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Mugabe hero of African liberation Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Honduras: When will the US stop funding death squads? It is time for the US to stop aid to Honduras as there is credible evidence of human rights abuses. Mugabe hero of African liberation PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is the greatest black statesman alive today in Africa. Greatness here must be evaluated on the criteria of whether the person who claims the position of leadership of his or her people against colonialism, apartheid and white rule has been able to guide the nation to greater liberation, dignity and independence. If we judged only on these criteria, not on the whims of popularity gained from affability and praise by Europe and the US, then Mugabe stands head and shoulders above the rest. Bradley Manning Is Guilty of "Aiding the Enemy"–If the Enemy Is Democracy Seven Myths About Bradley Manning Bradley Manning's Legal Duty to Expose War Crimes Hallmark of Democracy: Press Scrambles to Get Access to Manning Trial Victory for Press Freedom: Public Gains Manning Trial Transcripts Despite Gov't best efforts Manning trial transcripts will be published Bradley Manning trial begins with clash of interpretations over soldier's actions Court hears new allegations about soldier's relationship with WikiLeaks' Julian Assange in trial's intense opening Prosecutor: Manning Dumped Info Into Enemy Hands Pfc. Bradley Manning went on trial Monday for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, including sensitive information prosecutors said fell into enemy hands. Redacted Statement by Bradley Manning The shooting of Ibragim Todashev: is the lawlessness of Obama's drone policy coming home? Once a state gets used to abusing the rights of foreigners in distant lands, it's almost inevitable it will import the habit Taliban assures Iran of accommodating all sides in any post-NATO set-up in Afghanistan Senior Afghan Taliban officials, who wrapped up their three-day visit to Iran, have assured Iranian authorities that they would accommodate all sides in any post-NATO set-up in Afghanistan, according to sources. Obama Sanctions Iran's Auto Industry Officials Say Goal Is to Make Iran's Currency 'Unusable' Israel now has 80 nuclear warheads, report says Think tank: Total number of atomic weapons dropping worldwide, but possession is ‘still a marker of international status' NATO data: Assad winning the war for Syrians' hearts and minds Syria rebel leader says revolution will fail without weapons from Britain The commander of Syria's rebel army has warned that the "revolution" against Syrian president Bashar al-Assad will fail if Britain and other western governments do not supply his fighters with heavy weapons. Did John McCain Provide Material Support for Syrian Terrorists? One of the more far-reaching federal rules targets people who provide "material support" for terrorists. In principle, it's hard to disagree with such an approach: terrorism is bad, so no one should support terrorists. Musharraf to leave for Dubai as part of deal with Nawaz: Shujaat ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has claimed that former dictator Pervez Musharraf will soon leave for Dubai or Saudi Arabia as a secret deal has been finalised between the former president and incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Kerry's New "Peace" Plan Sets The Palestinians Up To Fail Under heavy pressure from the US, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has paid grudging lip service over the past four years to the goal of Palestinian statehood. But his real agenda was always transparent: not statehood, but what he termed "economic peace". Monsanto Still Testing Genetically Modified Wheat in Two States While last week's announcement of rogue GM wheat in Oregon was framed as an anomoly, Monsanto has current field testing of GM wheat in two states The Unfolding Monsanto Saga: Europe Rejects GMO Crops; America Seeks Labeling Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Marijuana Arrests Marijuana has become the drug of choice for police departments nationwide. According to The War on Marijuana in Black and White, released today, police made over 8 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, and marijuana arrests now account for half of all drug arrests in America. Almost 90% of these are for possession – which means that thousands of people have been unnecessarily ensnared in our criminal justice system just for having marijuana. 'Cheese is from plants' – study reveals child confusion Almost a third of UK primary pupils think cheese is made from plants and a quarter think fish fingers come from chicken or pigs, suggests a survey. |
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