World Conflicts — Mali

World Conflicts — Mali

• Uproar Over Professor Who Advocates Assassinating Obama

  

  Both the Left and the Right are in a foaming-at-the-mouth uproar over an essay written by Georgetown University adjunct professor Michael Scheuer. Read more

  The 16 january 2014 by   Eowyn
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• 20 Years Of Travel Blogging

  A Guest PostToday 6 th Jan marks the 20th anniversary of a milestone few people recall.Like other anniversaries falling on this day — the Invasion of Cayenne... Read more

  The 06 january 2014 by   Tobeontheroad
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• Congolese Awakening: Paris, December 21st, 2013 [remember Why They Died]

  They made it look like the American civil rights movement of the 60s. At that time, they were people of colour marching in many US cities claiming equality of... Read more

  The 26 december 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Are UN Peacekeeping Operations Causing More Instability Than They Are Resolving...

  

  By Bosco MutarambirwaCongolese protesters on November 28th, 2012 in front of the Rwandan High Commission in London – UK.One may reasonably argue that Rwanda,... Read more

  The 24 december 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• With 20 Million Domain Registration, The Registry Behind .TK Raises $3 Million I...

  

  Freenom SARL who is the registry for the .TK which is the ccTLD of Tokelau, which offers free domain names  has closed a $3 million Series A funding round led b... Read more

  The 16 december 2013 by   Worldwide
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• Dead Good Poetry Show - Live on Air!

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  The 07 december 2013 by   Ashleylister
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• Track Of The Day: Songhoy Blues - 'Soubour'

  

  In October, Damon Albarn spearheaded a week-long trip to Mali by a group of musicians including Brian Eno, Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner, members of Metronomy,... Read more

  The 01 december 2013 by   Rw/ff
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• Dead Good Poetry Show - LIVE ON AIR

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  The 16 november 2013 by   Ashleylister
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• French Hostages: In Cold Blood

  

  // The last journey home OVER the years France has grown painfully accustomed to seeing its countrymen taken hostage abroad. So it was to much relief that on... Read more

  The 12 november 2013 by   Stizzard
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• The Question of Civilization

  

  Originally posted at the Hampton Institute Civilized. It is a word that has come to mean cultural norms, the manner in which governments rule, and how people ac... Read more

  The 09 november 2013 by   Devondb
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• Vogue Paris November 2013 : Safari Esprit

  

  Anais Mali by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue Paris November 2013 Anais Mali by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue Paris November 2013 Anais Mali by Giampaolo Sgura for Vogue... Read more

  The 25 october 2013 by   The Citizens Of Fashion
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• Empire Under Obama, Part 2: Barack Obama’s Global Terror Campaign

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallOriginally posted at The Hampton InstitutePart 1: Political Language and the ‘Mafia Principles’ of International Relations Under the... Read more

  The 14 october 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Indifference Contributes to the Congolese Tragedy

  The actress in the video clip is Western.She looks as an ordinary citizen going about her daily business. She does not seem to notice where she is putting her... Read more

  The 10 october 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Venus Conjunct Agena – Sacrificing Today in Order to Benefit Tomorrow.

  

  This conjunction start to form on 1st October and will be active the next day too. It occurs at 23:59 degrees Scorpio.Agena is the second star in Centaurus... Read more

  The 30 september 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• Putin Gets an Op-Ed in The New York Times

  

  What does it say about the state of things in America when the President of Russia is given access to the opinion page of a premiere newspaper and comes across... Read more

  The 12 september 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Putin Outsmarts Obama, Again, with Letter to US Public

  

  Mr. Putin has just made a brilliant move by asking the New York Times to publish an open letter to the American people. It is brilliant in that he has... Read more

  The 12 september 2013 by   Mendeleyeev
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• Obama’s Central Asian Gambit

  

  The New Great Game Surges ForwardBy Sasha / Earth First! NewsThe NATO draw-down in Afghanistan and pending US strikes against Syria have Russia concerned that... Read more

  The 05 september 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Sky News – Boulton and Co: Syria and the French Intervention

  

  I told Sky News that although French public opinion is not in favour of military intervention in Syria, the Socialist party backs its leader’s position and the... Read more

