Al-Jazīrah was important in ancient and medieval times as a crossroads linking Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Armenia, and Iran.
At a time when it is almost impossible to attach a universal meaning to anything, the crossroads linking satire to its target can be very hard to find.
As a crossroads linking two continents, Panama has long been a home, or at least a stopover, for legions of foreigners.
5′ AMP-activated kinase (AMPK) is an energy sensor serine/threonine kinase that stands at the crossroads linking cell metabolism and oncogenesis.
Poland is located at a geographic crossroads that links the forested lands of northwestern Europe to the sea lanes of the Atlantic Ocean and the fertile plains of the Eurasian frontier.
The two-headed financial juggernaut, American Crossroads and its sister organization, Crossroads GPS, both linked to Karl Rove, has continued to be a spending Goliath across both House and Senate races.
Carl Forti, who helped orchestrate spending decisions for American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, two groups linked to Karl Rove, said the goal all along was to expand the political map, putting Democrats on the defensive.
The groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, the American Action Network and Crossroads GPS, which is linked to the Republican strategist Karl Rove, have committed to spending well over $150 million this year.
On November 10, Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit linked to Karl Rove, launched the first attack ad against Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren.
In a post on his blog RedState, commentator Erick Erickson called the consultants linked to Crossroads -- and now used by the pro-McConnell groups -- "the root of all evil" in the Republican Party.
Ruled at times by great empires like the Assyrians and the Byzantines, at other times by local dynasties, it stood at a crossroads of civilizations, linking Mesopotamia with the empires to the east and the north.
