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Electoral Fraud And Democratic Struggles In Kenya – OpEd

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By Horace Campbell The peoples of Kenya voted in an electoral process on 4 March 2013. There were six differing elections held on that day with the contests for president, 47 governors, 47 senators, 47 county women’s representatives, 290 members of the National Assembly and 1,450 members of the county assembly. When the election results [...]

UN Resolution 2093 Endorses State Building Mission For Somalia – OpEd

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By Mohamud Uluso The Resolution 2093 adopted by the UN Security Council on 6 March 2013 endorses the long overdue partnership mission between the Federal Government of Somalia and the International Community for the peace building and state building of Somalia. The mission is ambitious, complex and treacherous but the right one. The significance of [...]

Israeli Appetite For US Welfare Funds – OpEd

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By Jamal Kanj Failing to agree on ways to reduce the deficit, the US president was forced earlier this month to enact the Budget Control Act (BCA) into law. The debt ceiling compromise was originally agreed to between Congress and the president in summer 2011. Known as sequestration, it forces across the board spending cuts [...]

Frame To Cover Fukushima Levels Up

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The frame of a structure to cover Fukushima Daiichi 4 has reached the third level and is now higher than the reactor building. When complete it will enable the removal of used reactor fuel from the storage pool. It took about a week in early January to assemble the frame’s first level and yesterday Tokyo [...]

Saudi-Oman Road Link To Boost Trade, Aid Pilgrims

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Saudis and expats will be able to drive straight to Oman by the end of this year when a 592-km road linking the two GCC states is completed. The landmark project, which passes through the Empty Quarter — one of the largest deserts in the world — will cost SR 2 billion and will reduce [...]

Saudi King Abdullah’s Interfaith Initiative Inspires Indians

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By P.K. Abdul Ghafour Inspired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s interfaith dialogue initiative, the Kochi-based International Interfaith Dialogue India (IIDI) recently organized a seminar that stressed the unity of God and the need to spread moral values promulgated by all religions. “It was a successful seminar as it brought together leaders [...]

Nuri Al-Maliki’s Battle Is Not With The Sunnis – OpEd

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By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed I disagree with those who accuse Nuri Al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, of sectarianism. Rather, he is guilty of political opportunism. He currently uses the Sunni-Shiite dispute for the sole aim of remaining in power. With regard to his aims concerning his political rivals, Al-Maliki’s intentions are becoming clearer. I also [...]

Mining Resources In Paraguay: Profile

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By Peter Tase Paraguay , a relatively unknown country to U.S. strategic investors, is located in the heart of South Common Market Block, also known as the Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), lined in the parallels 19º 20’ and 27º 30’ of South Latitude, and 54 20’and 62 38’of West Latitude. Paraguay’s territory is 406.752 [...]

Bahrain Clashes As Thousands Remember Gulf Forces Intervention

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Thousands of protesters have clashed with tear gas firing police near Bahrain’s capital Manama. The anti-government riots mark the second anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention that quelled the 2011 Shia uprising in Bahrain. The protests have brought traffic in the capital to a standstill. Thousands have taken to the streets in several villages surrounding the [...]

Hamas Seeks Control In West Bank To Launch Anti-Israeli Attacks‏ – OpEd

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Israel’s security and intelligence service (Shin Bet) claimed on Wednesday that Hamas’ Minister of the Interior in the the Gaza Strip is urging his fellow leaders to perpetrate more terror attacks against the Jewish nation not from Gaza but from the West Bank, according to a former U.S. police official now working in Israeli law [...]

Prime Minister Modi: Can He Lead India’s Diversity? – Analysis

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By Vinay Kumar Pathak Modi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 62-year old incumbent Chief Minister (CM) of Gujarat hailed by many as an economic czar, aspires to be the Prime Minister of India in 2014 after the country’s 16th general elections. Does Narendra Modi have the credentials to lead one of the world’s largest [...]

Governor Christie’s Favorite Charity – OpEd

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In the age of ceaseless parroting for “transparency,” it’s astounding to me that government do-gooders are apparently immune. The Asbury Park (NJ) Press is reporting: The Sandy relief fund chaired by New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie has raised more than $32 million so far. But four months after the superstorm, none of that [...]

Ron Paul: Congress, Stand Up To The Imperial President! – OpEd

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Last week the US Senate took a break from debating the phony cuts known as “sequestration,” for Senator Rand Paul to hold a 13-hour filibuster to force the Obama administration to state whether it believes the President has the right to kill American citizens with drones on US soil. I find it tragic that there [...]

Ralph Nader: Walmart Bosses Time For A Decision – OpEd

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Last weekend on a bright, sunny day a dozen of us demonstrated at shopping malls where Walmart has three of its giant stores, supplied heavily by products from China and other serf-wage countries. But outsourcing the jobs of its American suppliers to China was not the focus last Saturday. We were drawing attention to the [...]

President Chavez: A 21st Century Renaissance Man – Analysis

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President Hugo Chavez was unique in multiple areas of political, social and economic life. He made significant contributions to the advancement of humanity. The depth, scope and popularity of his accomplishments mark President Chavez as the ‘Renaissance President of the 21st Century’. Many writers have noted one or another of his historic contributions highlighting his [...]

Stormy Seas Await New Big Fisherman – OpEd

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By Nimal Fernando Simon Peter’s latest successor is now in place. Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now known as Pope Francis I, who had been the archbishop of Buenos Aires, follows 265 other pontiffs as the representative of Jesus Christ on Earth. He will no doubt have to summon all his management skills to deal [...]

NAFTA At 20: The New Spin – OpEd

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By Manuel Perez-Rocha and Javier Rojo Only a few years ago, analysts were warning that Mexico was at risk of becoming a “failed state.” These days, the Mexican government appears to be doing a much better PR job. Despite the devastating and ongoing drug war, the story now goes that Mexico is poised to become [...]

Scientists Predict Thousands Could Die From Earthquake On US West Coast

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Researchers say a massive earthquake and tsunami could soon strike the Northwest US coast, killing more than 10,000 people, flooding entire towns, and causing economic damages totaling $32 billion. An alarming report published by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission warns about the dire effects of the quake and claims that it is imminent [...]

U.S. Bolstering Missile Defense In Response To North Korea

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By Amaani Lyle The United States will add more ground-based ballistic missile interceptors to its arsenal to guard against increased threats from North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. North Korean and Iranian missile capabilities have increased and the United States must stay ahead of that threat, Hagel said. Both have developed [...]

A Reduplicated Experience Of Immigration – Analysis

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By Sema Karaca The ongoing clashes in Syria affected nearly ten million people from March 2011 up until today. Approximately one million people have immigrated to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Algeria. Over 7 million people have become internally displaced (IDP). The crisis is becoming increasingly calamitous as time progresses/passes; and there is no hope [...]
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