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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 16, 2011

  Venezuela is on life support

The slow death of a democracy   By Peter Krupa:     In September, when a political alliance in opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won a majority of the popular vote and a large number of seats in the national assembly, some observers...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 24, 2010

  Time to change the Jamaica Constitution

By Franklin W Knight In Morte d'Arthur by Lord Tennyson, the solitary knight, Sir Bedivere, approached the dying king and bemoaned the frightfulness of his new condition as a lonely knight in a hostile world. King Arthur consoled the wavering knight by telling him that his comfort...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 9, 2010

  Obama backs India’s bid for permanent UN Security Council seat

By Keith Jones US President Barack Obama has endorsed India’s longstanding bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Obama announced the policy shift in his Monday afternoon speech to India’s parliament—a speech that was planned as the climax to his...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 28, 2010

  IMF-ILO conference warns of political upheavals

The fear of social and political upheaval haunting ruling circles around the world was graphically expressed at a recent joint conference of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) that reviewed the worsening global levels of unemployment and poverty....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 4, 2009

  The unlawful government in Honduras is disrespectful to the United Nations

By Wellington C Ramos: Several months ago the Honduran military, along with Congressman Roberto Micheletti, the unlawful president of Honduras, overthrew the president of Honduras the Right Honorable Manuel Zelaya, who was duly elected by the people in a presidential election. Since...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 30, 2009

  The shameful history of the OAS (III and Final)

• End of the ministry of colonies of the USA On September 2, 1960, after the OAS conspiracy against Cuba was established in San José, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro convened the Cuban people in a Great General Assembly in the José Martí Plaza de la Revolución, and read out the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 24, 2009

  The illicit drug trade

...with Nazma Muller Daurius Figueira is a social researcher who has spent the last 20 years investigating the illicit drug trade. His areas of interest are broad yet interlocking; politics, government, the illicit drug trade, the illicit gun trade, human trafficking in the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 1, 2009

  The moral recession in democracies

By MUQTEDAR KHAN* I have, for years, been a strong advocate of democracy, primarily inspired by my experience with American freedoms. As a Muslim who speaks his mind and asks critical questions, I am routinely threatened and maligned by those who, unable to cope with my reason and critique,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Nov 6, 2008

  The Obama revolution

It was, more than ever, the world's election. It certainly felt like one. The buzz was in the air for a long time. The change Barack Obama mentioned as "a long time comin'" signified not only a dramatic shift of power from an largely abused one to one with fresh hope, but also a revolutionary...... [view]

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