Clemente Ferrer In an Ugandan newspaper I recently published an article entitled “The lives of five leaders”. A native read it. He told me that his wife is HIV+ and he is HIV-. They are to have a pair of twins that are HIV- just like the father. The mother, with three months into her pregnancy, wishes to abort. However, the father of the twins is against it. He asked me: “what … [Read more...]
Archives for 17/06/2011
De-linking Europe’s Security from America’s
Ben Tanosborn When a corpse is in a state of putrefaction, the only logical and healthful thing to do is to get rid of it – bury it or burn it – and not just keep holding mourning services around it. And NATO happens to be one such corpse. General Lord Ismay, first Secretary General of NATO, stated the mission of the organization without any ambiguity: “To keep the … [Read more...]
U.S. Mayors Announce Call to End Afghanistan War
First Time Since Vietnam War Nation's Mayors Have Called For End to Military Engagement Press Conference Friday, June 17th, 11:45 am RELEASE EMPLOYMENT REPORT FOR 363 METRO AREAS Press Conference Monday, June 20th, 11:45 am The United States Conference of Mayors 79th Annual Meeting: Baltimore, MD BALTIMORE, June 17, 2011 -- The nation's mayors, led by … [Read more...]
Waiting for the Command Decision
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan On 17th August 1988, I didn’t consult any of my Corps Commanders or Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) and called-upon the Naval and Air Chiefs, discussed the matter briefly, and within three hours of General Ziaul Haq’s death, restored the Constitution and handed over power to Mr. Ghulam Ishaq Khan, It was an … [Read more...]