And France can take a lead role. France more or less suggested US is occupying Haiti. Hugo Chavez said US using relief effort to invade country.
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New book about the late Pope from Slawomir Oder has a very clear title – Why he is a Saint: The True story of John Paul II.
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Carefully yes. It’s an answer from London conference on Afghanistan. The part of the plan is to launch Peace and Reintegration Trust Fund for Taliban’s fighters willing to give up fight.
Filed under: Afghanistan, Asia, Politics, Security, Terrorism | Tagged: Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Daniel Korski, Hamid Karzai, Harsh V. Pant, Kristian Ulrichsen, London School of Economics (LSE), Pakistan, Paul Dixon, Security policy, Taliban, War on Terror | 1 Comment »
The meeting about the situation in Yemen took place in London. Foreign Office minister Ivan Lewis said on the eve of the meeting: “We want to see Yemen’s neighbours make a more significant contribution and we want the international community to come together and recognise that supporting the government of Yemen is crucial to the stability of that country but it is also crucial to the stability of the world.”
Filed under: Middle East, Politics, Security, Terrorism | Tagged: al-Qaeda, Gulf States, Kristian Ulrichsen, Lars Berger, London School of Economics (LSE), War on Terror, Yemen | 1 Comment »
Of course it is very good six boys and two girls are in a good shape. They were born a year ago, on 26 January 2009. But the fertility doctor of Nadya Suleman Dr Michael Kamrava has been formally accused of negligence and violation of professional guidelines.
Filed under: Science, Society | Tagged: Arthur Caplan, Jamie Grifo, Nadya Suleman, Octuplets, Richard Paulson | Leave a comment »
How the history will judge the Austrian politician.
Filed under: EU politics, Europe, Politics | Tagged: Anthony Bushell, Austria, Cas Mudde, EU politics, Europe, European Union, Jörg Haider, Mark Allinson, Peter Filzmaier, Robert Knight | Leave a comment »
By Don Campbell, USA Today’s board of editorial contributors
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Why is Haiti poor and how to improve the conditions there.
By Clifford Griffin, Associate Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
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