<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - civil-war</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/civil-war</link><description>Newsvine - civil-war</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:10:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:14 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>For A Year, GOP Leadership Ignored IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Groups</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now, scandals are nothing new in Washington. From sex to taxes, it is almost impossible not to find some scandal or other from which to try to smear your political opponents. However, one must always be careful when picking the scandal from which to attack. In particular, one sho&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18397784-for-a-year-gop-leadership-ignored-irs-targeting-of-tea-party-groups</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18397784-for-a-year-gop-leadership-ignored-irs-targeting-of-tea-party-groups</guid><category>politics</category><category>civil-war</category><category>republican</category><category>tea-party</category><category>darryll-issa</category><category>fake-investigation</category><category>gop-investigation</category><category>irs-republican</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:09:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=briteF3C5AEE5-6D05-8C75-BD67-ABD23407AAEC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=briteF3C5AEE5-6D05-8C75-BD67-ABD23407AAEC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Syria: From Civil War to Regional Conflict, The Global Consequences of US Diplomatic Failure In Syria</title>
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&nbsp;"I am an international leader, the dean of the Arab rulers, the king of kings of Africa and the imam of Muslims, and my international status does not allow me to descend to a lower level." &nbsp;--Muammar Gaddafi&nbsp;

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Carr]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Amir Carr]]></source><link>http://amircarr2000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366169-syria-from-civil-war-to-regional-conflict-the-global-consequences-of-us-diplomatic-failure-in-syria</link><guid>http://amircarr2000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/20/18366169-syria-from-civil-war-to-regional-conflict-the-global-consequences-of-us-diplomatic-failure-in-syria</guid><category>turkey</category><category>russia</category><category>israel</category><category>pakistan</category><category>iran</category><category>politics</category><category>war</category><category>syria</category><category>jordan</category><category>ahmadinejad</category><category>civil-war</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>hezbollah</category><category>news-events</category><category>al-nusra-front</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200057E7A4E1-438A-01FF-E554-9F24B28B40BA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="206" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200057E7A4E1-438A-01FF-E554-9F24B28B40BA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Yakhot Surface to Surface Missile System sold by Russia to Bashar Al Assad, and delivered last week in the sum of 2 Bastion Weapons Systems and 72 Missiles to be used against ocean based targets.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200071BC5B0D-1E28-3118-45AB-91C223B5FC2B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="232" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr200071BC5B0D-1E28-3118-45AB-91C223B5FC2B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Tactical use of Russian missiles against sea based targets such as NATO, Israeli navies.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000D93B47FC-35E7-016F-6429-1CB0B3F074EA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000D93B47FC-35E7-016F-6429-1CB0B3F074EA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The human death toll in Lebanon increases as the Syrian Civil War, engulfs its neighbors.  What started as a local conflict now includes Lebanon, Israel, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Qatar. A disastrous regional conflict with global repercussions. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20001C3673A4-CD9D-3405-F934-CB0A6F8C205E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20001C3673A4-CD9D-3405-F934-CB0A6F8C205E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An estimated 90,000 people have been killed in the Syrian Civil War, with over a million displaced.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20004314A6AA-60E3-C60C-C4FA-ACFBCF7B458B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20004314A6AA-60E3-C60C-C4FA-ACFBCF7B458B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000DBA83256-B2E3-64E5-CA0E-E8861CAD061C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000DBA83256-B2E3-64E5-CA0E-E8861CAD061C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The global consequences of a regional war in the Middle East may be UNTHINKABLE, yet in reality are quite possible.  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000033BBA56-723E-AA69-AE28-B97D389BF4C9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000033BBA56-723E-AA69-AE28-B97D389BF4C9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;If Gaddafi could have done anything different, what would it have been?  The actions of Bashar Al Assad are quite telling in this context. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000B7351CB0-CA1F-7981-086D-D26C9E886162.