U.S. pop diva Madonna said addressing a crowd of her fans during the concert in Moscow that she “prays” for the three jailed members of scandalous Pussy Riot punk band in Russia. “The three girls – Masha, Katya, Nadya – I think they have done something courageous. I think they paid the price and I [...]
Madonna ‘Praying’ For Freedom Of Russia’s Pussy Riot Band
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Independence Is Our Only Salvation – OpEd
By Joharah Baker The Movenpick Hotel in Ramallah suddenly has empty rooms and available conference space. Up until yesterday afternoon, one of Palestine’s biggest conferences to date was scheduled to take place in the five-star hotel, not to mention that the foreign ministers attending the meeting were to sleep in its plush rooms. The conference [...]
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US-Egypt Relations Beyond Bachmann’s Attacks – OpEd
By Joseph Mayton Recently, Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann accused Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s aid Huma Abedin, as well as fellow Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the US Congress, of having ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and attempting to “infiltrate” the White House to push the Islamic group’s agenda. Many political [...]
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South Afica, US Pledge More Cooperation
The South Africa government looks poised to strengthen ties with the United States by agreeing on Tuesday to build closer cooperation in areas of aviation, energy and security. At a press conference in Pretoria, International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane told visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that South Africa stood ready to [...]
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On War’s Anniversary Saakashvili Speaks Of ‘Putin’s New Plan’ To Subdue Georgia
(Civil.Ge) — Although Georgia has not won the August war, Russia has won nothing either, President Saakashvili said while speaking on the war’s fourth anniversary on August 7. In a televised address made from the Gori-based military academy in presence of military servicemen and family members Georgian soldiers fallen in the August war, Saakashvili said, [...]
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Bosnia: Identity Should Go Hand-In-Hand With Reconciliation – Analysis
A Ugandan perspective on the problems faced by Bosnia and Herzegovina, calling for the country’s citizens to build a new relationship amongst themselves; based upon a real understanding of each other’s respective needs, fears and aspirations. By Richard Obedi Post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) – split along ethno-national lines into three constituent people – denies its [...]
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China’s One-Child Policy: The Debate Revived – Analysis
By Namrata Hasija The one-child policy was first introduced in China in 1979 soon after liberalization, to control its increasing population. The policy exempted not only ethnic minorities but relaxed some norms for the rural couples as well. However, its ruthless implementation resulted in averting many child births and paved the way for increase in [...]
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Confucius Institutes In America: Soft Power Or Propaganda? – Analysis
By Narayani Basu Since their launch in 2004, the Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes have been no strangers to controversy. While their defenders liken them to the Chinese equivalents of the Goethe Institute, the Alliance Francaise and the British Council, their critics have christened them fonts of espionage and propaganda – charges which, though salacious, are still [...]
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The Beginning Of The End In Syria – Analysis
By Abhijit Singh The situation in Syria seems to be rapidly spiralling out of control. Recent developments point to a sharp escalation in the crisis, even as prospects of a grim and drawn-out civil war appear imminent. Ferocious street battles are being waged in Aleppo by soldiers in armoured vehicles and tanks, supported by artillery [...]
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The South China Sea Disputes: How Countries Can Clarify Their Maritime Claims – Analysis
One of the sources of tension in the South China Sea is that the maritime claims of the claimant States are ambiguous and sometimes inconsistent with UNCLOS. If the claimant States would bring their maritime claims into strict conformity with UNCLOS, it would clarify the areas of overlapping maritime claims. This would set the stage [...]
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Whose Plan Destroys Medicare: Obama’s Or Romney-Ryan’s? – OpEd
Stumping in Florida, Mitt Romney charged President Obama’s Affordable Care Act will “cut more than $700 billion” out of Medicare. What Romney didn’t say was that his running-mate’s budget — approved by House Republicans and by Romney himself — would cut Medicare by the same amount. The big difference, though, is the Affordable Care Act [...]
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Ron Paul: Legalize Competing Currencies – OpEd
I recently held a hearing in my congressional subcommittee on the subject of competing currencies. This is an issue of enormous importance, but unfortunately few Americans understand how the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department impose a strict monopoly on money in America. This monopoly is maintained using federal counterfeiting laws, which is a bit rich. [...]
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Cindy Sheehan: No Dancing? No Thanks! – OpEd
I sent out a fundraising appeal to my contacts on Aug 12 which HORRIFICALLY said that I was going to have FUN being Roseanne Barr’s running mate on the Peace and Freedom Party ticket this election cycle. How dare I think that politics could be “FUN?” Only one person was upset with me, but I [...]
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Stand Together As Friends Of 30 Million Afghans – OpEd
By Hakim and Kathy Kelly Here is a simple, reachable step towards peace in Afghanistan: build international relationships by befriending the Afghan Peace Volunteers Ali and Abdulhai and bringing their forgotten, alternative voices of non-violence to the United States – support their U.S. visa re-applications. The Afghan population is estimated at 30 million, with [...]
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An Immigration Bonus For Singaporeans?: Making The Foreigner More Acceptable – Analysis
In order to make Singaporeans more receptive to foreigners, it may be worth considering making the benefits of their presence more tangible to Singaporeans through an “Immigration Bonus” for citizens from a revenue pool of immigrant labour levies. By Yolanda Chin, Nadica Pavlovska and Norman Vasu Immigration has clearly become the hot button issue of [...]
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Shifting Truths In Sinai: Who Stands To Gain From Carnage? – OpEd
Two Toyota Land Cruisers filled with about 15 well-built gunmen in ski masks and all-black outfits appear seemingly out of nowhere. Behind them is vast, open desert. They approach a group of soldiers huddled around a simple meal as they prepare to break their Ramadan fast. The gunmen open fire, leaving the soldiers with no [...]
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America After The Sikh Temple Shooting – OpEd
By Valarie Kaur On Friday, I participated in a memorial for the victims of the 4 August shooting in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I am a third-generation Sikh American, and as the ceremony drew to a close, I tweeted, “May this not be the last moment the nation watches and mourns with [...]
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Drone On The Range – OpEd
By Jim Hightower Get ready, America. Here comes “the next latest and greatest thing in aviation.” Wow, what could it be? Maybe the airlines are going to drop all of their ridiculous rip-off fees. That’d be great! No, no, not that kind of aviation. You probably won’t find this breakthrough so great. It’s the arrival [...]
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Israel To Demand Guarantee Obama Will Attack Iran – OpEd
Israel in recent days has become a Hall of Mirrors in which wherever members of the war camp look in the media, they see an infinite regress of leaks and self-serving articles which promote the war narrative. There are about eight main talking points for war and Haaretz features two or three articles every day [...]
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Spain: Fireworks Display Gone Wrong Injures 28 At Festival
Twenty-eight people were injured as a cache of fireworks accidentally went off in a Spanish church amid festival celebrations. While the display turned out to be more dangerous than entertaining, it still was a beautiful sight to watch. The fireworks were part of the Nit de l’Alba (Night of the Dawn) festival, which is traditionally [...]
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