Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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Myanmar blocks foreign aid workers

Myanmar blocks foreign aid workers

05.09.08 posted by jason 84 views 1 comment image
Is the military junta in Myanmar content to let their people suffer and die in order to perverse their isolationist policies? It would appear so. Pressure was mounting on cyclone-devastated Myanmar Friday to allow access to an army of foreign relief workers as the country' rejected expert help in delivering aid to victims at risk of disease and starvation.
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The divisive road through Afghanistan

05.30.08 posted by chab13 43 views 1 comment video
Highway One, the main route from Kabul to the south of Afghanistan, runs through Ghazni province. It was rebuilt with $250m from the US and other nations.

Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

Afghan President Karzai Escapes an Assassination Attempt

04.27.08 posted by jason 114 views no comments image
President Hamid Karzai survived an assassination attempt at a military parade in central Kabul on Sunday, when suspected Taliban insurgents fired mortars and bullets at the dignitaries assembled in the spectator stand. One person was killed and 11 injured in the incident.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and said that it could carry out an attack anywhere in Afghanistan.
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'Mission Accomplished,' 5 Years Later Not Accomplished

'Mission Accomplished,' 5 Years Later Not Accomplished

05.01.08 posted by pondy 103 views no comments image
5 years ago today, President Bush stood on the USS Abraham Lincoln with a sign draped behind him declaring "Mission Accomplished" as he called for the end of major combat operations in Iraq. With the war now in its 5th year, the White House is finally acknowledging the sign was not appropriate. Too bad they won't admit the same about the war in general.
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Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Opposition Supporters Attack Army Camp, 1 Killed in Shootout

Zimbabwe Gov't Claims Opposition Supporters Attack Army Camp, 1 Killed in Shootout

04.28.08 posted by jason 104 views 1 comment image
Zimbabwe's government said one man was killed and two others were injured when opposition supporters tried to attack an army training camp. It's hard to believe that civilians would attack a military encampment and expect anything good to come of it. The Mugabe gov't continues to peddle the notion that its the opposition who are causing the problems, not the other way around.
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Tibetans Mark Deaths of Protesters in China

Tibetans Mark Deaths of Protesters in China

04.28.08 posted by jason 101 views 6 comments image
Thousands of Tibetan exiles in India and Nepal, including their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, marked the deaths of protesters during last month's violent upheaval in Tibet with prayers and traditional funeral rituals. China lashed out at the Dalai Lama again, accusing him of manipulating opinion and governments in the West. What do you think?
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Sudan: Ban Urges Govt to Cooperate With Prosecutors Probing Darfur War Crimes

Sudan: Ban Urges Govt to Cooperate With Prosecutors Probing Darfur War Crimes

06.05.08 posted by chab13 34 views no comments image
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Sudan to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure justice for the victims of crimes committed in the war-torn Darfur region after the Court's Prosecutor reported to the Security Council that the country is "deliberately" attacking civilians.
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Bush Overstated Evidence on Iraq

Bush Overstated Evidence on Iraq

06.06.08 posted by pondy 33 views no comments image
President Bush and top administration officials repeatedly exaggerated what they knew about Iraq's weapons and its ties to terrorist groups as the White House pressed its case for war against Iraq, the Senate intelligence committee said yesterday in a long-awaited report. With over 4,000 dead soldiers and 30,000 wounded in this war, the country deserves better from its leaders.
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Mugabe, Ahmadinejad Criticized for Attending UN Hunger Summit

Mugabe, Ahmadinejad Criticized for Attending UN Hunger Summit

06.02.08 posted by jason 37 views 1 comment image
The participation of the presidents of Zimbabwe and Iran in a U.N. summit in Rome to combat hunger triggered outrage Monday, a day before world leaders meet to map strategy in the face of skyrocketing food prices that are causing civil unrest and widening malnutrition. Australia's foreign minister decried as "obscene" Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's participation.
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For heart-breaking mothers who lost their children in the quake

For heart-breaking mothers who lost their children in the quake

05.27.08 posted by qiulin 48 views no comments video
Sorrow, deep sorrow.

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