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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Cesar Chelala</title>
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		<title>Sanctions have warmed up Iran for an accord</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/29/commentary/sanctions-have-warmed-up-iran-for-an-accord/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sanctions-have-warmed-up-iran-for-an-accord</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 14:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[economic sanctions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hassan Rouhani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran agreement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Iran's economy reels and President Hassan Rouhani shows interest in rapprochement with the West, it seems high time to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran.]]></description>
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		<title>Politicians hardly ever mention America&#8217;s poor</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/commentary/politicians-hardly-ever-mention-americas-poor/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=politicians-hardly-ever-mention-americas-poor</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/22/commentary/politicians-hardly-ever-mention-americas-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[American politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American poor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[American Republican and Democratic politicians have one thing in common: They hardly mention the poor.]]></description>
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		<title>Children pay the heaviest price in Syrian war</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/05/commentary/children-pay-the-heaviest-price-in-syrian-war/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=children-pay-the-heaviest-price-in-syrian-war</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/09/05/commentary/children-pay-the-heaviest-price-in-syrian-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refugees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Given the tremendous negative effect of the conflict on Syrian children, it is obvious that  international community has failed to protect them.]]></description>
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		<title>Will this be another lost opportunity with Iran?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/19/commentary/will-this-be-another-lost-opportunity-with-iran/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=will-this-be-another-lost-opportunity-with-iran</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/19/commentary/will-this-be-another-lost-opportunity-with-iran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rouhani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As Iran's new "moderate" president, Hassan Rouhani, called for renewed dialogue on uranium enrichment program, stubborn U.S senators seemed to block their ears.]]></description>
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		<title>China should return to the natural birth model</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/30/commentary/china-should-return-to-the-natural-birth-model/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=china-should-return-to-the-natural-birth-model</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/30/commentary/china-should-return-to-the-natural-birth-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caesarian births]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[China has one of the highest Ceasarian birthrates in the world. The consequences should make Chinese women think twice before requesting this procedure.]]></description>
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		<title>Syrian refugees take the final hit in a brutal war</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/21/commentary/syrian-refugees-take-the-final-hit-in-a-brutal-war/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=syrian-refugees-take-the-final-hit-in-a-brutal-war</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/21/commentary/syrian-refugees-take-the-final-hit-in-a-brutal-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lebanon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian conflict]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian refugees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What makes the plight of Syrian refugees especially painful is that Russia, the U.S., China, Iran, Britain and France have been reluctant to take them in.]]></description>
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		<title>Brain drain worsens health care crisis in Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/14/commentary/brain-drain-worsens-health-care-crisis-in-africa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brain-drain-worsens-health-care-crisis-in-africa</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/14/commentary/brain-drain-worsens-health-care-crisis-in-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2013 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Growth and Opportunity Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worker exodus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The yearly exodus from Africa of up to 20,000 physicians and nurses to industrialized countries is exacerbating health problems on the continent.]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt needs help for democracy and economy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/07/commentary/egypt-needs-help-for-democracy-and-economy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=egypt-needs-help-for-democracy-and-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/07/07/commentary/egypt-needs-help-for-democracy-and-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Egyptian democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. assistance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. should have two priorities in dealing with Egypt: helping to restore democratic government and strengthening the country's battered economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Stalled negotiations take a toll on Israeli economy</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/26/commentary/stalled-negotiations-take-a-toll-on-israeli-economy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stalled-negotiations-take-a-toll-on-israeli-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/26/commentary/stalled-negotiations-take-a-toll-on-israeli-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Isreal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu is warned by Israeli businessmen that failure to make peace with the Palestinians will have big economic consequences.