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Pipeline Diplomacy Last Friday in Afghanistan, construction began on a $22.5 billion dollar natural gas pipeline that will stretch 1,127 miles and carry 33 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Here in the United States, a pipeline of that size would probably lead to public anger and protests. But in Central Asia, the opposite […]
Verdict Reached in Oregon Standoff Case
This winter, btw brought you news about the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Last week, after a six-week trial, the ringleaders of the occupation–including Ammon Bundy, his brother Ryan, and five others–have been acquitted of all charges brought against them by the federal government. Background In January 2016, the Bundy brothers and […]