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The situation in Zimbabwe is about the same, with discussions between opposition leaders and some from the Zim government. The VOA reports: Zimbabwean Vice President Joyce Mujuru traveled to Johannesburg late last week for discussions with Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Officials in Pretoria qualified her visit as “private,” but political observers noted that she was […]
THE STUDENT MASSACRE-Former GAMSU Executive Member Reacts To Horomsi’s revealing piece! Â Â By A Former GAMSU Executive Member In the year 2000, I was selected as an executive member of The Gambia Students’ Union. This organization represents all the students in the country, pertaining to students’ welfare. On 1st January 2000, the Union received a […]
Prose:-If changing this comedy means wrong, then I don’t want to be right! Author:Essa Bokarr SEY. There is a famous verse from the “museum” of music that says:”If loving you is wrong,then I don’t wanna be right”.This is the sizzling part of a famous song. An opposite end, when one thinks about despair and uncertainty. […]
Last week, a family of seven died in Cebu. Neighbors were there to help, but could not save the family because they were unable to remove the burglar bars on the window. Here in the Philippines, non violent theft is common. So all the stores have security guards, and all the larger houses have their […]
When Katie Couric left NBC-TV to replace Dan Rather on CBS (and also sit in the chair once occupied by Walter Cronkite) I admit, I was skeptical. In her role as one of the hosts of the “Today” show, she was acceptable and seemed to be in conformity with the talents of the other co-hosts. […]
We read: The British government was advised against publicly criticising a report estimating that 655,000 Iraqis had died due to the war, the BBC has learnt. Iraqi Health Ministry figures put the toll at less than 10% of the total in the survey, published in the Lancet. But the Ministry of Defence’s chief scientific adviser […]
Salena Zito says that Tom DeLay is not angry. But instead he is very disappointed. DeLay wrote a book, No Retreat, No Surrender “No Retreat. The tells the story of a now-gone GOP majority; it dissects what went wrong, what went right and where the GOP goes from here. In an interview, DeLay said a […]
This morning Hillary Clinton took part in Good Morning America’s Town Hall America series. It was televised during GMA and most of it featured Iowans and people across America lobbing softball questions to Hillary about the Iraq war and health care. The only newsworthy portion of the segment was when Clinton was asked about universal health care.
Fresh perspectives by: Whymrhymer Is it possible to, as the overused, anti-war shibboleth suggests, support the troops without supporting the war? I say yes, absolutely! Currently, the “Top Story” on Topix.net is a story from the CBS affiliate, KDKA with a headline that reads: Cheney: House Doesn’t Support U.S. Troops. Here is just a snippet […]
In what has to be one of the most unique competitions I have ever come across, Big L radio of Frinton, England is inviting listeners to explain how they are growing old disgracefully. And knowing the Brits I will just bet there will be some pretty interesting entries. The winner will be selected by a […]
The Butler County Child Support Enforcement Agency in Ohio, has come up with a unique and inovative scheme for catching dead beat dads who have not paid their child support. In a campain somewhat akin to placing the photo’s of missing children on milk cartons, they posting the photo, and name and address information of […]
News Item: Nevada scientist creates sheep that’s 15% human. Now now now… before you go getting all weird on me, the article is about stem cell research and replacing human organs, so no farm animal jokes, please. Ok… alright… just one… Full Story: The Daily Mail Cartoon from Sid in the City
John and Elizabeth Edwards appeared together on 60 Minutes last night. In case you missed here are some highlights along with my comments. A link to the full interview transcript can be found after my remarks.
From The Gathering Storm Blog The Canadian Federation of Students has completed its “Task Force on the Needs of Islamic Studentsâ€, and – surprise! – has concluded that Ontario Universities are hotbeds of “Islamophobiaâ€. From Flaggman’s Canada. Its report calls on University administrators to use the Ontario Human Rights Commission to vigorously counter and prosecute […]
My own recollection of wars, begins with my father’s reported experience as a new young lieutenant being spared fighting, as he was about to be shipped off, by the WW1 Armistice in November of 1918. That war was also made vivid to me by a trip as the teenage driver of the chaplain to the […]
If you don’t know the Knut story yet, I’m sure the hell not going to tell you. The only animal Germans might possibly be more interested in right now would be Godzilla, but only after a prolonged attack. Most Berliners weren’t much interested in the mega-historic and thoroughly important EU 50th Anniversary and Berlin Declaration […]
I have had a rich cyber-life these few years. I have had the chance to dialogue with some extraordinary people. I have not had occasion to shake their hands or to look into their faces because they are Internet acquaintances. I now count some 20 people as “real friends” though I have yet to hear […]
The Kolkata High Court today (Monday, the 26th March) ordered a temporary halt (for three weeks) to the earlier CBI enquiry it asked on 15th March, the very next day of the fateful incident over Nandigram killings. Taking cognizance of suo moto notice of the firing in Nandigram, WB, India; Kolkata High Court ordered a […]
I have heard of passing bills late on Friday so that the public doesn’t know all the shenanigans that Congress is funding. But behind all the headlines behind the congress passes anti war bill headlines, are you aware that the bill was a 1.21 billion dollar budget bill supposed to be emergency funding for the […]
If this war is another Vietnam fiasco in the end, it will be just as much the fault of the Public Relations arm of the US Military as it is that of the enemy or the Mainstream Media. (Called PAOs for Public Affairs Officers from here on) It is assured that the large preponderance of […]
By Honey Gillard Worldwide country singing sensation Keith Urban recently opened up to the UK Sunday Telegraph, sharing news on children – hopes for future lil urban-munchkins as well Nicole’s kiddos – marriage and on preparing to turn 40.  On wanting children of his own: â€I am looking forward to fatherhood. I have always wanted […]
Is globalization the takeover of happy communities by big evil businesses (for those on the left) or by big evil New World Order (by those on the Right) or is it the way of salvation to stop poverty and hunger? Well, economics is not my expertise, so I’ll try it this way. Do missionaries, by […]
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