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr2000B7351CB0-CA1F-7981-086D-D26C9E886162.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This map demonstrates the sheer sizes of the unfolding regional conflict which stretches from NATO member state of Turkey to the Chinese and Indian borders.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20007B0BC3DB-708D-7B36-7B10-306740655D74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="321" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=amircarr20007B0BC3DB-708D-7B36-7B10-306740655D74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This demographic demonstrates the IMBALANCE of power which has traditionally been concentrated into the hands of the minority Alawite sect highlighted in red.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Gun Control Tide Turns Against the NRA and Second Amendment Fanatics </title>
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When the National Rifle Association gathered in Houston last weekend for its annual confab, the theme was "Stand and Fight." The rhetoric ranged from truculent ("Let them be damned," NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said of the group's adversaries) to weird (Glenn Be&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18225410-gun-control-tide-turns-against-the-nra-and-second-amendment-fanatics</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/13/18225410-gun-control-tide-turns-against-the-nra-and-second-amendment-fanatics</guid><category>senate</category><category>alabama</category><category>houston</category><category>civil-war</category><category>us-news</category><category>national-rifle-association</category><category>columbine</category><category>gun-control</category><category>gun-violence</category><category>glenn-beck</category><category>nra</category><category>wayne-lapierre</category><category>war-of-northern-aggression</category><category>eric-holder</category><category>sandy-hook-massacre</category><category>stand-and-fight</category><category>opposition-to-background-checks</category><category>new-president-james-porter</category><category>universal-backround-checks</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 10:13:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahAC80FA49-01D0-A722-E2E4-B0D22EB35C62.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahAC80FA49-01D0-A722-E2E4-B0D22EB35C62.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The struggle for Syria - latimes.com</title>
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My cousin, Ramez, was dead before the echoes of the gunshot that killed him stopped ringing. His 4-year-old daughter, Zeynab, watched him fall on a narrow street in Damascus, but she never heard the shot because she is deaf. She held onto his lifeless hand until a second bullet&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18093104-the-struggle-for-syria-latimescom</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/06/18093104-the-struggle-for-syria-latimescom</guid><category>syria</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 03:18:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy8A801832-63AB-66C6-5347-6392FA4B95E5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy8A801832-63AB-66C6-5347-6392FA4B95E5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The U.S. Civil War: Photographs From the Grisly American Conflict </title>
<description><![CDATA[Roughly 150 years ago, in March or April 1863, a shocking photograph  was taken in Louisiana.  Unlike most photos, it was given a title, &ldquo;The  Scourged Back,&rdquo; as if it were a painting hanging in an art museum.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/04/18057179-the-us-civil-war-photographs-from-the-grisly-american-conflict</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/04/18057179-the-us-civil-war-photographs-from-the-grisly-american-conflict</guid><category>history</category><category>art</category><category>usa</category><category>war</category><category>video</category><category>photos</category><category>civil-war</category><category>photography</category><category>american-history</category><category>photographs</category><pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 21:51:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7awtrPaRh8" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/A7awtrPaRh8/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">It isn't possible to tell the story of the American Civil War without recourse to the million photographic images that were created.</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why the Republicans Should Go Ahead and Have Their Civil War</title>
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Why the Republicans Should Go Ahead and Have Their Civil War

Paul Waldman
March 21, 2013

