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Politicians and Policemen indicted for corruption and other crimes in Brazil
Brazil is making efforts to combat corruption and criminality. These are small steps that can help the county to get to the next level. See also: U.N. watchdog denounces police killings in Brazil "A government... 53 views | 4 comments | 15 recommendations
Taliban Miltants and Pakistani Tribesmen Clash After Beheading
PAKISTANI Tribesmen in Islamabad have clashed with Taliban militants, after Taliban militiamen beheaded a local man in public who tried to abduct their chief. 41 people were left dead in confrontations...86 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
British troops 'should go home'
The prime minister of Iraq has said that British troops should withdraw from Southern Iraq because they are no longer needed there, according to reports today."British troops should leave Iraq because they are no longer needed to maintain security, Iraq's prime minister has...42 views | 3 comments | 6 recommendations
Palin: National Security Missile Defense Knowledge?
By Abert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media, Inc Governor Palin has been touted as an unexperienced Governor with little National Security experience. Alaska provides for...6038 views | 9 comments | 0 recommendations
Insurgents 'take key port' in Somalia
Without a functioning government since 1991, Somalia slides further into a Humanitarian crisis."Islamist insurgents in Somalia say they have taken control of the southern port of Kismayo amid fighting that has left dozens of people dead. A spokesman for al-Shabab, Mukhtar...153 views | 2 comments | 10 recommendations
Iraq's Mehdi Army 'stops carrying arms'
The Mehdi Army will not carry weapons for now, but if the US does not set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, then the militia will rise again. A little background on the Mehdi Army, also known as the Mahdi Army or...Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra
Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...127 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
East Timor's president defends pardoning killer
After serving only eight years of his 33 prison term, Joni Marquez a Timorese militia leader was pardoned by East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta last may. Marquez, "led the slaughter of nine members of a...Hamas militia largest employer in Gaza
Every second resident of Gaza strip lives below poverty line, and the unemployment in the region is at a shocking 45%. One of the very few ways for Gaza residents to alleviate their financial hardship is to apply for...105 views | 1 comment | 2 recommendations
Barack Obama And His Perfect Storm Of Peace In Iraq :: Carter's Second Term
Senator Barack Obama and Terry Moran of ABC News - "I've always reserved the right, uh, to say---let's say that ethnic, uh, ethnic fighting broke out once again---I've reserved the right to say---I don't--I'm not...
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UN should not meddle in matters reported by KKP, Said Muladi
What are you looking for, KKP?"The KKP`s report were officially scheduled to be announced early next week but someone leaked its contents to the Australian media which on Friday published parts of it. The... Blogging from Iraq, Last of the Surge Leaving Iraq
I thought with all of the controvsey over whether things are better or worse in Iraq, I found a blog of a reporter who is in country with first hand knowlege. He relates that the last of the troop surge... 407 views | 5 comments | 29 recommendations
Sudan condemns UN Darfur attack
Sudan has now officially blamed rebel groups for at attack on the United Nations-African Uion peace mission in Darfur. Seven peacekeepers were killed in that attack."Sudan's foreign ministry condemned the attack, and... UN fury at Darfur militia ambush
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has condemned an ambush which left seven members of the joint UN-African Union peace mission to Sudan's Darfur region dead." The Janjaweed has long been hostile to UN troops in Sudan, fearing...Israel successfully tests missile interceptor: report
the killing machine, ugh!"Israel has successfully tested a new defence system designed to intercept rockets fired from southern Lebanon and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, public radio reported on Sunday. The "Iron Dome" system is expected to be fully operational within a year...
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