Is A Nuclear Weapons Free World Possible?
Today is the first day of a two days nuclear security summit hosted by the United States. Leaders from 47 nations will attend the meeting aimed at securing uranium and plutonium stockpiles, and preventing non-state actors to acquire enough plutonium to manufacture a “dirty bomb”. However, nuclear non-proliferation is not enough; the goal of the […]
South Africa: Will Killing of White Supremacist Trigger Racial Violence?
As South Africa gets ready to host the World Cup, the killing of far-right white supremacist leader, Eugene Terreblanche, could not come at a worse time. Today, President Zuma called for calm after Terreblanche was found hacked to death by machete on his farm in the country’s Northwest. The 69-year-old leader of the white supremacist […]
Haiti’s 1804 Original Declaration Of Independence Found
The document is untitled “Liberty Or Death” and it is the original document written in French by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, one of the leaders of Haiti’s revolution with Toussaint Louverture (2 ND photograph). The extraordinary discovery was made by Julia Gaffield, a 26-year old student from Duke University. Gaffield found the only known printed copy of […]
Holocaust Survivor And Feminist Simone Veil Joins French Academy
The Academie Francaise is perhaps the most prestigious French institution. Because Academie members are inducted for life, they are called “The Immortals”. Simone Veil was inducted on Thursday during a solemn ceremony attended by her 39 colleagues of the Academie, two former French Presidents and President Sarkozy. The 82-years old Simone Veil is a former […]
Afghanistan: Understanding The Taliban From The Inside
The Taliban movement was started by former Mujaheddin in the aftermath of the victory against the Soviets in 1989. Contrary to the assumptions made by the US media, the Taliban still enjoy a wide support within Afghanistan, especially in the Pashtun area of the country. Expecting to win militarily against the Taliban is unrealistic, and […]
