With Tunisian elections just completed, Egypt's parliamentary elections coming up and Libya veering into a dark new period, observers of the Arab Spring are wondering what will become of these revolutions once the euphoria subsides and the struggle over democracy grows apace. There is one corner of South Asia where these questions hit particularly close to home — the Maldives …
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The cost of killing Gaddafi by Shenali Waduge
(October 21, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) In 2009 Libya was a friend to the US so much so that Libya allowed several US corporate giants to enter & approval was given for training of Libyan security personnel & civilians. These were the civilians that eventually became rebels given arms by the West to overthrow Gaddafi in a movement called liberating Libya …
Read More »Fallujah – The Hidden Massacre
Veteran admits: Bodies melted away before us. Shocking revelation RAI News 24. WARNING This video contains images that depict the reality and horror of war. It should only be viewed by a mature audience November 15, 2005 In case you missed it: US lied to Britain over use of napalm in Iraq war: Mr Ingram admitted to the Labour MP …
Read More »Roubini The Next MF Global Collapse Could Be Goldman Sachs By Henry Blodget
Nouriel Roubini was was in fine form yesterday, scaring the bejeezus out of his followers on Twitter by saying that several huge financial institutions could collapse in the blink of an eye like MF Global. These houses of cards, Roubini tweeted, include: Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley Jefferies Barclays The problem, as Roubini has consistently warned, is the banks' dependence on short-term financing to …
Read More »Islamic Beauty In Diversity By Dilnawaz Qamar
The majority of those who have an antagonistic attitude and behaviour towards other religions have closed personalities. They are never open to those who are different. They are over-defensive and overprotective of their own superior beliefs. In the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, ‘diversity’ is defined as: “When many different types of things or people are included in something.” Diversity …
Read More »Activists on Gaza-bound vessels detained – Al Jazeera and agencies
Pro-Palestinian activists on board two boats intercepted by Israeli navy held in detention centre near Tel Aviv. In this exclusive video activists said the latest attempt to break the siege was part of what they call 'freedom waves' Israeli authorities have detained pro-Palestinian activists on board two "Freedom Waves to Gaza" vessels, foiling the latest attempt to break the four-year Israeli blockade of …
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