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The number of Google searches of the word “privacy” has sharply increased over the last few months, suggesting that people might be questioning how much…
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At home I have a book about September 11th, 2001 called “Never Again”. The book itself is not as interesting as its title: Never Again.…
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With just 840, 000 people and a GDP of USD24 billion, Cyprus isn’t a country that would often fill front pages of major newspapers. But…
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February 4, 2002. CIA operated Predator drone, hovering over an abandoned mujahedeen complex in Afghanistan’s Paktia province spotted three men; one of them was tall.…
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