This is the perfect time to do it.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></source><link>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18043536-why-the-republicans-should-go-ahead-and-have-their-civil-war</link><guid>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18043536-why-the-republicans-should-go-ahead-and-have-their-civil-war</guid><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>civil-war</category><category>right-wing</category><category>tea-party</category><pubDate>Sat, 4 May 2013 00:32:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overtonEB368167-6FA7-C712-0986-638FC001B099.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overtonEB368167-6FA7-C712-0986-638FC001B099.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title> &amp;#039;The civil war in Iraq has already begun&amp;#039;: Politician claims conflict has started and warns it will be 'worse than Syria' - Middle East - World - The Independent </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MargaretKatheryn]]></source><link>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18040533-the-civil-war-in-iraq-has-already-begun-politician-claims-conflict-has-started-and-warns-it-will-be-worse-than-syria-middle-east-world-the-independent</link><guid>http://margaretkatheryn.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/03/18040533-the-civil-war-in-iraq-has-already-begun-politician-claims-conflict-has-started-and-warns-it-will-be-worse-than-syria-middle-east-world-the-independent</guid><category>iraq</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>al-qaeda</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 18:39:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn47D24C64-46BC-1FC3-D653-B4C15BB2BCD2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=margaretkatheryn47D24C64-46BC-1FC3-D653-B4C15BB2BCD2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The thin red line | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists</title>
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Both opposition forces and the Syrian government have alleged that chemical weapons were used in last Tuesday's attack on the village of Khan al-Assal, bringing to the fore one of the most potentially far-reaching of the many dangers that have arisen during Syria's civil war. N&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17963283-the-thin-red-line-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17963283-the-thin-red-line-bulletin-of-the-atomic-scientists</guid><category>syria</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>weapons-of-mass-destruction</category><category>chemical-weapons</category><category>chemical-weapons-convention</category><category>president-obama</category><category>homs</category><category>khan-al-assal</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:01:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy8674CC19-3C0A-FDFC-7DB3-769376B01BAD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="214" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy8674CC19-3C0A-FDFC-7DB3-769376B01BAD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama: Stay Out of Syria! | The Nation</title>
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President Obama set a trap for himself last year, when he said that if Syria were to use chemical weapons in the civil war there it would be a &ldquo;game changer&rdquo; that would trigger direct US involvement. Now, it appears, he&rsquo;s stepped in it.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17963180-obama-stay-out-of-syria-the-nation</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/29/17963180-obama-stay-out-of-syria-the-nation</guid><category>iraq</category><category>iran</category><category>syria</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>chemical-weapons</category><category>red-line</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:50:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy64CD1596-A2E9-ABD3-449A-F5986EEED7A9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedy64CD1596-A2E9-ABD3-449A-F5986EEED7A9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>American Right-Wingers Are No Longer Conservative — They're Extremists | Alternet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Their reactionary bent is manifesting itself in legislatures across the country.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[wayne b-1247232]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[wayne b-1247232]]></source><link>http://wayneb-1247232.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17892354-american-right-wingers-are-no-longer-conservative-theyre-extremists-alternet</link><guid>http://wayneb-1247232.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17892354-american-right-wingers-are-no-longer-conservative-theyre-extremists-alternet</guid><category>contracts</category><category>abortion</category><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>minimum-wage</category><category>civil-war</category><category>bill-of-rights</category><category>arbitration</category><category>separation-of-church-and-state</category><category>conservatism</category><category>james-madison</category><category>islamic-law</category><category>conspiracy-theories</category><category>wingnut</category><category>wills</category><category>nullification</category><category>reactionaries</category><category>legitimacy</category><category>tea-party</category><category>10th-amendment</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>lawrence-v-texas</category><category>child-labor-laws</category><category>oath-keepers</category><category>sovereign-citizens</category><category>affordable-care-act</category><category>conservative-think-tanks</category><category>marbury-vs-madison</category><category>lochner</category><category>official-religion</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:09:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=wayneb-1247232F1338EBD-AEEB-AAC2-EFF3-701D23995038.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=wayneb-1247232F1338EBD-AEEB-AAC2-EFF3-701D23995038.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>American Right-Wingers Are No Longer Conservative — They're Extremists | Alternet</title>
<description><![CDATA[Their reactionary bent is manifesting itself in legislatures across the country.

