A World Of Trouble: Documenting 50 years of U.S. Policy In The Middle East

The Middle East is the beginning and the end of U.S. foreign policy: events there influence our alliances, make or break presidencies, govern the price of oil, and draw us into war. But it was not always so...

clipped from www.gwu.edu "Riveting" account of U.S. Presidents and the Middle East Details inconsistent policies and influence of foreign leaders Washington, D.C., January 5, 2009 - American Presidents from Eisenhower to George W. Bush have sought to distinguish themselves from their predecessors with sudden shifts in Middle East policy and questionable strategies that have contributed to undermining American credibility in the region, according to a new book, A World of Trouble, by veteran correspondent Patrick Tyler, a fellow of the National Security Archive at George Washington University.

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Harassed to Death over Debt - Video

One debt collection agency called a relative to supposedly confirm so and so died - where did he live. Outrageous.

If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest. "If you ever take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, you are to return it to him before the sun sets, for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious. ~ Exodus 22

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Harassed to Death over Debt

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clipped from www.sfgate.com Widow sues debt collector, claims wrongful death Mitch Stacy, Associated Press Friday, September 25, 2009 A widow claims that debt collectors hounded her husband to death with as many as nine caustic calls a day, causing stress that contributed to his fatal heart attack. She's suing the Florida couple's mortgage company in an unusual wrongful-death case. An executive at Green Tree Servicing called the claim "outrageous and meritless." Dianne McLeod said the collection calls from Green Tree Servicing, sometimes as many as nine a day, intensified in August 2005 and wore on her husband's health. Some calls were recorded on the family answering machine. Howard is eager to play them for a jury. Howard said the number and harassing tone of the calls broke Florida law. He said the company also illegally called a neighbor and McLeod's brother and grandson. "What happened to Stanley McLeod happened to a lot of people," said Howard, who has about 500 cases that claim undue harassment.