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"A group of former prostitutes in South Korea have accused some of their country's former leaders of encouraging them to have sex with American soldiers from the 1960s through the 1980s. Basically, the government maintained their own little sex trade for the U.S military"
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"What is happening in Rajasthan is pretty shameful but not unexpected. The Gurjars have come out on the streets and their demand is that their OBC status be changed to ST. The protests have turned violent and as usual loss of life and public property follows. This includes pelting stone, burning police stations, road blocs and what not.
While the Gurjars are protesting to be included in the ST category, The Meena community is protesting against it. They have vowed to not let this inclusion happen as they are the only community classified as ST in Rajasthan.
What do you make of all this?"
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"Insider in Human Rights Watch is reporting to me that discussions are being held at the HIGHEST LEVEL on how to report on the Israeli attacks on Gaza without displeasing the Pro-Israeli donors. I kid you not."
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"Rare truth-telling on CNN"
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"When I watch videos like this, I think of the many times that I have heard whiteness express irrational fear of blacks. They don't know what fear is. They don't know what being a real "other" means. Should a child have to be taught to fear those that are supposed to protect them? Should a child have to be taught that through no consequence of their individual actions that their lives are in danger?"
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"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today Israel should be subjected to international sanctions because of its brutal onslaught on Gaza which has killed hundreds and injured thousands."
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"Protesters angry over a deadly New Year’s Day shooting of a young black man by a transit police officer erupted into violence in downtown Oakland on Wednesday night while investigators struggled to determine what prompted the officer to fire his gun into the unarmed man’s back."
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"The Future of Liberation Theology envisions a radical new direction for Latin American liberation theology. One of a new generation of Latin American theologians, Ivan Petrella shows that despite the current dominance of 'end of history' ideology, liberation theologians need not abandon their belief that the theological rereading of Christianity must be linked to the development of 'historical projects' – models of political and economic organization that would replace an unjust status quo. In the absence of historical projects, liberation theology currently finds itself unable to move beyond merely talking about liberation toward actually enacting it in society."
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"The Gas war has resulted as a consequence of the capitalist market and the criminal destruction of the Soviet Union."
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"We hear so much about Hamas supposedly wanting to push Israel into the sea, but what is happening is, in fact, the reverse. Literally! I have a feeling Israel want to annex Gaza altogether. It's a new land-grab. This is not about Islam vs. Judaism. The core issue is a colonial settler state ruthlessly oppressing the indigenous population."
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