... soldiers, child laborers and child prostitutes were a fact of life. Before the emergence of sharia law, before the Christian era, before the appearance of monotheistic Judaism and before the birth of the Orthodox Church. In spite of efforts by Islamic fundamentalists, one can find evidence of this fact at the Library of Alexandria. The library was saved from recent attacks by radical Islamasts only because employees and friends created a human chain to block the attackers from entering and looting the ...
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- 16.10.2013 18:03:00
... Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, who was part of the negotiations along with Kerry and Lavrov ostensibly representing what Kerry has referred to as “the Assad regime” caved in to a Qatar sponsored resolution that designates the Syrian National Council (SNC) as the official representative of Syria at the Arab League. Qatar even built a new embassy for the SNC in Doha. An Islamist Government-in-Waiting? The moderate Islamist, Ahmad Tumeh, is reported by various sources to have been elected on Saturday,...
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- 15.09.2013 13:09:00
... help feed them. Among the alliance Brazil is the only nation that can feed itself.
Russia, China, India and South Africa have food trade deficits. Among non-BRICS, Japan remains dependent as the world’s largest food importer. For its part, the United States, while a leader in conservation agriculture, became an official net importer of food in 2005.
For the BRICS, who represent 44 % of the world’s population and generate around 42% of global growth depending on what economist you like ...
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- 01.09.2013 09:42:00
Can A Charismatic Figure Reform The United Nations? Probably not. When one speaks of reform one is really speaking about a subset of change. Whether it’s structure, culture or mission, change means turning the conversation into action. A decade ago there was talk dans les couloirs ...
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- 22.07.2013 13:42:00
