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      Syria: Facebook Banned | Orato

      Posted by robynoratocom

      Last Friday, Facebook, the popular social networking site, was banned in Syria. Though the reasons for this ban are still unclear, there is talk of the possibility of government attempts to combat a propaganda e-mail proliferated in Syria's network. What are the marooned Facebookers to do? Global Voices reports.

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      The Flight From Iraq

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      At a meeting in mid-April in Geneva, convened by the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, the numbers presented confirmed what had long been suspected: the collapse of Iraq had created a refugee crisis, and that crisis was threatening to precipitate the collapse of the region. The numbers dwarfed anything that the Middle East had seen since the dislocations brought on by the establishment of Israel in 1948. Most of this movement has occurred in the last two years.

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      Pelosi Meets Syrian President

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      Pelosi (D-Calif.), the highest-ranking U.S. government figure to visit Syria since 2003, said President Bashar al-Assad assured her of his willingness to engage in peace talks with Israel. The pledge appeared to diverge little from past public statements by Syria.

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      A Syrian's risky choice to help young Iraqis heal

      Posted by Jeff from Christian Science Monitor

      Noor and her family fled Baghdad. But three years later she was still haunted by her memories. They joined some 1 million Iraqis now living in Syria – among them an untold number of children struggling to cope with the emotional wounds of war. For Noor, and many other Iraqi children like her, there appeared to be no place to turn until a Syrian psychiatrist, risking his job at a state institution, defied authorities and decided to help.

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    Syria Says US Behind Attack On Own Embassy

    Makes sense to Chavez...

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    3:46 pm 9/14/06
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