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"The people who lived here were killed by democracy." Writing on the wall of a house in Haditha, Iraq, after the massacre of twenty-four people by US Marines, November 2005. Having reduced Iraq to a state of terror, shambles, years of near pogrom, and, as the tenth anniversary of possibly modern history's most illegal invasion.
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Fifty-five people are dead after four days of total lunacy in the Algerian desert. Fifty-five families mourn for the same reason yet brought about by different circumstances. We all celebrated 2000 as the year that would herald a change. Since then, the behavior of certain western countries has provided a backdrop for this sort of incident.
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"The Head of State, Hugo Chávez, has regained consciousness during his latest postoperative phase. The doctors are concentrating on treating his respiratory problems, which were alleviated already. President Chávez is getting better each day. He needs peace and tranquillity. Hugo Chávez is the elected President, whom the majority of Venezuelans...
