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Iraq violence escalating, Al Qaeda-linked militants makes threats following Somali executions, Taliban kills member of Afghan peace council, deadly bomb rocks Dagestan, Amnesty says Sri Lanka is cracking down on critics, China bird flu cases increase, anti-austerity protests throughout Europe, and Pope calls Bangladeshi garment workers “slave labor.”

Boston Rules!

Damascus bombing, Afghanistan explosion, Israeli-Palestinian killings return, Burma’s anti-Muslim violence, gunmen surround Libyan government offices, getting more difficult to deliver Syrian food aid, Egypt walks out of non-proliferation talks, medical personnel rushing to Guantanamo hunger strikers’ aid, and BP records huge profits and big safety problems.

Writing from the past week by past This is Hell! guests David Corn, Bruce Dixon, Glenn Greenwald, Sarah Jaffe, Eric LeCompte, Vijay Prashad, Robert Scheer, Matt Taibbi, and Mark Weisbrot.

The show always wins.

Bangladesh factory disaster protesters tear gassed, Afghan bus crash kills 45, six Afghan cops poisoned then shot, Iraq mosques bombed, twelve dead in Philippine pre-election violence, Musharraf arrested for Benazir Bhutto murder, Syrian refugees must pay for aid, France sets jobless record, and new HIV vaccine fails.

When a terror dream trumps a real nightmare.

Bangladesh factory death toll mounts, Iraq fears more sectarian violence, Syrian rebels face ‘major setback,’ Spain breaks unemployment record, Mexican teachers attack party offices, mayor killed in ‘murder capital of Europe,’ Russian vigilantes beat “spice” pushers, thousands died in drug testing, and two more Tibetan monks self-immolate.

Another Texas shitstorm.

Bangladesh garment factory collapse kills at least 80, 21 killed in China violence, Iraq’s day of revenge killings, mortar leaves seven dead in Damascus suburb, French protest gay marriage law, Karzai backs media crackdown, US-Japan “provocative actions” against China, UK wants to temporarily quit human rights treaty, and new bird flu “one of most lethal.”

Nothing’s cuter than puppies, so fuck you, Dr. Richard Besser!

Iraq violence kills dozens, France’s Tripoli embassy attacked, Chad and Niger in huge battle on Nigerian border, arsonists target but miss US cultural center in South Korea, Japan PM promises to “expel by force” any Chinese landing on disputed islands, China-India border tension, millionaire businessman sold fake mine detectors to Iraq, Congress blocks Pentagon from cuts, and US hospitals ship unconscious foreigners home to save on costs.