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Exporting Misery to Haiti

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Reader Supported News - By James Ridgeway - Jan. 18 (Opinion) - You'd never guess, from this discourse, how much US policy has actually undermined Haiti's ability to be a "self-sustaining nation," especially its ability to feed itself..

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Bangladesh: Mourning Senator Edward Kennedy

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Rezwan - Aug. 27 (Opinion) - Senator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009), the second most senior member of the US Senate, died of cancer last Tuesday. Bloggers recall him as a true friend of Bangladesh and explain why Bangladeshis will remember him forever.

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Pakistan: Independence Day Celebrations

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - Aug. 16 (Opinion) - These gestures are symbols that many in our society are aware of their rights, and that for them the Independence Day means a lot more than just a celebratory gesture. Celebrating Independence Day is not only hoisting flags, painting green and enchanting slogans; it goes much deeper to the very roots of ‘freedom and right to exist (co-exist) as a society.

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Returning Home – An Interview with an IDP

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Teeth Maestro - By Faris Kasim - Aug. 02 (Interview) - What will you do back at home? Is there employment available? It will be difficult, I’m sure we will have trouble even feeding our children but it is better than living here like beggars.

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Redefining Success

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Changing Up Pakistan - By Kalsoom - Jul. 29 (Opinion) - There were a series of notable arrests this past weekend in Pakistan. On Sunday, media outlets reported that Shah Abdul Aziz, a former MP with the MMA, was detained in connection with the murder of Piotr Stanczak, a Polish engineer decapitated by Taliban militants in February. The AFP reported, “On July 16, Pakistani police arrested another man, Atta Ullah Khan, in connection with the killing and on Sunday arrested three other people suspected of links to Stanczak’s murder and of plotting militant attacks in Islamabad.” Speaking in a court in Rawalpindi, Attaullah said the Polish engineer was killed on the orders of Aziz, “after negotiations for the release of captured Taliban members broke down.”

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