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Why has the US invaded, occupied or bombed 14 Muslim countries in 30 years?

Jeff Faux   19 November 2015 .  Posted in   News After the sacrifice of thousands of American lives and trillions of dollars, the region is now a cauldron of death and destruction. TO PLACATE their pique at his effort to get a non-proliferation agreement with Iran, Barack Obama met last Thursday at Camp David with Saudi royals and leaders of the other five feudal dictatorships of the Persian Gulf. He reaffirmed the United States "ironclad" commitment to their security and promised even more military aid and cooperation. After the personal dust-up between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu settles, we can expect the Administration and Congress to add even more steel to our commitment to protect and subsidize Israel by adding more to its already vast store of sophisticated weapons. Thus, we take another step deeper into the tragedy of US intervention in the Middle East that has become a noxious farce. Consider just one of the head-spinning ...

25 Countries Best Described In These Hilarious One Liners

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There’s no dearth of  humour   in this world. Here are some tl;dr (too long; did not read) one liners that perfectly describe these 25  countries  in the world. Pun intended! © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Flickr/Frank-Vassen © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Flickr/David-Baxendale © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Flickr © Flickr © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Thinkstock Photos/Getty images © Think...

Top 10 Countries With Highest Rape Crime

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Ejaz Khan Here is the list of top 10 countries with highest rape crime. You would be amazed to read that the most developed countries like U.S., Sweden, France, Canada, UK and Germany are the most immersed ones in this crime. 10. Ethiopia Ethiopia is estimated to have one of the highest rates of violence against women in the world. A report by the UN found that nearly 60% of Ethiopian women were subjected to sexual violence. Rape is a very serious problem in Ethiopia. The country is infamous for the practice of marriage by abduction, with the prevalence of this practice in Ethiopia being one of the highest in the world. In many parts of Ethiopia, it is common for a man, working in co-ordination with his friends, to kidnap a girl or woman, sometimes using a horse to ease the escape. The abductor will then hide his intended bride and rape her until she becomes pregnant. Girls as young as eleven years old are reported to have been kidnapped for the purpose of marriage. Also the E...