Barack Obama was President a mere 12 days before the Nobel Peace Prize nominations closed and he still won. I know, I know. “He showed early promise.” Talk about handing in an A paper at the beginning of the semester. Less than two weeks in office and he earns himself a Peace Prize. This guy is good. Of course, you got to remember, the potential recipient list for a Peace Prize is not what you call your deep field. Never has been. Hence: Kissinger, de Klerk and Arafat.
Minimizing Persecution of Spritual Communities Internationally
Society + Culture
By MWC News
Saturday, 17 October 2009
The assigned topic is the persecution of Christians internationally and what Canadians might do to reduce it. All human dignity is ultimately indivisible across the world today, so I'll widen the focus to include other spiritual communities. Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984) put this point best when he said about the Nazis: "...Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me."
Anthony Placido, head of intelligence for the DEA, wants the 35-year-old drug war to continue because drugs are “mind-altering substances that destroy human life and create violence.”
Election officials in Afghanistan are expected to announce whether President Hamid Karzai is the outright winner of August's disputed election or must face a second vote against rival candidate and former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah.
Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean have agreed during a summit in Bolivia on creation of a regional currency aimed at reducing the use of the US dollar.
About 20 Muslim protesters demonstrated against the visit of Geert Wilders, the far-right Dutch MP, as he arrived for a meeting in Britain's parliament, forcing him to take refuge in a nearby building.
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