By Vacy Vlazna ANZAC, a single word so powerful in the Australian vocabulary that it can bring a tear to the eye, a lump in the throat and a feeling of pride, just to be an Australian…The ANZAC tradition began on the 25th of April 1915 on the shores of Gallipoli in Turkey. The ANZACs, [...]
The Spirit Of ANZAC Hijacked By Israel – OpEd
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Syria Is A Test For Turkey’s Determination, Not Its Patience – OpEd
By Ihsan Bal The large-scale damage caused when the mortar bombs fell on Akçakale drew everyone’s attention in Turkey to the crisis in Syria. While the great majority of the country are asking themselves if the country is going to war, some newspaper columnists and TV commentators are busy laying out pretexts why Turkey should [...]
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s 2012 Visit To The US: An Assessment
By Nayantara Shaunik The recently concluded 17-day tour of Aung San Suu Kyi to the US spurred much debate on the political environment of Myanmar, its leadership and, scope for a stable future. In her various appearances across the nation between 16 September 2012 and 3 October 2012, Aung San Suu Kyi addressed several key [...]
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Conversions In Zanskar: A Nascent Concern – Analysis
By Zainab Akhter The Buddhists in Ladakh (a region of Jammu and Kashmir) practice certain discrimination against sections of the society that they consider are low castes. Among them are Mon, who play musical instruments on various ceremonies, Garba, who work as smiths and Beda who do a mix of both. More than two dozen [...]
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Malala: A Tipping Point For Pakistan? – Analysis
By Sander Ruben Aarten Last week’s assault on Malala Yousafzai in her hometown Mingora in Pakistan’s Swat valley shocked the world. In Pakistan, where killings, bombings and abductions happen on an almost daily basis, the attack on Malala sparked an unusual wave of public outrage. Pakistan’s political leaders, including those of the far-right-wing Islamist parties [...]
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Bulgaria Nuclear Plant Gets High Safety Marks
By Svetla Dimitrova Almost all of the nuclear power plants in the EU need improvements in their safety features, the European Commission (EC) said earlier this month as it announced the results of stress tests of the 145 reactors operating on the bloc’s territory. “Altogether, the safety situation in Europe is at a good level, [...]
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Algeria Steps Up Southern Border Security
By Walid Ramzi Algerian authorities are reinforcing security along the country’s southern borders. The move comes as the international community prepares a response to the Mali crisis. ”Our military and security forces have taken all necessary measures,” Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced during a Parliamentary session last Wednesday (October 17th). “We have trained troops and [...]
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‘Rapture’ Likely To Occur By 2021, Claims World Bible Society President
The End Times are nearing, and the ‘Rapture’ could happen within 10 years, according to the World Bible Society President. Dr. F. Kenton Beshore. More specifically, Beshore claims that the “Rapture” is likely to occur between now and 2021 and the Second Coming of Jesus Christ from 2018 and 2028. The ‘Rapture” is the belief [...]
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Pius X Society Expels Bishop Williamson For Disobedience
The Society of St. Pius X has expelled Bishop Richard Williamson, saying he has distanced himself from the traditionalist Catholic group’s leadership and he has refused “to show due respect and obedience to his lawful superiors.” The Switzerland-based society said Oct. 24 that the “painful” decision was necessary because of “concern for the common good” [...]
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China Offers Rewards For Burning Tip-Offs
Chinese authorities in a restive Tibetan region are offering large rewards for information on the “planning and instigation” of self-immolation protests, pledging to protect the safety of informants, according to sources. Notices, dated Oct. 21 and written in Tibetan and Chinese, have been posted in Kanlho (in Chinese, Gannan) prefecture of China’s northwestern Gansu province, [...]
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Kudankulam: Nuclear Energy And Protest Movements – Analysis
By Shubhra Chaturvedi The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in India has brought to light the debate between the preeminence of national identity and the notions of human security. Do the civil society movements have any relevance in strategic decisions related to nuclear issues? The KKNPP is ready to go critical in a few days. [...]
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Mitt Romney’s Question-Mark Economy – OpEd
As we close in on Election Day, the questions about what Mitt Romney would do if elected grow even larger. Rarely before in American history has a candidate for president campaigned on such a blank slate. Yet, paradoxically, not a day goes by that we don’t hear Romney, or some other exponent of the GOP, [...]
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Sudan Accuses Israel Of Bombing Weapons Factory, Threatens To Retaliate
Israel was behind the bombing of a military factory that killed two people, claims Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman. Now, the Arab North African state is threatening to respond in kind. “We think Israel did the bombing,” Osman told a news conference, adding that Sudan reserves “the right to react at a place and [...]
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Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest In 20 Years
The average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years, according to data from NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellites. Scientists attribute the change to warmer temperatures in the Antarctic lower stratosphere. The ozone hole reached its maximum size Sept. 22, covering [...]
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Canadian Firm Discovers Oil Field In North Afghanistan
(RFE/RL) — A spokesman for Afghanistan’s Mining Ministry, Jawad Omer, has told RFE/RL that the Canadian company Terraseis has located a large oil field in the northwestern part of the country. “This area is situated between the Khan Charbagh and Aqeena border districts, where technical research has been conducted,” Omer said. The site is in [...]
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Costa Rica: Zero Tolerance For Shark Finning
On Oct. 10, President Laura Chinchilla signed an executive order cracking down on shark finning in Costa Rican waters. It not only prohibits finning and shark fin importation, but also penalizes both foreign and national ship owners involved in related acts, including fin transportation and possession. They risk fines as well as license revocation. While [...]
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The Bangsamoro Framework Agreement: Implications For ASEAN – Analysis
The signing of a Framework Agreement for Bangsamoro between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) may end a 40-year long insurgency. The Philippines may now attract new waves of foreign investment, strengthen cooperation, economic activity, and tourism among ASEAN nations. By Ava Patricia C. Avila ON 15 OCTOBER 2012, the Philippine [...]
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White House Knew Of Al-Qaeda Link To Benghazi Consulate Attack – OpEd
White House officials and State Department staff, contrary to original press statements, were informed about the suspected terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2012, just two hours after the assailants invaded the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and that a radical Islamist group claimed responsibility for the consulate invasion and murders of four Americans, including the [...]
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Perverse Environmentalist Oil Sands Ethics – OpEd
Opposition to the Canadian oil sands and Keystone Pipeline reflects debased moral code By Paul Driessen The duplicity and hypocrisy of environmental pressure groups seem to be matched only by their consummate skill at manipulating public opinion, amassing political power, securing taxpayer-funded government grants, and persuading people to send them money and invest in “ethical” [...]
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Syrian Rebels Have US-Made Anti-Aircraft Weapons, Says Russis
By Jessica Golloher Russia’s senior general says that rebels in Syria have acquired shoulder-mounted surface-to-air missiles, including a model made in the United States. General Staff Chief Nikolai Marakov says that officials need to determine who supplied the weapons to Syria’s opposition. Interfax news agency quotes General Nikolai Marakov as saying “that militants fighting Syrian [...]
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