On January 31, 2008, in a Democratic primary presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama when speaking about the war in Iraq, made one of the most memorable and seemingly significant statements of the campaign: I don’t want to just end the war, but I want to end the mindset that got us into war [...]
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In the midst of all the racial hullabaloo stirred up by so-called advocates for black empowerment after the Zimmerman trail, guess who is really being harmed? Answer: black America. All of you black pastors, black politicians, and black celebs who have joined Sharpton and the MSM’s lynch mob to “get Zimmerman” should be ashamed of [...]
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This month, Canada’s media solemnly related “the sad truth that the country engaged in a deliberate policy of attempted genocide against First Nations people”, referring to government-sponsored abuse of Native children a century ago, which Canada’s Chief Medical Officer Peter Bryce exposed in 1907, but which was hushed up. Bryce was fired and the post [...]
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By Walden Bello A storm is brewing in the Western Pacific. As the Asia-Pacific region descends into a period of destabilizing conflict, the Philippines is quickly becoming a frontline state in the U.S. strategy to contain China—the central thrust of the Obama administration’s so-called “Pivot to Asia.” In the most recent development, the Philippine government [...]
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As we head toward renewed battles over the debt ceiling, sequester, and government funding, it’s important to understand why Republicans are disciplined and Democrats aren’t. For the past five years of the Obama administration Republicans have marched in lockstep to oppose just about everything Obama and the Democrats have proposed. Yet the Democrats rarely march [...]
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By Priyashree Andley The post-Cold War period has witnessed a significant shift in the nature of conflict. The number of internal conflicts increased and the intensity of behaviour of parties has undergone change. The number of actors involved increased as various pressure groups and ethnic/minority groups rose up in rebellion against the state or each [...]
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By H.H.S. Viswanathan and Uma Purushothaman Consider these facts: Africa has seven of the fastest growing economies in the world; the continent has the youngest population in the world, which is growing faster than in any other region; and its consumer class is probably one of the fastest growing in the world. Yet, at a [...]
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By: Margaret Boland Peru has showcased remarkable economic growth in the past decade, shedding its troubled financial history and significantly emerging in the international market. Many attribute the recent economic successes of Peru to a booming commodities market that has provided Peruvian mines with an influx of foreign investment and, consequently, a surge in mining [...]
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U.S. President Barack Obama says the Korean War was a victory for the United States and its allies that gave the people of South Korea a chance for a brighter future. Obama spoke to a sea of Korean War veterans and their families Saturday in Washington at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National [...]
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More than 1,000 detainees have escaped from a prison in eastern Libya, security forces told AP. It comes as hundreds of Libyans protest against the killing of a prominent anti-Brotherhood activist, blaming Islamists for his death. The mass jailbreak occurred at Koyfiya prison in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, according to security official [...]
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A leak in the Omsk-Irkutsk pipeline cause an oil spill of some three tons in Russia’s west Siberia, emergencies situation officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred in the oil rich Novosibirsk Region during excavation works on Saturday. According to the Emergencies Situations Ministry, the spill has not affected any waterways. The ministry’s specialists and [...]
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By Michael Bowman This week, U.S. President Barack Obama will continue advocating his economic agenda with a speech to workers in Tennessee. The effort comes as battle lines are being drawn in Congress over funding the government and implementing Obama’s signature health care law. The president has a message for the American people: Even in [...]
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At least 24 people have been reported dead after a bus skidded off a viaduct in southern Italy. Children are among the victims of the deadly crash. The bus was traveling the A16 highway from the town of Canosa to Naples when the incident happened on Sunday evening. The vehicle hit several cars before running [...]
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Wherever legitimacy was lacking, demonstrations quickly transformed into uprisings, if not into revolutions. To the contrary, in the countries where the rulers had some kind of legitimacy, be it religious or traditional, demonstrations simply inaugurated a peaceful reform process or a new course of change. Morocco provides a path forward for those who seek to [...]
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Rapid national economic growth and integration in the European Union are among the top priorities in the current strategy of Albanian Government. Albania’s aspirations in international trade would be incomplete if Turkish markets and investors are not part of this process and strategy. Turkey has historically maintained excellent political relations with Albania and is constantly [...]
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Hindus are critical of Italy for reportedly continuous racial abuse suffered by country’s first black minister Cecile Kyenge. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, pointed out that country of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Puccini, Verdi and Federico Fellini, should show some maturity and civility. Zed, who is President of Universal Society [...]
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Russia’s Justice Ministry is preparing a reply to the US attorney general’s letter seeking the return of fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden to America to face espionage charges, the Justice Ministry’s press office said on Sunday. “The Justice Ministry of Russia will prepare a reply to a letter by US Attorney General Eric Holder, [...]
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Disaster management can be defined as the organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters. In recent years, the world has been hit with a series of big natural disasters. Due to natural disasters [...]
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American actress/singer Selena Gomez, 21, has reportedly said that Hindu culture is inspiring and that she’s enjoyed learning about her seven chakras. Hindus, who were critical of Selena for sporting bindi at the debut performance of “Come & Get It”; now seeing how the Hindu culture is influencing her; suggest that instead of loosely talking [...]
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The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said over the weekend the recent decision of the European Union to list his party’s “military wing” as a terrorist group aimed at intimidation. “The decision of the European Union is a terrorist message and not a political one, they want to terrorize our people and instill fear in [...]
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