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Fact-finding not in vogue as US smear tactics punish journalists

Freedom of speech and journalism tend to go hand-in-hand – but it’s not a union that everyone supports. In the United States, for example, the government’s found it’s own methods of punishing reporters whose overseas operations don’t meet with the wishes of Washington. RT’s Gayane Chichakyan has the story. RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! [...]

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Yemen to receive US food aid

It is one of the poorest countries in the Arab World – where nearly half the population are without food. But now Yemen is due to get a boost from the US government – to the tune of 170 million dollars. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan met with the head of US AID to discuss the [...]

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Listening Post – The propaganda behind Obama’s drone war

On Listening Post this week: The propaganda push behind Obama’s drone war. And Somalia – where being a journalist can cost you your life. It has been one of the worst-kept secrets of the Obama administration – the aggressive campaign of drone strikes against suspected militants hiding out in the tribal areas of Pakistan, Yemen [...]

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‘Nuclear Iran won’t confront Israel, will inspire Middle East’

RT’s correspondent Paula Slier interviews MidEast expert Uzi Rabi on stand-off between Iran and Israel. Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. [...]

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Obama Takes Command Of The Drone War

President Obama has taken the decisive role in determining which suspected militants will be targeted by drone strikes by American forces, according to an in-depth report from the New York Times. Read the full article here: www.nytimes.com Add TDC to your circles on Google+ plus.google.com Join the conversation on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow The Daily Conversation [...]

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Yemeni troops continue offensive in south

More than twenty fighters linked to al-Qaeda have been killed in battles with Yemeni forces in the south. The army has been ramping up its operations with the backing of the US. The military offensive began earlier this month and aims to regain control of the southern Abyan province. The city of Jaar has been [...]

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Yemen activists say torture continues

Yemeni activists have accused groups loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh of continuing with kidnappings and torture. Protesters say Saleh gave his supporters the authority to abuse dissidents when his was still in power. Al Jazeera’s Jane Ferguson reports from Sanaa.

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Inside Story – Is a ‘new’ al-Qaeda posing a bigger threat?

Yemen’s military, backed by US drones, has launched a major offensive in Abyan province in the south. It aims to recapture large parts of the province under the control of fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda. So what does this fight in Yemen mean for al-Qaeda and the forces battling to defeat them, and how much has [...]

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Assange Interviews The President | Japan Is Radioactive | Romney’s Dirty Oil $$$

On this episode of the conversation Occupy Wall Street sues New York City, Germany’s entire police force fired less than 100 bullets in 2011, Wikileaks’ Julian Assange Interviews Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, the State Department gets into an an ad-war with Al-Qaeda, YouTube’s copyright system is exposed, Google’s Knowledge Graph, Stanford’s ORBIS takes you back [...]

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Yemen promised large Saudi donation

Saudi Arabia has pledged more than three billion dollars in aid to its neighbour Yemen. The announcement was made at a Friends of Yemen donors conference in Riyadh. It comes amid growing concern over the presence of al-Qaeda in the troubled state, while there’s a desperate food shortage. A group of seven aid organisations says [...]

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Talk to Al Jazeera – Ali Salim el-Beidh: Separating South Yemen

Is it possible for a united Yemen to move towards a new future or will the forces that are advocating a division of the country win in the end? Ali Salim el Beidh, the leader of the separatist movement in South Yemen, is the man now considered one of the most important figures in this [...]

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‘US played right into Al-Qaeda hands in Yemen’

In Yemen the US is siding with the government, with its troops providing targeting data to fight Al-Qaeda – which some already dubbed an escalation of America’s clandestine war in the country. Government forces used heavy artillery and warplanes to pound Al-Qaeda positions in the south of the country, killing at least 29 militants. Al-Qaeda-linked [...]

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