  The 30 august 2013 by   Mfrancoiscerrah
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• A Tale of Two Cities, and Two Educations

  

  cross posted from MNPolitical Roundtable: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was... Read more

  The 29 august 2013 by   Doggone
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• Property Rights and Women’s Economic Participation in Bangladesh

  

  Collecting milk from women dairy farmers in Bangladesh. (Photo: Akram Ali/CARE Bangladesh)Although exact data is difficult to come by, it is estimated that wome... Read more

  The 28 august 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• A Bucket of Cold Doubts to Pour Over 'Barry 'n' Dave'

  Not much time today so I am committing larceny again by providing you with last night's KGS NightWatch summary of the Syrian firestorm which our (less than)... Read more

  The 28 august 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Renovating/Decorating Your Teen's Room

  

  It's again that time of the year when we begin to think of renovating our kids' rooms - in a few days the new school year will start and we must be ready. Get... Read more

  The 23 august 2013 by   Trendoffice
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• Kate Upton for David Yurman’s Fall Campaign

  

  Kate Upton and bikinis, if that’s what you’re thinking it’s understandable. After all, she has been cover girl for the last two quickly sold-out Sports... Read more

  The 09 august 2013 by   Raymondleejewelers
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• The Threat of Islam Extremists is Beyond the Occident

  Remember the Algerian hostage crisis in In Amenas early this year. An Al Qaeda affiliate led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed more Japanese and Asians than American... Read more

  The 30 july 2013 by   Shahalexander
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• Samsung Reveals New Exynos 5 Octa Smartphone And Tablet Chip

  

  Samsung has unveiled Exynos 5 Octa, its latest top-of-the-range smart device processor saying it offers more than twice the 3D graphics power of its predecessor. Read more

  The 23 july 2013 by   Adeyemiadisa
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• Mon Dieu, J'ai Perdu Mon Pantalon!

  If that is not a famous line from a Feydeau farce then it ought to be, otherwise it might do as a press release from the French Minister of Defence who finds... Read more

  The 23 july 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Dance Like a Maniac! Kirsten and Neal’s Fabulously Vintage Cambridgeshire Wedding

  

  Kirsten and Neal were inspired to cre­ate a vin­tage wed­ding with pale pink and blue details. Kirsten’s ankle length Ian Stu­art gown (is there... Read more

  The 18 july 2013 by   Claire
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• Spotlight On: Suzanne Felsen

  

  Suzanne Felsen began her career as a jewelry designer far before she ever looked through a loupe. Like many of today’s most preeminent jewelry designers, her... Read more

  The 16 july 2013 by   Raymondleejewelers
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• Nails Inc & Cocktails? Im In!

  

  Limited Edition Mali-Woo Woo* Aside from food, wine and all things makeup related - my ultimate weakness has to be cocktails and nail polishes. Read more

  The 17 june 2013 by   Beckysmakeup
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• 27 Amazing Aerial Photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

  

  French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand has an unbelievable portfolio of aerial photography, capturing some of the most beautiful places in the world. When Yan... Read more

  The 10 june 2013 by   Creativevisualart
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• Turkey’s Urban Uprising: The Struggle for Democracy Against Inequality,...

  

  By: Andrew Gavin MarshallIt began innocently enough, it seemed, when a plan to turn Istanbul’s Gezi Park – located at Taksim Square – into a shopping mall... Read more

  The 07 june 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• The Jihadis Brought Slavery with Them

  Here.All of these people are Black. The Tuaregs and the Arabs are lighter skinned Blacks then the rest, and they have more Caucasoid features, but these are... Read more

  The 02 june 2013 by   Calvinthedog
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• Mr Obama, It's Not War That's Receding, It's America

  Charles Krauthammer: " Obama pretends that the tide of war is receding. But it’s demonstrably not. It’s metastasizing to Mali, to the Algerian desert, to the... Read more

  The 02 june 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Bread Espresso Dessert (B.E.D)

  

  FLAT WHITE..Overall : Aroma :Body :Expression : Drink again : Yup, it's goodNiceSmooth^_^Nod nod.Recommended and featured a lot of times on my FB wall. Ticked!... Read more

  The 01 june 2013 by   Coffee Kaki
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• Triangular Cooperation and the New Great Game

  

  By SashaMillions Against MonsantoThe global March Against Monsanto took place in more than 50 countries last Saturday, with more than 430 simultaneous protests... Read more

  The 27 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Why Do We Keep Celebrating Disobedience?