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran&#8217;s presidential election augurs better future</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/19/commentary/irans-presidential-election-augurs-better-future/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=irans-presidential-election-augurs-better-future</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/06/19/commentary/irans-presidential-election-augurs-better-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rowhani]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hassan Rowhani's election as Iran's new president augurs well for that country and for a world tired of the senseless rhetoric from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol addiction could doom Putin&#8217;s dreams</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/31/commentary/alcohol-addiction-could-doom-putins-dreams/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=alcohol-addiction-could-doom-putins-dreams</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/31/commentary/alcohol-addiction-could-doom-putins-dreams/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 15:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[alcohol addition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russian vodka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vladimir Putin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russians&#8217; love for vodka has a long history. Legend holds that vodka arrived in Moscow in the 14th century, brought by Genovese merchants to Prince Dmitry Ivanovich. Legend also says that the monk Isidore, of the Chudov Monastery inside the Kremlin, made a recipe for Russian vodka around 1430. He could not have anticipated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rios Montt&#8217;s conviction will change Guatemala</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/17/commentary/rios-montts-conviction-will-change-guatemala/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rios-montts-conviction-will-change-guatemala</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/17/commentary/rios-montts-conviction-will-change-guatemala/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efrain Rios Montt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guatemala]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The conviction of Guatemala's former de facto president, Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, is the most significant human rights event in that country's recent history.]]></description>
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		<title>The challenges of health care for rural Chinese</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/09/commentary/the-challenges-of-health-care-for-rural-chinese/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-challenges-of-health-care-for-rural-chinese</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/05/09/commentary/the-challenges-of-health-care-for-rural-chinese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 15:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rural migrants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the wealthier portion of the Chinese population has benefited from advanced health care, many rural poor do not have adequate access to even basic services.]]></description>
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		<title>Rape and gender discrimination related in India</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/25/commentary/rape-and-gender-discrimination-related-in-india/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rape-and-gender-discrimination-related-in-india</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/25/commentary/rape-and-gender-discrimination-related-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gender discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is hard to equate India's rapid technological development with practices such as female feticide, the earliest manifestation of violence against women.]]></description>
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		<title>How much longer will the Iran &#8216;game&#8217; go on?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/16/commentary/how-much-longer-will-the-iran-game-go-on/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-much-longer-will-the-iran-game-go-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/16/commentary/how-much-longer-will-the-iran-game-go-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Catherine Ashton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran nuclear development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNSC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The latest failure of talks on nuclear development between Iran and six world powers indicate that mutual animosity will increase without a new approach.]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing tobacco fight to the Opium Wars</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/09/commentary/comparing-tobacco-fight-to-the-opium-wars/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=comparing-tobacco-fight-to-the-opium-wars</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/09/commentary/comparing-tobacco-fight-to-the-opium-wars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[American tobacco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opium wars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking risks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The struggle against tobacco is not being won. It is being relocated from industrialized countries to the developing world.]]></description>
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		<title>A dying veteran&#8217;s assessment of the Iraq War</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/01/commentary/a-dying-veterans-assessment-of-the-iraq-war/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-dying-veterans-assessment-of-the-iraq-war</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/04/01/commentary/a-dying-veterans-assessment-of-the-iraq-war/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Iraq War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. veterans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A letter from a dying U.S. Army veteran to former President George W. Bush delivers a damning assessment of the consequences of the Iraq War.]]></description>
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		<title>The sounds of neighbors being ravaged in Syria</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/18/commentary/the-sounds-of-neighbors-being-ravaged-in-syria/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-sounds-of-neighbors-being-ravaged-in-syria</link>
