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Voice of Reason: Sex trafficking in Iraq a tragedy
I've never understood how anyone could sell or give their child away. How anyone could prostitute their child or sell a child for the means of prostitution. What I can't understand is when the Iraqi... Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims
Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...
created by sweet east pearl | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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China warns Dalai Lama not to disrupt Beijing Olympics
Even after rounds of peace talks with Tibetan representatives China had warned Dalai Lama and exhorted him to keep away from Olympic games."After latest fence-mending talks on Tibet issue that failed to make...Why the military keep this ageing dictator in power
" President Mugabe has not acted alone in bringing Zimbabwe to its knees. He has a band of willing accomplices, many of whom fought alongside him in the guerrilla war against white rule and have benefited...Nepal crown goes missing
"The fabled crown of the Shah kings, studded with priceless gems and easily identifiable by the long bird of paradise feather rising from the apex, is missing, as well as the royal sceptre.The crown was last worn in public by Gyanendra, the last king of Nepal, on June 4, 2001... Radiation leaks detected in Chinese earthquake zone
Radiation leaks in the Chinese earthquake zone. The news from China keeps getting more grim."Chinese environment authorities say they have found fifty hazardous sources of radiation since this month’s earthquake.Senior environment official, Wu Xiaoqing has said the... Behind the Scenes at Clinton's 'SNL' Debut
"ABC News' Eloise Harper and Rick Klein report: It was one of Hillary Clinton’s most secretive missions of the campaign. Suddenly, just days before perhaps the most anticipated round of voting, she...Goodbye Wiretaps, FBI Forgets to Pay Phone Bills
It's a little harder to eavesdrop on a tapped phone line when it's been disconnected. It seems a few FBI slackers have been forgetting to pay their phone bills and losing wiretap lines as a result. Maybe they...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Report: Israeli Jets Destroyed Syrian Nuclear Plant Last Month
"An Israeli airstrike on Syria last month targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion, the New York Times reported Saturday, citing U.S. and foreign officials. The report said President Bush's administration had intense discussions with the... Blackwater Responds
I would hope that everyone could read this story giving these guys the benefit of the doubt. But some people can only think good things about people like Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. I guess when your... N Korea floods 'kill hundreds'
Just picked this up on the radio at 2200 NZ time. The image of flooded street on this page is courtesy of Aljazeera Net."
NEWS ASIA-PACIFIC
State television showed pictures of flooded streets in the... Italy Probe Uncovers Illegal Arms Deal Tied to Baghdad
"As the secretive, $40 million deal neared completion, Italian authorities moved in, making arrests and breaking it up. But key questions remain unanswered.For one thing, The Associated Press has learned that Iraqi government officials were involved in the deal, apparently...Day seeks security powers
"The federal government plans to try to revive the extraordinary anti-terror police powers of "investigative hearings" and "preventive arrest" as part of a series of major security initiatives. The initiatives...Man-Made Lightning: Blaster Technology
It was only a matter of time before this sort of thing got the go-ahead, and no doubt whatsoever that such technology would be directly weaponized, as opposed to application as aan Electromagnetic Pulse-type...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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When Chocolate Isn't Chocolate
Looks like by "modernizing food standards", the US Chocolate Manufacturers' Association means "get away with foistinga substandard product upon the consumer". The less charitable would call it "ripping [us]...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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807 views | 5 recommendations | 4 comments
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