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<dc:creator><![CDATA[wayne b-1247232]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[wayne b-1247232]]></source><link>http://wayneb-1247232.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17890328-american-right-wingers-are-no-longer-conservative-theyre-extremists-alternet</link><guid>http://wayneb-1247232.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/24/17890328-american-right-wingers-are-no-longer-conservative-theyre-extremists-alternet</guid><category>contracts</category><category>abortion</category><category>medicare</category><category>politics</category><category>social-security</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>minimum-wage</category><category>civil-war</category><category>bill-of-rights</category><category>arbitration</category><category>separation-of-church-and-state</category><category>conservatism</category><category>james-madison</category><category>islamic-law</category><category>conspiracy-theories</category><category>wingnut</category><category>wills</category><category>nullification</category><category>reactionaries</category><category>legitimacy</category><category>tea-party</category><category>10th-amendment</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>lawrence-v-texas</category><category>child-labor-laws</category><category>oath-keepers</category><category>sovereign-citizens</category><category>affordable-care-act</category><category>conservative-think-tanks</category><category>marbury-vs-madison</category><category>lochner</category><category>official-religion</category><pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:11:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=wayneb-1247232E1860DEE-2B81-A42B-ED00-4EB426219D1C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=wayneb-1247232E1860DEE-2B81-A42B-ED00-4EB426219D1C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="107" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Wattree Chronicle: An Irrefutable Truth About the GOP</title>
<description><![CDATA[An Irrefutable Truth About the GOP
A gentleman by the name of James W. Lewis recently commented&nbsp; no my article,"Who&rsquo;s In the &lsquo;Dark,&rsquo; the Black Community, or Dr. Ben Carson?" In his comment he posed a question which under ordinary circumstances would seem t&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ewattree]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ewattree]]></source><link>http://ewattree.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797136-the-wattree-chronicle-an-irrefutable-truth-about-the-gop</link><guid>http://ewattree.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/17/17797136-the-wattree-chronicle-an-irrefutable-truth-about-the-gop</guid><category>politics</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>gop</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>civil-war</category><category>great-depression</category><category>republican</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>democrat</category><category>fiscal-conservatives</category><category>franklin-delano-roosevelt</category><category>dixiecrats</category><category>wattree</category><category>social-bigots</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:27:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ewattree95917D0C-A54E-BD15-3FD2-8C3F3F2C4E76.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="236" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ewattree95917D0C-A54E-BD15-3FD2-8C3F3F2C4E76.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="203" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Georgia Governor Decides Support For Integrated Prom Is A &amp;#8216;Silly Publicity Stunt&amp;#8217; | Addicting Info</title>
<description><![CDATA[April has been designated as&nbsp;Confederate History Month. Apparently this is because&nbsp;Confederate Memorial Day&nbsp;&ndash; honoring those who died fighting with the Confederate army to preserve slavery for the southern states &ndash; is also in April. So during this lovel&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747671-georgia-governor-decides-support-for-integrated-prom-is-a-silly-publicity-stunt-addicting-info</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747671-georgia-governor-decides-support-for-integrated-prom-is-a-silly-publicity-stunt-addicting-info</guid><category>georgia</category><category>racism</category><category>civil-war</category><category>lynyrd-skynyrd</category><category>us-news</category><category>brad-paisley</category><category>integration</category><category>segregation</category><category>ll-cool-j</category><category>integrated-prom</category><category>confederate-history-month</category><category>governor-nathan-deal</category><category>brian-robinson</category><category>better-georgia</category><category>accidental-racist</category><category>endorse-prom</category><category>keela-bloodworth</category><category>mareshia-rucker</category><category>melvin-everson</category><category>quanesha-wallace</category><category>silly-publicity-stunt</category><category>stephanie-sinnot</category><category>wilcox-country-high-school</category><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:15:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite48AAEC0D-ABF4-ACD2-DA03-8341B7731720.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite48AAEC0D-ABF4-ACD2-DA03-8341B7731720.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why 'Accidental Racist' Is Actually Just Racist </title>
<description><![CDATA[
This new duet between Brad Paisley and LL Cool J, "Accidental Racist," is getting beaten up pretty badly on the intertubes. I confess to doing some of the beating, mostly because of laughable lyrics and the fact that there is actually a Rap Genius entry dedicated to the song. W&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675961-why-accidental-racist-is-actually-just-racist</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17675961-why-accidental-racist-is-actually-just-racist</guid><category>music</category><category>racism</category><category>civil-war</category><category>us-news</category><category>brad-paisley</category><category>ll-cool-j</category><category>confederate-flag</category><category>ta-nehisi-coates</category><pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 22:26:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanA279F734-4BF1-2B0D-DBFF-A6D88734BE4E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="93" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanA279F734-4BF1-2B0D-DBFF-A6D88734BE4E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="93" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Reagan Budget Director: Republicans Are Leading Us To Another Massive Wall Street Crash</title>
<description><![CDATA[
avid Stockman was appointed as Director of the Office of management and Budget (OMB) by President Ronald Reagan. He was committed to the supply-side economics doctrine along with the curtailment of a strong social safety net.
