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From all accounts the events that happened in Nisoor Square in Baghdad in 2007 when guards working for the Blackwater corporation opened fire on Iraqis and killed 17 it was evident there was no ambush and the guards over-reacted. Initial investigation of the events led the State Department to cancel contracts with Blackwater Security for its work in protecting government officials. The Justice Department announced yesterday it was dropping its case against one of the guards, Nicholas Slatten,... Read Full Story
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A recent report commissioned by the British Council reveals an alarming possibility in the coming decades as Pakistan witnesses its population increase by about 85 million. The result will be a society in which millions of young people lack the basis of a modern education and have scant knowledge of the economic factors in a modern society. Millions will have been educated in a Madrassa school which emphasizes religion over such basic concepts as science, math, history or a broad knowledge of... Read Full Story
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There are an estimated 200 million migrants living in a country other than the one of their birth, and the exodus from one society to another continues even in the face of a world wide economic crisis. The situation in Asia is impacted by the war in Afghanistan which has sent thousands fleeing to distant lands such as Indonesia or Australia. The recently concluded civil war in Sri Lanka led thousands of defeated Tamils to lose hope for a peaceful integration within their nation and to head ... Read Full Story
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The Danish government is instituting tighter checks on individuals carrying American passports who enter their nation, particularly, anyone who is coming from the Middle East. US intelligence has indicated many terrorists are securing an American passport as a way to more readily enter a European nation. Ordinarily, American passports receive less scrutiny than those from other countries. There is growing awareness that “the Americans haven’t had as good a handle on their counter-... Read Full Story
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Many Muslim nations still have not gotten over the publication of some cartoons they believe mocked the Prophet Muhammad. Nations like Algeria and Pakistan have undertaken a campaign to have the UN General Assembly pass a treaty that would not allow religions to be mocked or satirized. They want an international protocol governing what can be published or –what can be said about religion. Under the Pakistan proposal, nations would “prohibit by law the uttering of maters that are g... Read Full Story
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The testimony of Richard Colvin before a Canadian parliamentary committee into his claim there was abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan due to the inability or refusal of Canadian officials to take a stand has aroused a fury in the nation. The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs cautioned any group to believe Colvin’s story arguing “It is important to let the Parliamentary Committee process unfold and to consider and weigh the testimony of subsequent witnesses before drawin conclu... Read Full Story
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A half century ago, historian Richard Hofstadter wrote a seminal book entitled, "The Paranoid Style in American Politics' which traced the ongoing examples in our nation's history of paranoia engulfin... Read Full Story
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Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments.
UK, The Independent: “Inmates Let Out For Night”
At least this means crime will go down during the day.
Australia, Sydney Morning Herald: “Money Can Buy Love Say Economists”
Gee, I didn’t realize if I got a Ph.D in economics I would have such profound knowledge about life.
Israel, Haaretz: “Kosher Vampires”
They only drink blood that is blessed... Read Full Story
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If one studies the history of American involvement with two bit dictators and despots, it is a certainty that upon assuming office after a fixed election, the individual in question will utter brave words about freedom, democracy and how to achieve victory. President Karzai was inaugurated and assured one and all that his government would end corruption, and be headed by competent honest leaders. Even as the words flew from his lips, the men around him were connected to drug lords, and some ... Read Full Story
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After every school killing in which a boy or group of boys gun down fellow students or their teachers, we are provided stories about how life in school was difficult for children and the only alternative they possessed was to resort to violence. A thirteen year old French boy grabbed a shotgun from his home, and headed off to school determined to kill his teachers who he believed had been giving him a rough time. The boy who attended a prestigious Catholic school had been warned to avoid h... Read Full Story
