Showdown in the Middle East, Goodbye Twinkies and Ikea's Forced Labor
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This column is designed to offer a platform to discuss national stories on a local level. Share your opinion in the comment section! ---------- As Israel and Gaza traded rockets, the world watched it unfold over Twitter. With tweets like "We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead" and "The #Hamas' Fajr-5 missile can reach 3.5 million Israelis. Imagine the entire population of #LA under threat" from the Israeli Defense Force, it seemed likely earlier this week that the fight would escalate. It did. On Friday, Hamas fired a rocket near Jerusalem, the first time they have ever aimed for the city. It's possible that this could become full on war, as Israel …
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Crystal Huskey
9:54 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
These were primarily political prisoners -- innocent people who dissented against the government -- who were forced to do hard labor 15-16 hours per day. Keep in mind this was Communist East Germany in the 80s. more ›