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The Kony campaign is a day late and a dollar short, as the saying goes…and a lot of folks in Africa are annoyed that these do-gooders just noticed the fight, which has been going on for quite awhile. Some Africans think they are cashing in on it (while libeling the good things going on in […]
A lot of Republican bloggers in the US are rolling their eyes up in mockery at the report that President Obama plans to send in US troops to fight the so called “Lord’s Resistance army” in Uganda. A typical response is this, from the National Review Blog The Corner: This is even crazier than getting […]
A couple weeks ago, I ran across a strange story about Zimbabwe: a couple of known terrorists were caught crossing the border from Zimbabwe into South Africa at Beitbridge. 33 year-old Imran Muhammad…was arrested last Sunday while trying to get through Beitbridge border post to South Africa on what officials believe was a fake Kenyan […]
Chloe talks to her mother on the phone telling her that she won’t hurt Chance. She says once she gets Billy back she will find someone for Chance. Phillip comes in to meet Nina but when he finds out Chloe is meeting Chance there so Phillip suggests that he and Nina go somewhere else. Chloe […]
Ah, the Minneapolis paper is telling us to reflect on Peace in Dafur this Christmas. on Tuesday, a U.S. task force on preventing genocide presented a report to the public on the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. convention against genocide. The task force, chaired by former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and […]
After considering the possibility that “foreign leaders Barack Obama met with on his mid-campaign overseas trip were merely hedging their bets and don’t believe he will win the White House this fall†The Associated Press notes that many of them treated the candidate like a head of state:  Jordan’s King Abdullah flew back early from […]
Advertising Age reports that “Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign will be among the TV sponsors of NBC Universal’s Olympics coverage†and “has taken a $5 million package of Olympics spots that includes network TV as well as cable ads.†The Associated Press notes that ‘[s]uch an extensive purchase of ad time would give Obama wide exposure […]
BBC July 2, 2008 ” Nelson Mandela  taken off US Terror List” It may not come as a shock for many readers that Nelson Mandela has been cleared from all allegations about his terrorism. The reason is easy to udnerstand. The media has portrayed him as a hero. It was George Bush who signed the […]
End Impunity in the Gambia- Editor MBai Presents Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!! End Impunity in the Gambia– Editor MBai Presents  Scary And Disturbing Piece To The Ghana Based Africa Legal Aid NGO!!!  The impoverished nation of The Gambia, is currently witnessing untold human rights, social and […]
Catholicism migrated to the area of the Persian Gulf in the early 4th century. However, the history of the Catholic Church in this area has always been difficult. Nestorianism rose as a heretical movement among the faithful followers regarding the person of Jesus Christ. Nestorians believed Jesus had two distinct persons, one as Jesus the […]
Autism Campaigners around the world are appealing for greater support on Autism Sunday 2008 – the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Churches of all denominations will be remembering over 60 million people worldwide who are on the autism spectrum, in prayer.Parents groups and charities have been calling for more support and […]
On September 9th, actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow kicked off a symbolic torch relay on behalf of Olympic Dream for Darfur from Dag Hammerskjold Plaza across the street from the Sudanese Mission to the United Nations. Genocide and holocaust survivors from Darfur, Armenia, Auschwitz, Berlin, Cambodia and Rwanda passed the torch to each […]
Breaking News:Gambia to embark on Recession due to economic crisis! Major job cuts ahead Following Major Economic Collapse-Gambia To Go On Recession Soon-Central Bank Officials Unveil!! Government to Embark on Job cuts due to lack of funds to pay salaries “Central Bank officials say the nation’s External Reserves are in the Reds.” “ From January […]
Dafur has been smouldering along, a genocide in open sight that the UN is still discussing, since the UN is more busy condemning Zionism and other more important things. But today’s IHT has an article discussing the 2005 peace treaty between Sudan and the southern secessionist tribes. The article is quite hopeful, and the UN […]
Breaking News:Journalist Deyda Hydara’s Killers Finally named!! Jammeh masterminds killing!! Deyda Hydara’s Killers Finally Named-NIA Official releases scary and damning report!! Interior Minister Ousman Sonko, Major Musa Jammeh, alias Maliamongu, Late Captain Tumbul Tamba and Lieutenant Kawsu Camara, alias Bombaredeh killed Deyda Hydara-NIA operative alleges!! “President Jammeh ordered the murder of Hydara.” “Shortly before Deyda […]
