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  • Israel: Polarizer Par Excellence

    There is no country in the world that frustrates me quite as much as Israel. I want to like it, I really do, but every time I find myself gaining a healthy respect for it, it finds a new way to disappoint. In a region that is potentially on the brink of chaos, Israel stands…

  • Europe Execution Free for First Time

    Amnesty International reported today that 2009 was Europe’s first entirely execution-free year, excepting Belarus, which executed two men. Virtually all European countries have abolished capital punishment, with Western European nations like France, Germany and Britain starting the trend shortly after World War II, and Eastern European countries following suit during the 1980s and 1990s. Since,…

  • Spin Till You Win: Chapter 1

    The phone rang and Alex Ramirez woke with a start. The blue tinged light told him it was a horrible predawn hour. The clock on his nightstand told him it was 4:12 am. He glanced down and realized that he had again passed out while changing the night before, leading to that unpleasant sensation in…

  • Suicide Bombs Hit Moscow Metro, Leave 38 Dead

    At around 7:30 am local time, twin bombs hit Moscow’s metro station, leaving at least 38 people dead and many more injured. The attacks, which occurred during peak traffic time on one of the world’s busiest metro-systems took place first at the Lubyanka station, which stands below the headquarters of Russia’s intelligence agency, the FSB,…

  • Obama Completes Afghan Visit, Prepares Arms Deal

    President Obama has just completed his surprise visit to Afghanistan this morning, and is returning to the capital. Obama had delayed his travel plans to oversee the final passing of health care, but his destination was not revealed until he arrived on location at Bagram Air Base on Sunday. He discreetly departed from Camp David…

  • What's New With WUPR

    Hello loyal followers of WUPR.org. As you can probably tell, there are a lot of new things going on with the website, and you can expect even more new and exciting changes coming soon. Here’s a list of some new stuff that you can start checking out today! -Our gorgeous new logo (pictured here), designed…

  • The King of Spain Bests Obama

    Enough is enough. Now that Venezuelan president (dictator in all but name) Hugo Chavez is calling for restrictions on websites like Twitter and Facebook in his nation, echoing Chinese Internet bans, the time has come for President Obama to make long deserved changes to his policy towards Chavez. Obama still doesn’t seem to realize the…