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Letters: New leaderships for Muslims Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:06PMLaurels to Yasmin Alibhai-Brown (8 March) for illuminating the difference between those who embark on violent extremism and others raising their voices in protest at the cruelties in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine; at dictatorships and all kinds of injustices meted out on Muslims.
Clever, critical and courageous Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:53AMThe Indian author and political activist Arundhati Roy is a thorn in the establishment’s side.
Four in five believe internet access is a fundamental right Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:45AMFour in five people around the world believe that web access is a fundamental human right, according to a new survey.
Myanmar issues five new election laws Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:31AMYangon - Myanmar's military regime on Monday promulgated long-delayed laws related to a general election planned this year. State television cited new laws regarding an election commission, the political party registration process and on election rul...
Burma hopes to host South-East Asian Games in 2013 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:18PMRangoon - Burma has put in a bid to host the South-East Asian Games (SEA Games) of 2013 at the military's new capital of Naypyitaw, media reports said Monday. "The Sports Minister has confirmed that t...
Burma hopes to host South-East Asian Games in 2013 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:07PMRangoon - Burma has put in a bid to host the South-East Asian Games (SEA Games) of 2013 at the military's new capital of Naypyitaw, media reports said Monday.
Myanmar hopes to host South-East Asian Games in 2013 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:01PMYangon - Myanmar has put in a bid to host the South-East Asian Games (SEA Games) of 2013 at the military's new capital of Naypyitaw, media reports said Monday. The Sports Minister has confirmed that the government has decided to host the 2013 SEA Ga...
Push is on to ease census fears among 'hard-to-count' groups Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:30PMOn Saturday, advocates for "hard-to-count" groups met to make sure they're represented when U.S. census-survey forms are mailed this month to all households.
Bob Winter To Retire Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:06AMA quiet announcement has been made that will reverberate loudly not only throughout the Yankton School District but also around the state and beyond.
Citizens should read, know Constitution Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:12PMHow long has it been since you read the owner’s manual of the USA?
End the culture of impunity Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:33PMVictims of forced disappearances usually have two things in common: they cease to be among the living, and no proof exists of their fate. This leads to years of anguish and heartbreak for their families, who are denied any resolution or closure and are left in a legal limbo for at least five years - the minimum a Thai court will accept before declaring the victim missing, presumed dead.
Ideological manipulation of human rights Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:40PMIt took 60 million deadly casualties during World War II to develop the concept of human rights, particularly the right to life and human dignity. Much progress has been made in developing the human rights concept; very little has been done to guarantee its implementation.
‘Beyond voting, watch government Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:43AMFOR democracy to work and for government to be efficient, it will not be enough that citizens vote in the May 10 elections. They should also get involved in governance and have a say in how their communities are managed. read more
‘Beyond voting, watch government' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:43AMFOR democracy to work and for government to be efficient, it will not be enough that citizens vote in the May 10 elections. They should also get involved in governance and have a say in how their communities are managed. read more
Reader views (0) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:30AMVindicated? Tony Blair defends the Iraq War at the Chilcot inquiry last month The election will be untidy, votes will be bought and bullied, there will be violence, perhaps even atrocities by those determined to stop Iraqis from making their own choices.
Crossover Dreams: Numbing Numbers Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:10AMBy Peter Costantini - Seattle To get a feeling for the magnitude of the suffering in Haiti, you have to try to fit some...
Cuba condemns West Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:41PMSwitzerland: Cu- ban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez highlighted on Wednesday that his country has been a victim of US aggressions and terrorist actions, and that Washington’s policy remains the same.
A new subversive escalation, with extensive media coverage, has been launched against Cuba Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:45AMSIXTY million deaths in World War II were necessary in order to develop the concept of human rights, in particular the right to life and human dignity.
Emma Ruby-Sachs: Letting a Private Think Tank Facilitate DADT's Repeal Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:42AMIt's bad enough that the federal government has decided that the Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal must be preceded by a year-long study. It...
Feds weigh expansion of Internet monitoring Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:09AMHomeland Security's top cybersecurity official tells CNET that the Einstein network defense system, which exchanges data with the NSA, could be extended to the private sector.
Michael Foot remembered: A great parliamentarian and a good man Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:54AMHe may go down in history as Labour's worst-ever leader but Michael Foot was a huge success as a principled politician, writes Alan Cochrane.
Creel, Goebbels and us Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:39PMIt is a fallacy that dictatorships control our thoughts and democracies free them. The fact is that the two work in tandem, often as pacesetters to spur each other.
America more confident with big debt to China Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:51AMThe event under discussion did not merely concern money and global finances. It had something to do with the world order's "load-bearing" structures. Although this turns out to be a mistake, it has scared many people.
Pachuco boogie Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:17PMI can’t blame Roco, the singer for Maldita Vecindad, for lying to me. “Yeah, man… We have material for two or three albums,” he used to tell me for years. “Anytime now.”
Gas prices now heading for $3 a gallon Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:16PMAssociated Press It may not make much sense, given that the economy remains weak, but the cost of filling up your car is about to go higher.