Breaking News:The Big Interview:Leading Gambian Professor Dr.Sulayman Nyang Speaks!! “In light of this understanding, I would argue that the style of rule and the manner in which President Jammeh negotiates his way with the other politicians in the country has made it different from his predecessor. Under Jammeh Gambians have seen more violence and the […]
Former Army Chief of Staff Vincent Jatta, NIA’S Baba Sarho and others freed at Last!!! By Our Western Divison Correspondent Wise Man Paid for and Commissioned by the Freedom Newspaper. Three security officers including Sgt Buba Jammeh, Staff Sgt Mendy and Baba Saho have been reportedly released following their arrest and imprisonment since March 2006 […]
A top Gambian police chief has released a damning report regarding the “gruesome murder” of about 50 Ghanaian Nationals in the Gambia, in the year 2005. The report catalogued a state sponsored “genocide” against what the police chief calls “innocent Ghanaians” who were mistaken as dissident rebels poised to disrupt Jammeh’s so called “military revolution.” […]
Breaking News:Yahya Jammeh boycotts Ghana AU Meeting! rumors of Coup and counter coups Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has been advised not to attend the AU Summit currently underway in the Ghanaian Capital Accra. There are rumors of coup and counter coups going on the country, as we file this report. Jammeh’s intelligence chief has advised […]
“Politics is an animal that’s either ‘tamed” or “wild”,depending on how one interprets things. One can either be subjective or objective when it comes to passing judgments along a partisan line. However, when it comes to basic national challenges and interests every citizen has the right to go through the layers of checks and balances […]
 — OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. — The Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China got together for a high profile trilateral meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. The […]
By Honey Gillard No matter where you are in the world, even in areas where water seems abundant, water conservation is important. Would you like to learn some useful ways of conserving water in your home? How about cutting down your water bill? Sound good? Below are seven simple ways you can make water your new […]
Both Reuters and CNN are carrying an interesting story from Baghdad. Sudanese officials are claiming that US forces raided their embassy. US government officials are strongly denying this. According to a Sudanese spokesman, 9 US soldiers forced their way past Sudanese guards into the building, in clear violation of diplomatic procedures. The embassy itself has […]
Earlier today, the UN reported that the first installment of a joint UN-AU peacekeeping force arrived in Darfur. The force is 25 people strong, 12 police officers and 13 military staff officers, this group arrived to support the African Union mission (AMIS) which has been struggling to quell militia violence in the region. The group […]
Anyone noticed that spam is filling up your inbox? No, it’s not your imagination, experts are saying the volume has increased up to 300 percent — depending who you talk to. As usual – in the technology versus technology battle – the bad guys seem to have defeated a lot of the countermeasures (spam-filters) that […]
Quasi-News & commentary by Wordworks2001 A Port Harcourt website, Oyibos On Line, posted a news article yesterday that announced the United States has rejected a call from the Nigerian Federal Government at Abuja to deploy the US Marines to the violent Niger Delta region of the country to provide security for the multinational oil companies […]
I just got done reading an article by Mark Seagraves (WTOP Radio) about 478 laptops that have been stolen from the IRS. Mark was able to obtain this information via the “Freedom of Information Act.” At first, I thought “here we go again,” but in reality — there are probably thousands of laptops that have […]
It seems the Artists Against 419 are planning a offensive against Internet scammers this weekend. They are inviting people to see what this is all about and participate if they wish. In their own words: Welcome to the Fifteenth Flash Mob! Three years doesn’t seem like a long time in the grand scheme of things. […]
With the expulsion from Darfur of UN envoy Jan Pronk, hopes that the Sudanese government will allow UN peacekeepers into the region have significantly lessened. Prank has been asked by the government to vacate Darfur by mid-day this Wednesday due to incendiary remarks found in his Web log. Prank is quoted as stating, “Reports speak […]
Survivors of the Holocaust along with survivors of genocide in Rwanda, Cambodia and Bosnia are calling upon the European Union to help end the violence in Darfur. The call for help is backed by six aid agencies but the EU’s response was that they can only send peacekeeping forces and the Sudanese government refuses to […]
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