Stockman wrote a prescient op-ed in the New York Ti&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17553079-reagan-budget-director-republicans-are-leading-us-to-another-massive-wall-street-crash</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17553079-reagan-budget-director-republicans-are-leading-us-to-another-massive-wall-street-crash</guid><category>politics</category><category>ronald-reagan</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>civil-war</category><category>main-street</category><category>david-stockman</category><category>economist-richard-wolf</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:46:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd123642772E6C1-9E1C-555C-A0C1-320FA3B787C4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd123642772E6C1-9E1C-555C-A0C1-320FA3B787C4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why Is American Politics So Religious and Divisive? </title>
<description><![CDATA[On March 15, former senator&nbsp;Rick Santorum delivered a passionate speech&nbsp;at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Republicans can&rsquo;t abandon social conservatism and traditional American principles merely for the sake of electoral convenience, he said.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17528435-why-is-american-politics-so-religious-and-divisive</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17528435-why-is-american-politics-so-religious-and-divisive</guid><category>religion</category><category>supreme-court</category><category>republican-party</category><category>civil-war</category><category>new-testament</category><category>benjamin-franklin</category><category>religious-right</category><category>thomas-jefferson</category><category>religion-in-america</category><category>american-christianity</category><category>political-text</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:21:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd1236465E7F588-3940-3881-448F-A671ECE0EC9A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd1236465E7F588-3940-3881-448F-A671ECE0EC9A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Syrian Opposition Leader Alkhatib Resigns - NYTimes.com</title>
<description><![CDATA[Now Syrian Opposition Leader Alkhatib Resigns.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bed Bug]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Bed Bug]]></source><link>http://bed-bug.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17451713-syrian-opposition-leader-alkhatib-resigns-nytimescom</link><guid>http://bed-bug.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17451713-syrian-opposition-leader-alkhatib-resigns-nytimescom</guid><category>syria</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>middle-east-turmoil</category><category>moaz-alkhatib</category><category>syrian-opposition-leader-alkhatib</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:40:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bed-bugB3B3DB82-F0F8-FAE5-72C9-E33CE080D2B4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="529" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bed-bugB3B3DB82-F0F8-FAE5-72C9-E33CE080D2B4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Why We won&amp;#39;t have Civil War in America - YouTube</title>
<description><![CDATA[Revolution or Civil War?&nbsp;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></source><link>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441015-why-we-wont-have-civil-war-in-america-youtube</link><guid>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17441015-why-we-wont-have-civil-war-in-america-youtube</guid><category>talk</category><category>revolution</category><category>odd-news</category><category>civil-war</category><category>anonymous</category><category>adam-kokesh</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeopleECB87A6E-B2C3-FDE1-3AEE-60E68BA288B6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeopleECB87A6E-B2C3-FDE1-3AEE-60E68BA288B6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Anonymous - Civil War - YouTube</title>
<description><![CDATA[Recently posted: Anonymous Warns of Imminent Civil War.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></source><link>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17440898-anonymous-civil-war-youtube</link><guid>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/24/17440898-anonymous-civil-war-youtube</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>civil-war</category><category>turmoil</category><category>anonymous</category><category>gun-control</category><category>treason</category><category>insurrection</category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:15:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeopleF864ADE5-E13E-DEAE-14ED-2B9B7E5198AE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="180" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeopleF864ADE5-E13E-DEAE-14ED-2B9B7E5198AE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Who Won the Iraq War? China </title>
<description><![CDATA[
On March 20th, 2003, one day after the United States and a "Coalition of the Willing" began its&nbsp;military&nbsp;assault of Iraq, China's Foreign Ministry released a statement condemning the war. "The Chinese government appeals to the relevant countries to stop military actio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17427237-who-won-the-iraq-war-china</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/23/17427237-who-won-the-iraq-war-china</guid><category>britain</category><category>iran</category><category>america</category><category>tony-blair</category><category>civil-war</category><category>george-w-bush</category><category>world-news</category><category>irq</category><category>china-foreign-ministry</category><category>political-solution</category><category>coalition-of-the-wlling</category><category>military-assault</category><category>condemning-war</category><category>abuses-of-human-rights</category><category>violation-of-sovreignity</category><category>matt-schiavenza</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:13:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah7A77078B-63B9-C802-BCEC-9A3CBFBE0073.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="90" width="110" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah7A77078B-63B9-C802-BCEC-9A3CBFBE0073.jpg&amp;width=120" width="110" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Denis Mukwege: The rape surgeon of DR Congo</title>