  

  Wouldn't it be something if Americans decided to declare a national Day of Repentance? Three years ago the tiny country of Papua New Guinea instituted just... Read more

  The 25 may 2013 by   Rockwaterman
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• CIPE In Francophone Africa: The Lost Chapters

  

  Participants in CIPE’s 2010 program in Cote d’Ivoire. (Photo: CIPE staff)Part of my mandate as Program Officer for West and Central Africa is to establish a... Read more

  The 24 may 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Moments of Satori – Experiencing One’s True Nature

  by Sankit Mali from IndiaWhat would you do if your bike stops at the traffic signal and then refuses to start again? Why all of sudden people in the lane want t... Read more

  The 22 may 2013 by   Ryanshelton7
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• African Unity at 50: Integration is the Only Way

  

  By Samia Nkrumah (Interviewed by Billie Adjoa McTernan)SAMIA NKRUMAH – CHAIR OF THE CONVENTION PEOPLE’S PARTY, GHANA/PHOTO©ALFREDO CALIZ/PANOS-REABy rejecting... Read more

  The 22 may 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Two Damning Reports on the DRC: The Dance with Death & The Mystery of the Elusiv...

  

  (PHOTO: "Women fleeing to Goma, 2008"; Photo by Walter Astrada; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas) ***Among the bevy of damning reports and... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Aengw
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• And the Winner of "The Most Difficult Place on Earth to Be a Christian" Is...

  Open Doors released their list of top-Christian persecuted places to live on earth. North Korea Deemed 'Worst Persecutor' of Christians by Open Doors World Watc... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Elizabethprata
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• War and Peace and Napoleon

  

  I’ve always had a thing for Napoleon Bonaparte. After all, he was a pretty amazing guy. In addition to his military exploits, he oversaw the centralization of... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   Davedtc
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• Austin Psych Fest 2013 Recap

  

  Austin Psych Fest is still a tiny festival when compared to the titans of the festival world, (I'm looking at you Coachella, ACL and Bonnaroo) -- to be honest,... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   Thewildhoneypie
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• “Internet Islam” and the Boston Bombing

  

  Tamerlan TsernaevIvan Strenski believes that the form of Islam that inspired the bombings in Boston had little to do with the religion actually practiced by... Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Don’t Let Your Love Be Invisible.

  

  Tonight, I watched the news for the tenth time today and still, I thought the same thing I thought at midnight last night when watching the Boston bombings….wha... Read more

  The 16 april 2013 by   Umkhaloodie
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• Joyful Noise: Pop Culture in Africa

  

  By Jenni Gate From some of the least hopeful places on the planet comes some of the most hopeful music. Throughout Africa, the trend in pop culture is for... Read more

  The 15 april 2013 by   Noveladventurers
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• Following On Success of .TK, .ML To Offer Free Domains

  Following on its highly successful management of the .TK registry Freedom Registry announced today its going to ‘Power” the  Dot ML,  the Mali domain name, .ML . Read more

  The 08 april 2013 by   Worldwide
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• Africa Needs a Mental Revolution; Not Aid

  

  By Honourable Saka“The liberation of the minds of the African people will be a tougher battle than the eradication of settler regimes”. -Patrice Lumumba. Read more

  The 01 april 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Why France Won’t Intervene in the Central African Republic

  

  By Sasha RossThe French seem to have taken an active interest in rescuing Africa from itself. They struck Libya in the name of democracy and moved to invade Mal... Read more

  The 28 march 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Comments & Curios V

  Who did you rape in the war, daddy? (a question for veterans that needs answering)A well-written article about the ‘Other’ in warfare, and how easy it is to... Read more

  The 27 march 2013 by   Callumgg
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• Writing for Revolution: A Crash Course in Contemplating the World

  

  Are you wondering why, since we are told we are in an “economic recovery,” you do not feel as if you are in an economic recovery? Did you know that the United... Read more

  The 25 march 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• BBC Panorama - The Spies Who Fooled The World - Iraq No WMDs.

