Iraq war will haunt west, says Briton who advised US militaryExclusive: Emma Sky – British civilian who advised US commanders in Iraq – say Muslim world sees a war on Islam
Emma Sky was civilian governor of Kirkuk and political advisor to General Odierno, commander of US forces in Iraq. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian A British academic who became a top adviser to the US military during the most troubled periods of the Iraq war has said she fears the west has yet to see how […]
Read More →Press release | PEN denounces sentencing of Ethiopian blogger Eskinder Nega
in the theater of One World a media project | in pursuit of cultural diplomacy and international understanding  Posted on July , 2012 NEW YORK CITY | PEN American Center reacted angrily to the sentencing of journalist Eskinder Nega to 18 years in prison on bogus terrorism charges in Ethiopia, calling on the United States and other donor […]
Read More →Ahmad Khan Samangani, Influential Afghan Lawmaker, Killed By Suicide Bomber At Wedding
MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan, July 14 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people including a prominent politician, and wounding 40 others, police said. The death toll makes Saturday’s attack one of the most lethal in the country for months. Influential Afghan lawmaker […]
Read More →Iraq-Iran Ties Grow Stronger As Iraq Rises From The Ashes
WASHINGTON — In the run-up to the war in Iraq, neoconservative hawks in and out of the Bush administration promised that the U.S. invasion would quickly transform that country into a strong ally, a model Arab democracy and a major oil producer that would lower world prices, even while paying for its own reconstruction. “A […]
Read More →UN officials head for Tremseh to investigate reports of massacre Convoy leaves Damascus after head of UN monitoring mission said helicopters and tanks were used to attack town
An image released by Syrian activists, said to show victims of a massacre in Tremseh being buried. Photograph: AP United Nations officials have set off to the Syrian town of Tremseh to investigate reports of a massacre of civilians by Syrian troops and pro-government militia. A three-car convoy was seen leaving Damascus and heading for Tremseh […]
Read More →MELES ZENAWI IS “TERMINALLY ILL†WITH CANCER
Reporter: Durame, July 12, 2012 — Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi is secretly receiving medical treatment in Meles Zenawi is “terminally ill†with cancerBrussels this week, after the 57-year-old former gurrella fighter was diagnosed with a severe case of blood cancer. Adding creditably to reports of his deteriorating health, Meles has rescheduled all public appearances for […]
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Read More →The ground to say Meles Zenawi is a dictator. Walelgne Mekonnen
Many countries today are in a state of rapid economic, political, and social change but basic human and political rights will continue to be denied to vast numbers of peoples. Perhaps in the face of such rapid fundamental changes, basic human and political rights will move in the opposite direction and experience new forms ofdictatorship, […]
Read More →Outrage as World Bank funds power lines linked to controversial dam
The Gibe III dam threatens the livelihoods of 200,000 Lower Omo tribal people, including the Karo. © Survival Human rights organizations, including Survival and Human Rights Watch, have fiercely criticized a decision by the World Bank to fund power lines in Ethiopia linked to the controversial Gibe III dam. The newly-approved project will help transport power generated by a notorious […]
Read More →Hunger – Ethiopia’s new weapon to force tribes off their land ,
source survivalinternational The Omo Valley tribes A massive hydroelectric dam threatens the tribes of the Lower Omo River The tribes have lived in this area for centuries and have developed techniques to survive in a challenging environment.  They have not been consulted about the dam and stand to lose their livelihoods based on the river’s natural […]
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