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Afghanistan: Spectacular Prison Escape

spectacular prison escape 475 inmates slipped through this hole Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from a prison in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan, many Taliban fighters. It was not the first time that a mass exodus succeeded. A tunnel led to freedom: the Taliban in the southern Afghan Kandahar have organized a spectacular prison escape And Thus…

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Egypt Revolution Slipping Toward Miliatary Junta

  photo: AP / Amr Nabil Article by  Correspondent Dallas Darling. fore-shad-ow (v.) 1. To indicate or warn of before hand. 2. To point out or suggest something, usually something unpleasant, that is going to happen. As more and more aggressive and belligerent corporate policies in America are overshadowing compassion, civic education, and opportunities and…

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It is time to question armies and wars and killing

  A Think Piece   In the last chapter of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” Paul Baumer, a young German soldier, sits alone in a garden trying to recover from a poison gas attack and the deep emotional scars and psychological wounds of war. At the age of 21, he is already a veteran…

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The Goal of Zero Nuclear Weapons

  ‘Global Zero’ and the Argument for Nukes Richard Perle Essay  Defense policy veteran Richard Perle explains why, despite its appeal, the no-nukes, “Global Zero” agenda should – and will – fizzle. March/April 2011   There are many specters haunting our world, but one is of our own making—the utopian vision of a world free…

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Egypt: Opposition Demands Swift Justice Of Mubarak & Sons

Mubarak and sons’ detention a victory for Egypt’s opposition Mubarak is under questioning and he and his two sons are being transferred to a Cairo prison. Egypt’s military rulers appear to be responding to escalating public pressure to see the former president behind bars. Egyptian policemen guard on Wednesday, April 13, a convoy carrying former…

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President Trichet… will temper any market expectations

Eurozone interest rates raised to 1.25% by ECB The European Central Bank has kept rates low for almost two years Global Economy ECB urged Portugal to seek rescue Q&A: Why is Portugal in trouble? Will the rate rise damage growth? EU austerity drive by country Eurozone interest rates have been raised to 1.25% from the…

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Libyan rebels, lines in sand No Cake Walk

THE SCOURGE OF WAR       The outcome in Libya remains uncertain, but what seems clear beyond reasonable doubt is that military intervention has not saved the day for either the shadowy opposition known as ‘the rebels’, and certainly not for the people of the country. It has seemingly plunged Libya into a protracted…