  

  "Saddam has developed anthrax and nerve gas and nukular weapons," thus spake Lord Bush Junior, Head of America Corporation to drag the UK and the USA into what... Read more

  The 19 march 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• Progress on the People’s Book Project

  

  Free Fundraising Thermometers for fundraisersSo where is the money going? Primarily, the money goes to covering my general living expenses so that my time can b... Read more

  The 04 march 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Writing the People’s Book Project

  

  Fundraising ProgressFree Fundraising Thermometers for fundraisersSo what is contained within the first volume?- A general introduction to the ‘Sociopathic... Read more

  The 01 march 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• 'A Farewell to Arms'

  A depressingly accurate editorial in this week's 'Speccie' (no link to the editorial) entitled "Little Britain". Perhaps 'Miniscule Titchy Britain' might have... Read more

  The 01 march 2013 by   Davidduff
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• America’s Strategic Re-Pivot to Europe and the Middle East

  

  Secretary Kerry's first trans-Atlantic trip will be to Europe Read more

  The 28 february 2013 by   Shahalexander
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• Power, Empire, and Revolution: The First Volume of The People’s Book Project

  Free Fundraising Thermometers for fundraisersThis will help provide the time and resources necessary to complete several chapters of the first volume of The... Read more

  The 27 february 2013 by   Andrewgavinmarshall
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• Kwame Nkrumah, 24th February 1966 Coup and The International Progressive...

  

  By Explo Nani-KofiKwame Nkrumah mausoleum             On 24th February 1966, the government of Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown through a military and police coup... Read more

  The 26 february 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Europe’s Cocaine Habit Fuels West Africa Instability

  

  The price and demand for cocaine in Europe remains high as shipments through West African transit countries to EU destinations drops. Related Stories EU should... Read more

  The 25 february 2013 by   Stizzard
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• Blunt Instrument

  

  Philosophy, as the modern world knows it, is only intellectual club-swinging. - H.L. MenckenI’ve often referred to Maslow’s Hammer, the principle that “If the... Read more

  The 22 february 2013 by   Maggiemcneill
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• Business Associations Supporting Democracy in Senegal

  

  A public-private dialogue session with Senegalese President Macky Sall.A critical aspect to fulfilling CIPE’s vision is partnership with local organizations, wh... Read more

  The 21 february 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• A Wrong Debate: Whose Interests Are They Really? Africans Or Somebody Else!

  

  At the hype of the recent crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with M23 temporarily occupying Goma before withdrawing, the world has witnessed many... Read more

  The 21 february 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• Maurice Carney Analyses the Militarization of Africa

  

  Maurice Carney – Executive Director and Co-founder of Friends of the CongoThe Executive Director and Co-founder of Friends of the Congo, Maurice Carney, explain... Read more

  The 10 february 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• The Case Against Drone Strikes

  

  Defence Images/ FlickrI wrote a piece on Thursday that laid out the case for the US’s current policy on drone strikes. The article drew many comments, mostly... Read more

  The 09 february 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• What is WRONG with Muslims?

  

  Optimists like me (and Steven Pinker) see a world in which violence is being progressively restrained. Naysayers point to a persistence of violent conflict in... Read more

  The 09 february 2013 by   Fsrcoin
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• "If the Therapeutic Culture Wants Something to Be True, Then Why Should...

  

  We have traded truths for lies and falsehoods for veracity.  We've turned vices into virtues and what is honorable into what is shameful.  What was once odd... Read more

  The 08 february 2013 by   Brutallyhonest
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• Africa Under Siege

  

  By Kwanisai MafaDrone“If we do not prepare to fight, we will lose and I mean lose everything.” Kwanisai MafaLast night I had a talk with students at the... Read more

  The 07 february 2013 by   Therisingcontinent
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• PETA Ad Campaign 2013

  

  Top models and entertainers pose provocatively at a studio in Makati City to highlight their call for authorities to free “Mali” the elephant from its solitary... Read more

  The 05 february 2013 by   Linus
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• Keeping Alert Is the Golden Ager’s Main Aim

  Wherever I am I’m told that I must keep on working, stay alert, keep up with the news, do the crosswords and Sudoko and top of the list – keep my brain active.... Read more

  The 04 february 2013 by   Friday23
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• Essentialized “Islamists”

  

  Over the last few weeks I’ve been thinking my head is going to explode because I keep hearing these empty and meaningless words: Islamists, fundamentalists,... Read more

  The 01 february 2013 by   Cris
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• How Are Your New Year's Resolutions Going?

