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 13, 2008	Cannon fodder for the market
Reflections of Fidel: PERHAPS some governments are unaware of the concrete facts, and so for that reason Raúl’s message setting Cuba’s position seemed to us to be very timely. I shall be generous in the aspects that cannot be dealt with in a brief and precise official statement. ...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 29, 2008	Don’t forget their names
AP Photo /Adil al-Khazali At least 57 people have been killed in Baghdad, following a series of bombings in the city. Three female suicide bombers and a roadside bomb are to blame for the attacks aimed at Shia Muslims . This week, many  Shia Muslims are making the Kadhimiya...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 7, 2008	The true story and the challenge of the Cuban journalists
Reflections of Fidel: SEVEN days ago I wrote about one of the great men in history: Salvador Allende, a man the world remembered with deep emotion and respect on his first centennial. However, no one quivered or even recalled the date of October 24, 1891, when the Dominican despot Rafael...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	The McCain Tour and the Manifest Destiny of the U. S. Fourth Fleet
REFLECTIONS BY FIDEL: While I was preparing a reflection about McCain's relationship with the anti-Cuban terrorist mafia in Miami and other related subjects of historical interest, fresh news was flowing about this character that is being projected by the empire’s hawks as Bush’s...... [view]

Posted By:  KurraCee Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	What It Means To Be American
This is a post i was invited to put on Eboo Patel's The Faith Divide blog, on Newsweek/Washington Post's On Faith website. let me know what you think! Guest Blogger: Blaxican and American By Kara Carrell Langston Hughes says that America was ... Read and post...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jul 4, 2008	A New Kind Of American Gothic
A different kind of American Gothic: By JAMMAL SMITH, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: New reports suggest an increasing number of American baby boomers are watching their life savings evaporate as the stock market and indeed the economy tank. It's a phenomenon that threatens to...... [view]

Posted By:  RaquelEvita Posted On:  Jul 3, 2008	US Government: profiling a-ok?
The Justice Department is considering letting the FBI investigate Americans without any evidence of wrongdoing , ABC reports. Currently, or on the books, at least- something called evidence (go figure!) is needed to open an investigation of suspected terrorist activity. Intensive...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008	The United States, Europe and Human Rights
Reflections of Fidel: The discredited way in which the European Union suspended its sanctions on Cuba on June 19 has been reported in 16 international press dispatches. It has absolutely no economic effect on our country. On the contrary, the United States' extraterritorial laws and, thus,...... [view]

Posted By:  rebeccalatham Posted On:  Jun 21, 2008	Powwow Dances
!--{PS..1}--> Amazing day – I went to the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Powwow.  Hundreds of beautiful bustles and jingle dresses for the dancing competitions – tribes beating the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 24, 2008	The Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Extended Two Years... It Will Ultimately Be Replaced With A Reciprocal One In Keeping With World Trade Organization (WTO) Standards, Forcing Caribbean Nations To Lower Or Remove Duties On U.S. Goods
PM—CBI extension won: By INDERIA SAUNDERS, Guardian Business Desk - Nassau, Bahamas: WASHINGTON, DC — Bahamian exporters can now breathe a sigh of relief with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announcing a two-year extension to the Caribbean Basin Initiative, likely just enough time...... [view]

Submitted By:   columbiasp Event Date:  Jul 7, 2008 & Time: 1:00 AM-1:00 AM Event Location:  Leiden University [view]

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