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Voter Intimidation, Ballot Box Stuffing, and "White-Ex": Fraud Accusations in Afghan Vote Too Many to Count Institute for War and Peace Reporting Cases of alleged fraud in Afghanistan's elections on August 20th are now so numerous and varied that they may take weeks or even months to deal with. Read more »   Who's Behind the Rash of Suicide Bombings in Iraq? By Jalal Ghazi, New America Media Many believe the recent attacks are not meant to simply kill civilians, but to change the dynamics of the political process. Read more »   Portions Of Iraq Are Drying Up Completely By John Laumer, TreeHugger The human impact of climate change, combined with the demands of a burgeoning regional population may exceed that of insurrection in Iraq. Read more »   Obama, Ignoring Local Outrage, Set to Expand U.S. Military Presence in Colombia By Moira Birss, AlterNet Obama continues to defend the expansion of U.S. military operations in Latin America, but against what threat? Read more »   G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com Joe is back yet again with his new movie and assorted products -- but the world he inhabits this time is completely sponged of our current predicaments abroad. Read more »   There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History By Terrence McNally, AlterNet One writer spent four years inside the world of modern-day slavery; an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives. Read more »   Stop the Humiliating 'Sex-Testing' of Champion Runner Caster Semenya By Dave Zirin, Sherry Wolf, The Nation South African runner Caster Semenya shouldn't be the one humiliated by "gender testing"-- it's the outdated views of athletic officials that are embarrassing. Read more »   PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web     Obama to Continue Bush Policy of Searching Travelers' Personal Effects Without Cause By Joshua Holland, AlterNet But fear not -- more oversight! Read more »   New Files Prove Pentagon Is Profiling Reporters By Amanda Terkel, Think Progress The Pentagon hired a controversial contractor to screen journalists seeking to embed with U.S. forces. Read more »   Nazi Winnie the Pooh Banned in Russia By Tara Lohan, AlterNet And you thought our terrorist watch-list was a joke. Read more »

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