August 13, 2009
The Middle Eastern Passage by Baron Bodissey/Gates of Vienna When most people think of the African slave trade, they picture evil white men — for example, prominent members of the Adams family in Boston — who purchased slaves on the west coast of Africa and shipped them to South America, the Caribbean, and the United [...]
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August 13, 2009
The closing of the Christian womb By Spengler /Asia Times A century ago, Christians dominated the intellectual and commercial life of the Levant, comprising more than one-fifth of the 13 million people of Turkey, the region’s ruling power, and most of the population of Lebanon. Ancient communities flourished in what is now Iraq and Syria. But starting [...]
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