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In the mainstream US media, there will be no coverage of the April statement by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to the UN Security Council on Israel. Image: Kate Ausburn/Flickr.

Why We Can't Hide From The Psychological And Emotional Trauma Of The Israeli Occupation On Palestinians

Lives lived encaged by the Occupation produce — says UN Secretary General Ban [Ki-moon] — “fear, humiliation, frustration and mistrust. It has been fed by the wounds of decades of bloody conflict, which will take a long time to heal. Palestinian youth in particular are tired of broken promises and they see no light at the end of the tunnel.”

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The Strange World Of "Body Farms": Solving Crime Mysteries One Cadaver At A Time

It may be grisly, but by strewing corpses around a field, scientists are able to snag killers and address global human rights abuses.

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Let's Not Forget Christopher Columbus Was A Despicable Rapist

Perhaps we shouldn't celebrate a man who sexually enslaved nine-year-old girls and rewarded his men with women to rape.

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Islamic State’s Latest Genocidal Move: Burying People Alive

Reports claim Islamic State militants have buried women and children alive as part of their mass slaughter of the Yazidi ethnic minority.

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Back to Iraq: Obama Authorizes 'Targeted Airstrikes' to Combat the Islamic State

Obama has labeled the Islamic State's threat to Iraq's minorities a potential "genocide." Welcome to the Iraq merry-go-round.

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Thousands of Iraqis are Trapped on a Mountain Facing Death by Dehydration or Systematic Slaughtering

Tthe Islamic State militants (formally known as ISIS) have driven tens of thousands of Iraq's Yazidi minority group into the mountains.

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Can Ice Cream Help Heal Rwanda?

The post-genocide nation still struggles with its past. Can a frosty dessert help ease cultural tension?

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