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Manuel Noriega Returns to Panama

December 12th, 2011

By Dan Miller On Sunday, he was transferred to a maximum security facility in the jungle. After spending more than two decades imprisoned in the United States and then France, former Panamanian dictator Manuel (Pineapple Face) Noriega was flown back to the Republic of Panamá on the evening of Sunday, December 11. More than one […]

Articles written by Dan Miller
Tags: Chiriqui, drugs, France, invasion, Manuel Noriega, Panama, prison, U.S.
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Holder Holds On to Closing Gitmo

May 9th, 2011

By Dan Miller Speaking with one of our great allies, France, Attorney General Holder pledged to close Gitmo, someday. On an official visit to Paris, Holder stressed what he called unprecedented intelligence-sharing ties between France and the United States against a united enemy, al Qaeda, that he said still held the two countries and its […]

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Tags: al-Qaeda, closing, France, Gitmo, Guantanamo, Holder, satire, terrorists
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No-fly, No-drive, No Good

March 19th, 2011

By Tom Carter The die is cast. On March 17, the UN Security Council, by a vote of 10 in favor and 5 abstaining, imposed a no-fly zone in Libyan airspace and authorized member states “…to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country….” It will most likely also […]

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Tags: Arab, Canada, France, Libya, Muslim, no-drive, no-fly, U.S., UK, UN
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Brain Drain – A Personal Tale

September 26th, 2009

During the course of the previous summer, I had far fewer tasks and responsibilities assigned to me than I am accustomed to dealing with. As a result, I turned to my usual boredom-preventing pastime: books. When I was in middle and high school, this typically meant reading science-fiction and fantasy, but this time most of […]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: academic careers, America, brain drain, France
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