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Afghanistan wants the United States and NATO to agree to stop carrying out night raids on Afghan homes as a pre-condition to Kabul signing a strategic partnership with Washington, President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday. Night raids, which foreign troops say are one of their most effective weapons in the fight against insurgents, are a major cause of friction between …
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November, 2011
- 17 November
Gulf states oppose Arab summit on Syria By AFP
The six Gulf Cooperation Council states said on Tuesday that they oppose a Syrian request for an emergency Arab summit on the bloody crisis in the country. The GCC "sees that the request to hold an Arab summit at this time is useless," knowing that Arab foreign ministers will meet in Rabat on Wednesday, GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said. …
Read More » - 15 November
Solutions for problems in Islamic scripture – GL
External Affairs Minister Professor G. L. Peiris said yesterday there were solutions for all the problems facing the contemporary world, and Islamic scriptures were a wealth of knowledge which has singularly contributed practical solutions to all these problems. Prof. Peiris, who was the guest of honour at the inauguration of the third World Muslim Congress held on Sunday (13) at …
Read More » - 14 November
Lessons for the Arab Spring from a Tiny Island Nation called Maldives. By Jyoti Thottam
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 …
Read More » - 11 November
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 » - 11 November
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 …
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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 …
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