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Denis Mukwege is a gynaecologist working in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his colleagues have treated about 30,000 rape victims, developing great expertise in the treatment of serious sexual injuries. His story includes disturbing accounts of rape as a weapon of war.&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benno Hansen]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Benno Hansen]]></source><link>http://benno.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17375196-denis-mukwege-the-rape-surgeon-of-dr-congo</link><guid>http://benno.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17375196-denis-mukwege-the-rape-surgeon-of-dr-congo</guid><category>health</category><category>congo</category><category>rape</category><category>civil-war</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:11:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bennoF20504C0-54DE-663F-15EC-B7F3867E18B8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="81" width="144" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bennoF20504C0-54DE-663F-15EC-B7F3867E18B8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'No Irish Need Apply' – Things The Right Wing Would Like You To Forget </title>
<description><![CDATA[
This is not a new story. It&rsquo;s actually quite old. The current anti-immigrant sentiment being levied against those who have Latin American roots is nothing new, only the target has changed. Let us go back to the time before the Civil War, when the Irish diaspora propelled &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356265-no-irish-need-apply-things-the-right-wing-would-like-you-to-forget</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17356265-no-irish-need-apply-things-the-right-wing-would-like-you-to-forget</guid><category>boston</category><category>united-states</category><category>civil-war</category><category>us-news</category><category>right-wing</category><category>tea-party</category><category>anti-immigrant-sentiment</category><category>no-irish-need-apply</category><category>ravism</category><category>protestant-bibles</category><category>latin-american-roots</category><category>irish-diaspora</category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahF2A1AAC2-3955-9701-E002-A89658CB3EC5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahF2A1AAC2-3955-9701-E002-A89658CB3EC5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  The South still lies about the Civil War </title>
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In the course of our conversation, Yacine Kout mentioned something  else&mdash;an incident that had happened the previous spring at Eastern  Randolph High School just outside Asheboro. On Cinco de Mayo, the annual  celebration of Mexico&rsquo;s defeat of French forces at the Ba&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[anti-status quo]]></source><link>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17341364-the-south-still-lies-about-the-civil-war</link><guid>http://eezzbeat.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/16/17341364-the-south-still-lies-about-the-civil-war</guid><category>south</category><category>race</category><category>slavery</category><category>politics</category><category>lincoln</category><category>civil-war</category><category>confederate-flags</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:45:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eezzbeat9E083824-B2CA-6D6D-3AC8-3BC7B9986B85.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=eezzbeat9E083824-B2CA-6D6D-3AC8-3BC7B9986B85.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Syria: the story behind one of the most shocking images of the war | World news | The Guardian</title>
<description><![CDATA[Bodies revealed by the Queiq river's receding waters. Photo: Thomas Rassloff/EPA]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17274623-syria-the-story-behind-one-of-the-most-shocking-images-of-the-war-world-news-the-guardian</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/11/17274623-syria-the-story-behind-one-of-the-most-shocking-images-of-the-war-world-news-the-guardian</guid><category>war-crimes</category><category>civil-war</category><category>world-news</category><category>bashar-al-assad</category><category>mass-murder</category><category>aleppo</category><category>shabiha</category><category>queiq-river</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:42:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedyF029D4F7-1885-CE24-1F5C-1CAEFAF5ED8F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=paul-kennedyF029D4F7-1885-CE24-1F5C-1CAEFAF5ED8F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Americans are training Syria rebels in Jordan: Spiegel - Yahoo! News</title>
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Americans are training Syrian anti-government fighters in&nbsp;Jordan, the German weekly Der&nbsp;Spiegel&nbsp;said on Sunday, quoting what it said were participants and organizers.
Spiegel&nbsp;said it was not clear whether the Americans worked for private &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[paul kennedy]]></source><link>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17259729-americans-are-training-syria-rebels-in-jordan-spiegel-yahoo-news</link><guid>http://paul-kennedy.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/10/17259729-americans-are-training-syria-rebels-in-jordan-spiegel-yahoo-news</guid><category>france</category><category>syria</category><category>arab-league</category><category>jordan</category><category>qatar</category><category>united-states</category><category>civil-war</category><category>great-britain</category><category>world-news</category><category>suadi-arabia</category><category>salafists</category><category>free-syrian-army</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>