		<comments>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/18/commentary/the-sounds-of-neighbors-being-ravaged-in-syria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[humanitarian crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mideast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian conflict]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How does one assess Syrians' losses? People are behaving at the most base level in a conflict that shows no sign of ending two years after it started.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan&#8217;s legacy of child opium addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/03/01/commentary/afghanistans-legacy-of-child-opium-addiction/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=afghanistans-legacy-of-child-opium-addiction</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drug addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A report just released by the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan states that there were 2,754 civilian deaths and 4,805 civilian injuries in that country during 2012. Unmentioned is a serious side effect of the conflict: the high number of opium-addicted children in Afghanistan. The number has increased systematically the past few years. The situation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy paths to inevitable peace in the Mideast</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/02/26/commentary/healthy-paths-to-inevitable-peace-in-the-mideast/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=healthy-paths-to-inevitable-peace-in-the-mideast</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cultural exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health programs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peace between Israelis and Palestinians will not be achieved overnight, but it is only through a massive effort involving the citizenry that reconciliation and cooperation can occur between both peoples.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. should extradite ex-officer under Pinochet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On Dec. 28, 2012, Judge Miguel Vásquez charged eight retired army officers with the murder of Victor Jara, a popular songwriter, guitarist and theater director who was killed days after the 1973 military coup against Chilean President Salvador Allende. One of those charged is Pedro Barrientos Nuñez, reportedly the one who fired the final shot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the point in working yourself to death?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/01/07/commentary/whats-the-point-in-working-yourself-to-death/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=whats-the-point-in-working-yourself-to-death</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Working for long periods under extreme stressful work conditions can lead to sudden death, a phenomenon the Japanese call karoshi, literally translated as &#8220;death from overwork,&#8221; or occupational sudden death, mainly from heart attack and stroke due to stress. Karoshi has been more widely studied in Japan, where the first case of this phenomenon was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The focusing ability of an extraterrestrial canine</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/12/17/commentary/the-focusing-ability-of-an-extraterrestrial-canine/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-focusing-ability-of-an-extraterrestrial-canine</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By topping Gerd (&#8220;Torpedo&#8221;) Muller&#8217;s record of goals scored in a year, Lionel Messi only confirmed what many people until now believed to be the truth: He doesn&#8217;t belong to planet Earth, he is an extraterrestrial being. Gerard Piqué &#8212; famous for being one of the best players on the FC Barcelona team, and for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s lesson in the sand offers hope for peace</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/12/11/commentary/moms-lesson-in-the-sand-offers-hope-for-peace/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=moms-lesson-in-the-sand-offers-hope-for-peace</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As a writer on human rights issues I don&#8217;t lack reasons for concern. There are not too many countries nowadays where human rights in some form are not abused, where violence does not strike in one of its multiple forms. At such moments of discouragement, I visit one of the many neighborhoods outside Manhattan, where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The politics and insanity of the Cuba embargo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama: Dear President Obama: Like many people around the world, I am heartened by your re-election, which I see as an opportunity to continue and improve on your social policies. As you know, relations among nations many times have a psychological connection, aside from their obvious historical one. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What grooms a physician to oversee torture?</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/09/21/commentary/what-grooms-a-physician-to-oversee-torture/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-grooms-a-physician-to-oversee-torture</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It was an unusual event in July at the Libertad (Freedom) prison in Uruguay. Miguel Angel Estrella, an Argentine pianist, was giving a concert in the same prison where he had been imprisoned and tortured 32 years earlier. He dedicated the concert to the 50 inmates now in that prison. After he was liberated, Estrella [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Bush and Blair be tried for war crimes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In what is the latest of many calls for the trial of former U.S. President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner has demanded that both leaders be tried for their role in the Iraq war. Given the tremendous loss of lives and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disease hindering the development of Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The high cost of treating certain diseases, most notably HIV/AIDS, when coupled with the indirect costs from lost worker productivity, is having a serious negative impact on African economies. More effort must go toward primary care, especially in rural areas, accompanied by activities to promote health, prevent disease and improve education for all ages. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When babies were kidnap victims in Argentina</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/07/25/commentary/when-babies-were-kidnap-victims-in-argentina/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-babies-were-kidnap-victims-in-argentina</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent conviction of two former Argentine dictators for their role in baby thefts brings to my mind a meeting I had in 1991 with Adriana Calvo de Laborde, an Argentine physicist who in 1977 had been imprisoned by the military while she was 6&#189; months pregnant. I asked her to tell me her story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why &#8216;Burma&#8217; should remain the country&#8217;s name</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/07/16/commentary/why-burma-should-remain-the-countrys-name/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-burma-should-remain-the-countrys-name</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cesar Chelala</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Myanmar&#8217;s electoral commission has told opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to stop calling the country Burma and instead call it Myanmar, its official name. In a statement published in The New Light of Myanmar, the electoral commission chided Suu Kyi: &#8220;As it is prescribed in the constitution that &#8216;the state shall be known as [...]]]></description>
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