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Hailemariam Desalegn as Ethiopia`s Anwar Sadat; fancy that!

Men like Hailemariam who showed readiness to be co-opted by joining the deceased’s party after it seized power have always been regarded with contempt or indifference.

(UGANDA) - Twelve days later after the state funeral of one of Africa’s ruthless and cunning strongman, Meles Zenawi, the ruling party in Ethiopia dominated by the deceased’s minority ethnic liberation front grudgingly decided on the chairmanship of Hailemriam Desalegn.

In so doing and to the satisfaction of “development partners,” notably United States, the ruling party confirmed Hailemariam as a replacement of the late “visionary” ruler of Ethiopia.

Blog.... uh excuse me!

An ugly word, an ugly purpose?

(BANGKOK) - The word "blog" is a ridiculous contraction of "web log" and an ugly word, it sounds like someone walking through a swamp in too-small wellington boots.

The word was developed and pushed by the mainstream media to denigrate opinions held by non-aligned individuals, so I don't read anything that independent writers call "blogs"...

Landmines Still Exacting a Heavy Toll on Vietnamese Civilians

37 years on, unexploded bombs continue to ruin lives in the former wartime frontline regions of Vietnam.

(DA NANG The Guardian) - Somewhere in the centre of Vietnam, roughly halfway between Hanoi and Saigon, lies the small province of Quang Tri.

It was here, at around 10am on one sweltering hot morning in 1988, as Nguyen Dinh Thu was hoeing the small piece of land his parents had given him, that he struck the unexploded US military bomb that had lain undisturbed there for 15 years.

Sedition Law is Against Spirit of Democracy

The process of building up political alternatives has to be based on holding -- and advocating -- views that are contrary to those held by the current holders of power.

(NEW DELHI) - I was convicted of sedition (section 124 of the IPC) on Christmas eve 2009, and awarded life imprisonment. I had already spent two years in jail as an undertrial before the Supreme Court granted me bail.

Following my conviction, another four months was spent in a solitary cell before the Supreme Court suspended the sentence and granted bail, remarking in the process that there did not seem to be any evidence against me.

Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Endorses Measure 80

Oregon has in years past spent more than $60 million annually on marijuana-related offenses... - Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron

(PORTLAND, OR) - The Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (OCDLA) has officially endorsed Measure 80.

“Oregon is now engaged in a great debate across the public safety spectrum to seek and adopt rational evidence-based policies that will make our state and people safer,” said Lane Borg, OCDLA president.

What Might Netanyahu do When His American Mob Tells Him Romney Won`t Win?

Even before his latest reported gaffe the polls were indicating that Romney will fail in his Zionist-backed bid to deny President Obama a second term in the White House.

(LONDON) - Even before his latest reported gaffe the polls were indicating that Romney will fail in his Zionist-backed bid to deny President Obama a second term in the White House.

After the Republican presidential candidate tried and failed to make political capital out of the killing of the American ambassador and three of his colleagues in Libya, Obama said (on CBS’s 60 Minutes) “Governor Romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and aim later.”

Displaced Families of Rimsha Case Hold Protest Rally Against APMA Chairman

“Putter bohit buray halat ney” (Son, we live in pathetic situation.) - Baba Sajin

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Displaced families of the Rimsha case held a protest rally against Dr. Paul Bhatti, Chairman All Pakistan Minority Alliance (APMA) and advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The protesters started the rally from St. Thomas Church, Blue Area to Green Towers Blue Area office of the minister in-charge of National Harmony Islamabad. They claimed that chairman APMA had dishonestly gathered huge funds on the name of Rimsha case but didn’t deliver.

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If music be the food of love, play on... Smutty Bill

(DAYTONA BEACH, FLA) - There's an enigma about jazz. I mean traditional jazz, not the offshoots, the evolutionary branches. I mean the kind you might hear on Bourbon Street in N'Orleans, although more likely, these days, drowned out by hard rock abominations. Trad.

Where I live, in Dixie where it all started, anyone you might stop on the street doesn't even know what you're talking about.

Poor Mitt, He Can`t Help if He was Born With a Silver Foot in His Mouth

(In reference to the poor) “My job is not to worry about those people (because) I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their (own) lives.” - Mitt Romney

(PASO ROBLES, CA) - Mitt Romney says he was born with a silver spoon, but inherited nothing. Obama believers might change that to read, “poor Mitt, can’t help it if he was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”

Mitt said “47 percent of voters will vote for Obama Because they are dependent upon government, who believe they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe they are entitled to healthcare, to food...

Statement on Aung San Suu Kyi`s Congressional Visit Tomorrow

Dr. Katrina Lantos Sweitt, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International religious Freedom (USCIRF)

(WASHINGTON DC) - “Aung San Suu Kyi is the world’s most recognized symbol of freedom and human rights and the best hope for Burma’s democratic future. She richly deserves the accolades she is receiving from the U.S. Congress and we congratulate her on the award,” said Katrina Lantos Swett, USCIRF Chair.

“In recent months, Burma’s democratic reforms are threatened by appalling sectarian and ethnic violence,” said Lantos-Swett.