China Sea Islands Stepping Stones to Conflict?
Islands as landmines for international peace and security. Could tensions spark real conflict as disputes regarding sovereignty ov…
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Akin's “Legitimate Rape” & “Enforced Pregnancy” in Bosnia
Women/girls cannot be saddled with another guilt for rape forced upon them as US Congressman Todd Akins comments would appear to i…
Apple Hums: “Party Like it’s 1999!”
Today Apple surpassed Microsofts market cap value of 1999. Apple now has assumed title as highest valued business in history, (alb…
Why Veterans' Job Prospects Matter
As American troops withdraw from Afghanistan and look toward a more compact military, the quality of recruits will become even mor…
The Rockefeller's Kykuit
Kykuit is the Rockefeller Family Estate in Potantico Hills at Tarrytown overlooking the majestic HudsonRiver. Some have said that …
Afghanistan-Another Lost Generation or Reborn in Afghani Empowerment in Education & Development?
The headlines are not particularly encouraging. The Taliban appear to have adopted a new tactic that is intended to discourage the…
Afghan Taekwondo hero, Rohullah Nekpa, wins a bronze at the London Olympics
In one of my previous posts, I had covered the toil and sweat that Afghani athletes were putting into their preparation for the Lo…
Assange Asylum: Ecuador Diplomatically Outmaneuvers UK
Has London only created a more favorable platform for both Assange and Latin American adversaries of the United Kingdom by threate…
Australia Violates Human Rights & Loses Bid for UN Security Council?
Australias Parliament adopted an act that would allow the re-opening of offshore detention center for migrant asylum seekers and w…
I love you Fiat 500
My father bought his first car in 1957, when he was in his 20s... it was one of the firs Fiat 500, one of the small cars designed …
