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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10 ways the Chinese Internet is Different from Yours

10 ways the Chinese Internet is Different from Yours

05.15.08 posted by jason 56 views 1 comment image
Its slower, its growing faster, its monitored, it has less spam, its won't take you to every page you may want to visit - these are a few of the differences between the internet in the west and the Internet in China. Many iConflict users are from China and I would be curious to know if they agree with the limitations on China's internet as presented in this article.
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Zimbabwe War Veterans Seize White Owned Farms

Zimbabwe War Veterans Seize White Owned Farms

04.06.08 posted by jason 137 views no comments image
A campaign of intimidation is underway in Zimbabwe where the high court is set to rule shortly on if the government must release the full election results. Militant supporters of Robert Mugabe descended on some of Zimbabwe's last white-owned farms in an orchestrated campaign. Tensions have reached a new high in the country as the election outcome remains in doubt.
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Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

05.20.08 posted by pondy 49 views no comments image
Myanmar started three days of mourning on Tuesday for the 134,000 dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the reclusive generals to speed up aid to 2.4 million survivors. Junta supremo Than Shwe made his first public appearance since the tragedy and was seen touring a hard hit area.
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Video Links North Koreans to Reactor, U.S. Says

Video Links North Koreans to Reactor, U.S. Says

04.23.08 posted by jason 98 views no comments image
The NY Times is reporting, after seven months of near-total secrecy, the White House is preparing to make public on Thursday a video showing North Koreans working at a suspected Syrian nuclear reactor just before it was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last September. Until now, the administration has refused to discuss the video or the attack.
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Zimbabwe Crackdown Begins

Zimbabwe Crackdown Begins

04.03.08 posted by jason 146 views no comments image
Police officers loyal to Robert Mugabe struck back at the opposition on Thursday, raiding its offices and arresting at least two foreign journalists covering the disputed presidential election, including a correspondent for the NY Times. An opposition spokesman said, "It is quite clear he has unleashed a war."
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Ahmadinejad Has Doubts 9/11 Attacks Took Place

Ahmadinejad Has Doubts 9/11 Attacks Took Place

04.16.08 posted by pondy 111 views no comments image
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made a career for himself by stating things that either aren't true or totally baseless. But even by his standards, what he said today might be a new low. "Four or five years ago a suspect event took place in New York," he said in a speech today in which he also said the names of the dead were never released.
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Ahmadinejad: 'slap mouths' of those demanding nuclear program halted

Ahmadinejad: 'slap mouths' of those demanding nuclear program halted

04.23.08 posted by jason 96 views no comments image
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday said Tehran would "slap on the mouth" countries demanding it give up its nuclear program, while also stating that Iran is ready to discuss the project with any country. He had earlier ruled out any talks with the West over Iran's disputed nuclear program, vowing to only take up the matter with the UN.
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Pakistan Frees Militant who Fought U.S. in Afghanistan

Pakistan Frees Militant who Fought U.S. in Afghanistan

04.21.08 posted by jason 100 views no comments image
Pakistan on Monday freed the founder of a militant organization whose fighters battled U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the American-led invasion in 2001. Maulana Sufi Mohammed is reportedly in poor health. His release may indicate the new government's conciliatory approach toward Islamic militants.
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Zimbabwe Opposition Reunite, Call on Mugabe to Step Aside

Zimbabwe Opposition Reunite, Call on Mugabe to Step Aside

04.28.08 posted by jason 85 views no comments image
With many of their activists under violent attack and hundreds of their supporters in jail, the leaders of Zimbabwe's divided opposition formally announced that the two groups had reunited, claiming control of Parliament for the first time in the nation's history and demanding that President Robert Mugabe concede the recent election.
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China Sentences Human Rights Activist to Jail

China Sentences Human Rights Activist to Jail

04.03.08 posted by pondy 137 views 1 comment image
Hu Jia, one of China's most prominent human rights advocates, was given 3 1/2 years in prison for "inciting state subversion." The evidence against Hu included five Internet articles he wrote and two interviews he gave to foreign media. Hu had been under house arrest for the past 7 months.
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