Hezbollah’s money man wears another hat as a microlender (The Wall Street Journal Europe, 28 Dec 2006, Page 1)

Hezbollah’s money man wears another hat as a microlender

By Andrew Higgins

The Wall Street Journal Europe

28 Dec 2006



HBeirut USSEIN AL-SHAMI, custodian of cash for the Islamist militant group Hezbollah, has had a rough few months. During Hezbollah’s 33-day war with Israel this summer, Israeli warplanes obliterated the 10- story Beirut apartment building where Mr.... read more...

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Iranian students hide in fear for lives after venting fury at Ahmadinejad

Iranian students hide in fear for lives after venting fury at Ahmadinejad

Robert Tait Tehran

The Guardian

18 Dec 2006



Iranian student activists who staged an angry protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week have gone into hiding in fear for their lives after his supporters threatened them with revenge. One student fled after being photographed holding a... read more...

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Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Richard Luscombe Miami

The Guardian

15 Dec 2006



Campaigners in the US have renewed calls for the abolition of the death penalty after a convicted murderer took more than halfan-hour to die and needed a second dose of lethal chemicals. Witnesses reported that Angel Nieves Diaz, who killed the... read more...

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Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Richard Luscombe Miami

The Guardian

15 Dec 2006



Campaigners in the US have renewed calls for the abolition of the death penalty after a convicted murderer took more than halfan-hour to die and needed a second dose of lethal chemicals. Witnesses reported that Angel Nieves Diaz, who killed the... read more...

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Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Slow death prompts renewed calls to end US executions

Richard Luscombe Miami

The Guardian

15 Dec 2006



Campaigners in the US have renewed calls for the abolition of the death penalty after a convicted murderer took more than halfan-hour to die and needed a second dose of lethal chemicals. Witnesses reported that Angel Nieves Diaz, who killed the... read more...

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‘They were targeting the children’: Gaza factions hit new level of horror

‘They were targeting the children’: Gaza factions hit new level of horror

Rory McCarthy Gaza City

The Guardian

12 Dec 2006



Rory McCarthy Gaza City In their bedroom the boys’ clothes were still hanging from hooks by the door and matching pink blankets lay over their beds. From the windows of the 12th floor family apartment, grieving relatives peered down at the point just a... read more...

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