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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: war of ideas

war of ideas stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 McGovern to Obama: 
 Call 'Time-Out on War' 

War not the best solution to terrorism, ex-candidate argues

Jan 22, 09 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - George McGovern would like to take the “war” out of the war on terror. The 1972 Democratic presidential nominee, writing in the Washington Post, cautions President Obama against diving headlong into Afghanistan, a battleground that has broken two empires already. “Let me suggest a truly audacious hope for... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • Barack Obama • terrorism • war • George McGovern • war of ideas • Afghanistan war • Obama administration • President Obama

US Should Tune In to Al Jazeera

English-language network affords a close-up view of our own loss of influence 

Nov 12, 07 9:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Year-old Al Jazeera English is only in a handful of US markets—a fact that “amounts to self-destructive blindness,” says the Times’ Roger Cohen. By not watching the channel Donald Rumsfeld called “vicious, inaccurate, and inexcusable,” we damage our chances in the war of ideas—because... More »

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Donald Rumsfeld • Al Jazeera • Toledo, Ohio • Burlington, Vermont • war of ideas

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