EDHS Contemporary World Affairs

Amy Nguyen · Amy Nguyen

Declassified US records reveal the nation's intelligence chiefs used hundreds of Nazis as spies and informants after World War Two. Some had served at the highest levels of the Nazi Party, and were recruited to work as spies for the US in Europe. Records indicate that long-time FBI director J Edga...

Amber Kennedy · Amber Kennedy

Labour MP John Mann wants legal action against Twitter users for tweeting "vitriolic and violent" anti-Semitic comments against colleague Luciana Berger. Opponents say that these users should have a right to free speech and there for shouldn't be punished. Link: http://www.bb...

kristiestoermer · kristiestoermer

A prison run by Kurdish militants in northern Syria held former ISIS members and they were brought out to be questioned by American journalist Ivan Watson. One prisoner named Suleiman claims that he was forced to join ISIS for fear that they would harm his family. They were told by ISIS leaders tha...

MrsCavalluzzi · MrsCavalluzzi

Anything happymaking about your weekend? Not-so-happymaking about your Halloween? Anything you're looking forward to in the week ahead?! The MiniCavs scored us some free Chipotle yesterday (they were doing buy one/get one for all Cal South soccer players in uniform), so that's pretty insanel...

elliskim · elliskim

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/02/world/asia/pakistan-lahore-parade-border-explosion/index.html?hpt=ias_c1

Banddude · Banddude

"Sub-Saharan" countries are diving into Africa, offering bond sales to some of the poorest countries in the world. The offer these bonds in order to provide money to collapsed economies in hopes they will receive profit off these countries. With large epidemics and fighting spread acr...

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	Alpha Squad: Nazis as American Cold War Spies (Preview) Declassified US records reveal the nation's intelligence chiefs used hundreds of Nazis as spies and informants after World War Two. Some had served at the highest levels of the Nazi Party, and were recruited to work as spies for the US in Europe. Records indicate that long-time FBI director J Edga...	Amy Nguyen	13	2060	Nov 3, 2014 by Kayli Perry
	The Goths: MP Wants Action Over 'Vitriolic' Twitter Abuse of Colleague (Preview) Labour MP John Mann wants legal action against Twitter users for tweeting "vitriolic and violent" anti-Semitic comments against colleague Luciana Berger. Opponents say that these users should have a right to free speech and there for shouldn't be punished. Link: http://www.bb...	Amber Kennedy	11	1009	Nov 3, 2014 by Kayli Perry
	2 Amigos: 'They would torture you': ISIS prisoners reveal life inside terror group (Preview) A prison run by Kurdish militants in northern Syria held former ISIS members and they were brought out to be questioned by American journalist Ivan Watson. One prisoner named Suleiman claims that he was forced to join ISIS for fear that they would harm his family. They were told by ISIS leaders tha...	kristiestoermer	9	1116	Nov 3, 2014 by Kayli Perry
	Weekly Highs/Lows - What's Happening?! (Preview) Anything happymaking about your weekend? Not-so-happymaking about your Halloween? Anything you're looking forward to in the week ahead?! The MiniCavs scored us some free Chipotle yesterday (they were doing buy one/get one for all Cal South soccer players in uniform), so that's pretty insanel...	MrsCavalluzzi	2	945	Nov 3, 2014 by Amber Kennedy
	the hawks (Preview) http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/02/world/asia/pakistan-lahore-parade-border-explosion/index.html?hpt=ias_c1	elliskim	0	903	Nov 3, 2014 by elliskim
	Team Tiv: Investors Are Eager for African Sovereign Debt, Despite Plenty of Risks (Preview) "Sub-Saharan" countries are diving into Africa, offering bond sales to some of the poorest countries in the world. The offer these bonds in order to provide money to collapsed economies in hopes they will receive profit off these countries. With large epidemics and fighting spread acr...	Banddude	0	939	Oct 29, 2014 by Banddude
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