  

  (source) Resolutions? What resolutions? What New year come to think about it. I've slipped back into real life so quickly that it's hard to think that this... Read more

  The 31 january 2013 by   Fab40foibles
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• Is the Excitement with Bafana Bafana’s Gutsy AFCON 2013 Performances Replicated...

  

  Bafana Bafana fans at Moses Mabhida Stadium – AFCON2013AFCON 2013, Africa’s premier biennial soccer tournament that kicked off on the 19th of January, wrapped u... Read more

  The 31 january 2013 by   Brawilly
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• To Intervene Or Not?

  

  Over at Backbencher Lee Jenkins takes a look at some issues surrounding 'international intervention' from a libertarian-inclining standpoint: Yet international... Read more

  The 29 january 2013 by   Charlescrawford
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• Mike Harris - 9/11 and Drone Wars Kill List - It's Just Plain Murder

  watch Veterans Today's financial editor Mike Harris laying out the facts of the 9/11 conspiracy (go to 06:00) and then going on to the simple War Crimes aspect... Read more

  The 28 january 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• Do You Like Peach?

  

  So as American politics shift and change as President Obama reforms his cabinet, the politics of the world continue to change as well. Read more

  The 25 january 2013 by   Jamesswezey
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• Supporting Small and Medium Sized Businesses in Senegal

  

  A public-private dialogue session with Senegalese business leaders and President Macky Sall. Watch here (in Wolof)Caught between the West African Sahel and... Read more

  The 24 january 2013 by   Center For International Private Enterprise
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• Algerian Attack Highlights Continuing Threat to Energy Systems

  

  The attack on the Algerian gas plant near In Amenas on February 16th has left at least 37 hostages dead in another example of terrorist organizations targeting... Read more

  The 23 january 2013 by   2ndgreenrevolution
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• Mercury and Sun Conjunct Altair - Bold, Independent and Being Decisive.

  

  These aspects are starting to form running from now through until Monday/Tuesday 21st/22nd JanuaryWe have Mercury and the Sun moving together through the skies... Read more

  The 19 january 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• France’s President: François Hollande’s New War Trappings

  

  EVER since President François Hollande was elected last May, things have not gone right for him. He promised to kick-start growth and create jobs, yet the... Read more

  The 19 january 2013 by   Stizzard
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• An Open Letter Sent to Obama from MO Sheriff Charles Heiss About 2nd Amendment...

  By Susan Duclos We can now add two Missouri Sheriffs to the list of those speaking out against any new gun laws that would violate the Second Amendment right... Read more

  The 19 january 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Algeria – Gas Plant Hostage Crisis Raises the Stakes in Sub Saharan Africa

  

  Now, who saw this one coming? At an Algerian gas compression plant in In Amanas, up to 41 Western hostages have been taken in apparent retaliation for the Frenc... Read more

  The 19 january 2013 by   Solarisastro
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• Sahelzone, Niger, Region Eastern

  

  . Trucks croos the Grand Erg ( dune sea ) of bilma in the ténéré desert. workers migrands back from Libya. they have to work during long month, to pay in Dinar... Read more

  The 02 october 2012 by   Planet Fotorimo
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• Why I Don’t Like the Poem That Everyone Else Loves

  There’s a spoken word poem by a teacher named Taylor Mali that has been viewed by millions on YouTube. In the poem, Mali calls out a dinner guest who utters... Read more

  The 16 july 2012 by   Stevemiranda
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• 129. Chadean Filmmaker Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's “Un Homme Qui Crie” (A Screaming...

  

  “Be careful not to cross your arms over your chest, assuming the sterile attitude of a spectator, because life is not a spectacle, a sea of pain is not a... Read more

  The 27 june 2012 by   Jugu Abraham
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