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:17PMBERLIN (AP) -- Germany's highest court today overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it posed a 'grave intrusion" to personal privacy rights and must be revised.
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:39PMBERLIN - Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data...
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:30PMGermany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it posed a "grave intrusion" to personal privacy rights and must be revised.
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:56AMGerman high court overturns anti-terror law on keeping phone, e-mail data; orders revisions
FMS: "Crude World" Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:43AMMaass ( Love Thy Neighbor ) brings fresh detail to a familiar topic in this worrying but never sensationalistic look at the murky world of oil.
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:59AMThe new ruling prevents anti-terror authorities from retaining cell phone calls and e-mails
German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:00AMGermany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it posed a "grave intrusion" to personal privacy rights and must be revised. The court ruling was the latest to sharply... Germany - Law - Telephone - Business - Supreme court
If the US didn’t have an Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:11PMIn reply to Violence Is A Means And An End : If the US didn’t have an enemy would they have to make one up? So much that binds them is fear of the other, often manufactured or exagerated fear. It is a useful tool for the rich and powerful to distract the masses from noticing the real rape (of the land) and pillaging of the common wealth.
A martyred Jesuit remembered Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:13PMJesuit Father Luis Espinal was a priest from Spain missioned in Bolivia in the 1960’s. He was assassinated by the military dictators on March 22, 1980 in La Paz. That was two days before the same fate befell the prophetic Archbishop, Oscar Romero, in San Salvador.
Speaker faces danger to report about drug wars Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:15AMAdela Navarro Bello faces challenges and dangers that would make most journalists cringe in her job as co-director of a Mexican weekly magazine .
In Pakistan we are fighting for our lives | Asif Ali Zardari Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:13AMPakistan was in a grave condition, strained by terrorism and a ravaged economy. Countering the effects of a decade of dictatorship requires bold actions, some of which are unpopular. I am working with...
Evaluating democracy Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:39AMAdvocates of democracy claim that it protects property rights, promoting an environment of collective growth. - File photo A passionate debate comparing and contrasting the performance of Pakistan’s democratic and dictatorial regimes has been raging recently in various discussion forums.
The hand U.S. had in Haiti Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:24PMIn a recent piece in The Miami Hurricane, (published Monday, Jan. 25) Anthony Wojtkowiak argued that the United States should instruct the International Monetary Fund to forgive Haiti’s crushing debt. On this tactical question, I agree.
Greeks throw caution to the wind in ‘mentioning the war’ Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 8:06PMTHE advice not to “mention the war” has been ignored by the Greeks in the past week when, with true Mediterranean passion, they have thrown caution to the wind and reminded Germany of how they suffered at their hands.
Nicaragua: A Church in the Swamps (Part 1) Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:01PMBLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, FEB. 28, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- Nicaragua is a country that has been ravaged by civil war, dictatorships and natural disasters. Today it is one of the poorest countries in the Western world.
Obama should back our claim to the Falklands | Nick Cohen Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:54PMIf some supreme being could give British leftists of my generation the power to go back and stop one historical event, I have no doubt that we would rewind the tape and wipe out the
Toon statement Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:27PMMartin Rowson has always been a bit of a rebel. In his 23 years at Guardian , he was sacked once and resigned another time. “I had an argument with the editor,” he says.
Stop wasting money on witch hunt against Michael Schmidt Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:15AMEditor: The following is a letter to the attorney general of Ontario. Please stop wasting my money on this witch hunt against Michael Schmidt. The case was decided, he was found not guilty, deal with it.[...]
Are we on the brink of a new 228? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:07AMTaiwan today faces a repeat of the tragic 228 Incident that took place 63 years ago. Following the end of World War II, the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) government sent Chen Yi (陳儀) to head its occupation of Taiwan.
The Collapse of the EU? Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:12AMI've long suspected the EU would break up at the first major economic downturn. With Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and Italy all struggling with debt; the question remains: why should they remain in the EU if it will not bail them out?
Obama's Problems -- and Ours Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 2:00AMWe inherited the worst situation since the Great Depression.
Russia’s Eurotrash Olympics Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 6:41PMEven some Americans were offended when commentator Mike Milbury excoriated Russia for their ‘Eurotrash game’ against Canada. But what other way was there to describe the studied, ironic detachment of Ovechkin, or the arrogance and entitlement of that underachieving yet pampered sore-loser- Plushenko. Not even his self-awarded Platinum Medal (NO JOKE!) could prevent the end of [...]
Old Time Notes Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 9:50AMCompiled from the pages of The Mendocino Beacon by Debbie L. Holmer 125 Years Ago Feb. 21, 1885 There is a prospect of more stirring times on the coast.
Generals' arrest sign of power struggle in Turkey Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:03AMThe arrest of dozens of high-ranking military figures in Turkey over an alleged coup plan dating back seven years marks the latest episode of a power struggle between the Islamist-party government and the army, the bastion of the secular order, analysts said yesterday. Until recently, such tough action was inconceivable against the military which has toppled four governments in 50 years and ...
Harvard fellow calls for genocidal measure to curb Palestinian births Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 12:51AMHarvard fellow calls for genocidal measure to curb Palestinian births