Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Forum silence

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Still little discussion on the forums about the sentences handed down to the Tarim Cell today, although one post mistakenly claims that all 16 were sentenced to death. In the meantime, read this good overview by Jeff Reger on the current situation in Yemen.

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