Tag: Chicago
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NATO and its plans in Afghanistan
A two day NATO summit begins in Chicago, USA with a last minute invitation extended to President Zardari. The main aim of the summit is to formalize a stretagy for the eventual withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2014 as agreed in the last summit. “There will be no rush for the exits,†NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh…
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The Rise of Racism Against Middle Eastern People in America
Since the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, an ugly tide of racism has been rising in America, directed at people of Muslim faith and Middle Eastern descent. Some indications of racism surfaced in the immediate aftermath, while others have taken longer to bubble to the surface of American culture, society and politics. Racial…