It was the moment everyone on the “Caravan of Solace” had been waiting for.
Voices Crying in the Wilderness: Mexico’s Drug March to the Border
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The Soldier Who Gave Up on Assad to Protect Syria’s People
The Syrian colonel sat cross-legged on a patch of moist soil, in a borrowed plaid shirt and pale green trousers, surrounded by dozens of men who had fled from the besieged northern Syrian city of Jisr al-Shughour to an orchard a few hundred meters from the Turkish border. He says his name is Hussein Harmoush, and shows TIME a laminated military ID card indicating that and his title
Why We’re Stuck with Pakistan
When the U.S.
Cult of Death: The Jonestown Nightmare
“The large central building was ringed by bright colors.
Why Bahrain is Trying Civilians Before a Military Court
The seven men who will go on trial in Bahrain on Thursday will make history as the country’s first-ever civilians to be tried before a military court. Facing the death penalty, they’ve been sequestered in an unknown location for weeks and accused of murdering two policemen by running them over with a car.
The Muddle at the Middle of NATO’s Libya Efforts
When considering the mess that the U.S. and its NATO allies have got themselves into in Libya, it’s helpful to remember the old story of the Irish traveller who asked a farmer for the quickest way to Dublin
The Conspirator: Abraham Lincoln’s 9/11
The news put Americans in a state of shock; they knew that, after that unprecedented day, they would never be the same. With this dastardly attack, and after the greatest loss of civilian lives the U.S
Ivory Coast Braces for Civil War as Violence Escalates
At least 52 civilians have been killed in the past week amid escalating violence instigated by an authoritarian President who refuses to heed the will of his people.
Libya: Despite Air Strikes, Gaddafi Forces Outgun Rebels
Anyone expecting that the U.N.-mandated air campaign over Libya is going to enable the country’s rebels to deliver a knockout blow to the Gaddafi regime ought to visit the front line, around 10 km north of Ajdabiyah. That front line has barely moved in the four days since allied air strikes last weekend destroyed the regime’s armored column that had been advancing on the rebel capital of Benghazi.
Libya’s Rebels: Allied Air Strikes Key in Fighting Gaddafi
East Libya’s rebels are fighters, but they’re not an army.