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Abukar Arman: On The Iraqization of Somalia
Monday, 11 December 2006, 3:23 pm | Guest Opinion
As the international community embarks on a frantic diplomatic quest to extinguish the raging political and sectarian fire in Iraq, fatalist ideologues within the Bush administration, in partnership with certain money-motivated regional political powerbrokers, ... More >>
Dr. Deepika: Finally Another Nepal Peace Accord
Friday, 1 December 2006, 4:27 pm | Guest Opinion
His Majesty's congratulatory note on the signing of the peace accord on November 21st came as a surprise to many. It reflected a genuine desire for peace among the Nepalese, an objective for which he strived hard. But he was happy that finally peace ... More >>
P.R. Pradhan: Destabilizing Age-Old Institutions
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 10:59 am | Guest Opinion
We all know, the authorities of the new Nepal are trying to destabilize the two age-old national institutions -- institutions of Monarchy and Army. More >>
Role Of The King In The Present Context
Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 10:59 am | Guest Opinion
Two thousand years ago Sage Vatsayana, also called as Kanandak, had prepared a Nitishastra (moral guide) on how a King should run a country. Although the basis of that guidebook was the situation of two-millennium ago it is equally relevant today. The first responsibility ... More >>
Abukar Arman: The Somali Political Cliffhanger
Friday, 10 November 2006, 11:09 am | Guest Opinion
As the third round of the Khartoum peace talks ended in disappointment, the question on the minds of many stakeholders is “How would the Somali political riddle ever be solved peacefully?” How would a country that is allergic to political stalemates ... More >>
Jamal Juma: Between Resistance and Deception
Friday, 10 November 2006, 11:09 am | Guest Opinion
The Israeli regime unleashes daily racist brutality that by far outstands the crimes of the previous apartheid regime in South Africa. It imprisons an entire people behind ghetto walls, kills them and submits them to an economic blockade that has brought ... More >>
Omar Hamed:A Citizen’s Guide To An Emerging Empire
Thursday, 9 November 2006, 1:27 pm | Guest Opinion
No one can doubt that we live in an age of empire and imperialism. The neo-liberal World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) stalk the planet complimented by regional and bilateral free trade agreements. The ... More >>
Gaurav Sodhi: Tonga Monarchy Needs Modernity
Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 12:31 am | Guest Opinion
As yet another Pacific crisis brews, this time in Fiji, the Pacific, rather than being famous for blue waters and sandy beaches, is fast gaining a reputation for hosting corrupt, ineffective governments and dysfunctional economies. Papua New Guinea, ... More >>
Is Venezuela Next in the "Global War on Terror"?
Monday, 6 November 2006, 8:27 pm | Guest Opinion
It is now widely accepted that the US invaded Iraq, not under the expressed reason to combat terrorism, but to pursue its energy goals. This idea is supported not only by the failure to find weapons of mass destruction, but by the telling fact that ... More >>
Freeman & Bleifuss: A Way to Restore Confidence
Thursday, 2 November 2006, 2:41 pm | Guest Opinion
Widespread concern over recent reports from Princeton University on Diebold machine susceptibility to tampering, and from New York University on e-voting more generally, confirm what computer scientists have long known and contended: There is little reason ... More >>
Cameron Walker: Sri Lankan State Terror
Monday, 30 October 2006, 12:08 am | Guest Opinion
Occasionally in the world section of the NZ Herald you might see a headline like ‘Rebels Clash’ or ‘Sri Lanka Force bombards rebels’, usually accompanied by a couple of sentences of reporting that explain nothing. More >>
"Stay The Course" A Victory For Iran & Nth. Korea
Monday, 30 October 2006, 12:00 am | Guest Opinion
Leaving right after toppling Saddam Hussein would have preserved the United States' role as liberator and left the destiny of the Iraqis in their own hands. Saddam Hussein could not retake power because his heavy armament was destroyed, his army was dismantled ... More >>
Daniel Batten: I Can Hold My Tongue No Longer ...
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 3:01 pm | Guest Opinion
I have just seen "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore, and I can hold my tongue no longer ... More >>
Sinead Dumigan: Hep B & CDC’s expendable children
Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 3:01 pm | Guest Opinion
Society has inadvertently witnessed the most gruesome and belligerent attacks imaginable; a massacre of innocence executed with such spite and audacity, yet hidden meticulously by a protected veil of secrecy. More >>
Kendra Pettengill: TV As The Cause of Autism Study
Sunday, 22 October 2006, 1:52 pm | Guest Opinion
First and foremost this is a perfect example of what happens when economists that know nothing of a medical condition try to find some statistical relationship between their beloved data and a condition. More >>
Guest Opinion: The Warrior’s Code Of Honor
Sunday, 22 October 2006, 1:52 pm | Guest Opinion
As a combat veteran wounded in one of America’s wars, I offer to speak for those who cannot. Were the mouths of my fallen battle brothers not stopped with dust, they would testify that life revolves around honor. In war, it is understood that you ... More >>
Kate Doyle: The Dead of Tlatelolco
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:27 pm | Guest Opinion
October 2 marked another anniversary of the 1968 massacre in Tlatelolco Square, a former prehispanic marketplace in Mexico City. Students and others were gunned down by soldiers and government agents at a peaceful demonstration, and the repression ... More >>
Nepal: SPA and Maoists May Take Rash Decisions
Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 11:01 am | Guest Opinion
Only after two days the talks between the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists had reached a blind alley. The meeting on Sunday and Tuesday failing to make any significant headway and ending inconclusively contrary to the hype generated by the ... More >>
Book Review: Lone Wolf Takes On The Pharma Pack
Monday, 16 October 2006, 12:29 am | Guest Opinion
Early in Dr. Peter Rost's new book, The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman, Rost compares corporate culture to running with a wolf pack. "Everyone helps out and is friendly as long as it benefits the group," he writes, "but each wolf ... More >>
Guest Opinion: Smacking Children Is Not Harmful
Monday, 16 October 2006, 12:22 am | Guest Opinion
I fully agree with the study presented in Stuff according to which " Smacking children [is] not so harmful ". In this day and age when we have to study everything from a scientific point of view, common sense, which was the guideline for former generations, ... More >>
