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Just as Secretary Gates had said, enforcing a no fly zone in Libya requires an attack on Libyan military assets, specifically air defense systems, in the initial phase. These attacks…
March 21, 2011 / 6 Comments / Read More Burma’s pro-military parliament has passed a new law paving the way for compulsory service in the Burmese Army for up to five years in the case of a state of…
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Back in Vietnamese classes again and meeting the age-old problems. The Asian teachers and students seem to be mired in a single dictionary definition for each English word, and they…
March 19, 2011 / Comments Off / Read More On Thursday, the United National Security Council adopted a Resolution proposed by the United Kingdom, France and Lebanon and supported by the United States, confirming that member states can “take…
March 19, 2011 / Comments Off / Read MoreAs the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to convulse with political change, contagion in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has been conspicuously absent. The region has its fair share of…
March 18, 2011 / Comments Off / Read MoreThe global boycott movement (BDS) and other related campaigns were aimed at exposing Israeli transgressions against the Palestinian people and galvanizing international solidarity. What is so uplifting to see now…
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After atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was, in the West, especially in the United States, a short triumphal moment, crediting American science and military prowess with…
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During a period of the Dutch Golden Age, prices for tulip bulbs reached extraordinary levels. Single tulip bulbs were bought and sold for small fortunes, making some very wealthy. It…
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