The people in this country who want to sell hate are bad enough, but the Glenn Beck radio and TV shows and Rush Limbaugh’s radio show have a global audience. What are their sponsors thinking? The title of this article is intended as satire, but it might as well be true. They are making the recruiting of our enemies easy by their rhetoric. Any advertiser that would condone this should never hear the end of it.
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Skip Conoverl
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Nov 23, 2010
My Lai Massacre is a historical reminder not only of a tragedy but also of Hugh Thompson and Lawrence Colburn. These two soldiers did what was right in the face of acts of crime and illegality. They tried to stop their comrades from killing unarmed civilians and tried to save those whom they could in the face of massacre.
By:
Thesigan Nadarajanl
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Nov 23, 2010
The Highs and Lows of ULP Government
The ULP government has done a poor job in Saint Vincent and the Grenadine for the past nine years. The residents of this country therefore should bring a welcome change by not reelecting the ULP government for a third term.
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samuell
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Nov 23, 2010
Government Standing Pat On Pat-Downs
Yes, it’s taken eleven months, but the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) is finally responding to the threat representated by last year’s failed Christmas Day “underwear bomber” attack. And they’re doing it by focusing their energy and resources not on actual terrorists, but on… you.
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Michael Humel
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Nov 23, 2010
The Desperate Despot: Ralph Gonsalves
The despotic rule of Ralph Gonsalves must come to an end this December. That is the only way for the Vincentians to go into the next decade with new hope. Here’s a report.
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Edward Thomsonl
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Nov 23, 2010
First-hand monitoring of vote count in Belarus president election promised
Observers will be able to watch the vote count procedure during the presidential election in Belarus
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BelTAl
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Nov 23, 2010
INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE TO LULA DA SILVA 2010
Now that Lula has stepped down after two terms in office, though he was at the moment of vacating the prestigious and powerful post enjoying 80 percent popluarity. He was and still is that much held in high esteem by the Brazilians and there is no need for presenting other credentials for his popular governance.
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K.R.SURENDRANl
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Nov 21, 2010
Walked the way
under the blazing summer sun
half-an-hour walk
enough to make him sweat profusely
his long flowing greying hairs
By:
K.R.SURENDRANl
HAY FESTIVAL AT TRIVANDRUM, INDIA
My Grand Father – paternal to be specific whom I did have the rare opportunity of meeting only once in my life, thank God, the rare opportunity or blessing my siblings never did get as he had had many conncetions across the State and was always on the move. Whenever I see or recall the face of Nik Gowing my Grand Father’s face comes to my mind as the former bears great resemblance to the latter.
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K.R.SURENDRANl