes From a Revolution,” a riveting photo journal by The Rumpus.

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thepoliticalnotebook:

One of Gaddhafi’s tanks explodes when hit by coalition forces in an airstrike. Photo Credit: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters via Guardian

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You’re doing it wron— oh, wait, I see what you’re doing.

thepoliticalnotebook:

Rebel fighters sit on a sofa at a check point in Ajdabiyah, Libya.  March 15th. Photo Credit: REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

"Just how American bullets make their way into Bahraini guns, into weapons used by troops suppressing pro-democracy protesters, opens a wider window into the shadowy relationships between the Pentagon and a number of autocratic states in the Arab world."

— Nick Turse lays it all out in “America’s Bahrain Cop-Out.”

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One in every six Bahrainis is on the streets, braving tear gas and rubber bullets from authorities, including armed helicopters like this one.

For the latest, check in with Ashley Bates’ real-time explainer:

What’s Happening in Bahrain Explained