Myanmar Trials-No Transparency: Has Anything Really Changed with Authoritarian Junta?
It is believed that all those sentenced to multi-year terms are UN and international NGO aid workers, and apparently are Muslims. …
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Is it Possible to Negotiate with the Taliban?
27 August is a tragic day for Afghanistan and a more open society as UN News media reported the brutal slaying of 17 Afghan civili…
WATCH VIDEOS and don't SMOKE!
Since the very beginning of time, people have strived to reach eternal youth. My conclusion is simple: WATCH VIDEOS and don't SMOK…
Diplomats for Human Shields in Syria
Diplomacy has not worked very well for Syria. So how about rethinking the whole diplomacy thing in Syria-Diplomats not talking so …
Death Penalty as National Holiday?
Gambias long-term authoritarian ruler who took over in a military coup announced that his prisons would soon/within month promptly…
South Africa Mines Safety Needs Improvement-UN Expert
More efforts could be made to better implement existing mining regulations, especially when it comes to the health and safety of m…
Have Lessons of Holocaust Become Lost in Politics?
Holocaust denial ignores the lessons of this great genocide/crime for all mankind. Jews are not the only group that can heed lesso…
Sanity v. Extremism in Norway's Breivik Judgment
This photo is found on sites labeled as "patriotic," "Christian" or simply to "Save America." To most, the focus will be on the pr…
UN Climate Fund Seeking Country Home:
Germany, Mexico, Namibia, Poland, Republic of Korea, and Switzerland are vying to host the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which was crea…
Traffic Control of Afghanistan Education and Economy
This week, a conversation about security in Afghanistan was reccurent in the media. It was also the topic of meetings in our offic…
