Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 13, 2008	Obama, expectations, realities and ‘those’ Muslims
By MUHAMMED ÇETİN: All around the world people rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected US president. Some perceive his election as a victory against "aggressive and unilateral neocon interests across the world." However, there are exaggerated expectations about the course of action...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 6, 2008	Rescuing the rescue plan
By ASIM ERDİLEK: What a turbulent and dramatic week it was for the US and the global economies, with sudden political uncertainty about the fate of the bailout plan on top of the worsening financial crisis! The rescue plan had to be rescued itself with political scrambling and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Sep 29, 2008	US debates bailout as crisis worsens
BY: ASIM ERDİLEK: The US Treasury’s sweeping bailout plan hastily presented to the US Congress last Monday to end the global financial crisis has unleashed a furious debate, stalling congressional approval of the plan. This welcome debate, after Congress commendably refused to...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 26, 2008	Bahamian Parliamentarians Updated On The Bahamas Government’s Position To The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) With The European Union (EU)
Parliamentarians Get EPA Update: By Sasha L. Lightbourne - Nassau, Bahamas: However, some – including members of Bahamians Agitating for a Referendum on Free Trade (BARF) – have argued that it amounts to The Bahamas giving up its sovereignty. Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo...... [view]

Posted By:  scoutbanana Posted On:  Mar 30, 2007	she's taking on more water; the zimbabwean titanic
As a ship with a hole takes on water, so too does a state or government sink with a corrupt and ineffective government. Zimbabwe is sinking, many have noted this before, but presently its plunge to the depths seems to be even more imminent. President Mugabe of Zimbabwe is losing control of his...... [view]