Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 27, 2008	How Russia Clobbered Georgia and Lost the War
(Prof. Piotr Dutkiewicz for RIA Novosti) - Some critics have pointed to the conflict in Georgia as another example of botched Bush administration foreign policy, but in fact America's real strategy was brilliantly executed and it achieved exactly the intended outcome. Unfortunately it's not an...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	NATO – the paper alliance
(John Laughland for RIA Novosti) - As the dust settles on the conflict in South Ossetia - and as it vanishes progressively from the headlines in the Western press - one thing has become overwhelmingly clear. It is that Georgia will now never join NATO and that the balance of power in the world...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Aug 26, 2008	American Imperialism?
The Mises blog points me to this interactive map showing American troop levels. Apparently, Sri Lanka has 7 troops and U.S. pretty much has a presence in everywhere, execept for like 7 countries. Must confess though, I haven't seen a single U.S. troop in Colombo. Go see the map here , no...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Aug 24, 2008	Why we should listen to economists
Scot Adams makes the case . (yes, he's the guy who created Dilbert , but he majored in economics in college and nowadays runs a stellar blog ). Scott writes, If a weather expert tells you what the weather will be on a specific day next year, you can safely ignore him. If he tells...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 20, 2008	NATO's 'Caucasus Council'
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political observer Andrei Fedyashin) - The emergency NATO Council session held in Brussels on August 19 at America's request to give Russia its "comeuppance" did not go smoothly. It took the ministers several hours to hammer out the final communique. In the end it turned...... [view]

Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 19, 2008	Along the streets of El Kantara, Kafr El Sheikh -Egypt. Semi-rural life.
a year ago today Originally uploaded by © photosbyiman.com This pic’s not exactly Kafr El Sheikh but its similar to the kind of street I’m living in at the moment. U-huh, not exactly The Hyatt but there’s nothing short of drama here. One house number,...... [view]

Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 15, 2008	The Political Batman
Political - Rogues Originally uploaded by DiscoWeasel These guys should have been featured in The Dark Knight’s movie. ... [view]

Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 15, 2008	Georgia: Irony
Bill Mitchell: Russian Invasion Originally uploaded by sandrino Better explained in this article: http://www.pensitoreview.com/2008/08/15/world-class-hypocrisy-us-media-ignores-iraq-when-bush-criticizes-russia/ World-Class Hypocrisy: U.S. Media Ignores Bush’s...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 26, 2008	The Two Koreas
Reflections of Fidel: PART I - THE Korean nation, with its unique culture that differentiates it from its Chinese and Japanese neighbors, has existed for three thousand years. These characteristics are typical of societies in that Asian region, including those of China, Vietnam and...... [view]

Posted By:  MOIKO Posted On:  Jul 24, 2008	Are your children being Cheated?
I was a straight A student and always bored in school and could not understand why the other students didn't "get it". I was always running errands and really didn't have to do anything because I was always years ahead of my class. So in the 7th grade my mom pulled me out of public school and...... [view]

Posted By:  CWBloggers Posted On:  Jul 12, 2008	Despite Key Decision, Long Process Seems Likely to End in Deportation
From a Canadian viewpoint, one interesting aspect of the war in Iraq is that Canada is reprising its Vietnam-era role as a destination for American deserters. Approximately 200 American military personnel are thought to have fled to Canada rather than fight in Iraq, and many of them have...... [view]

Fundación Desarróllate
Submitted By:   ReinerMora Website:  http://desarrollate.es.tl Phone:  (506) 2254-26-11 E-mail:  fundaciondt@hotmail.com	Vision:   Vemos a nuestras futuras generaciones plenamente capacitadas para el desarrollo de vidas plenas, encaminadas al éxito integral y perdurable. Vemos a nuestras comunidades viviendo en armonía consigo mismas, con las demás......   [view]