EU Financial Crisis: Is It Time For A Crack Down On Goldman Sachs?
On Sunday, The New York Times revealed that Wall Street’s elaborate financial schemes made Greece escalating debt reach today’s breaking point by allowing the Greek government to borrow above its means since 2001. One deal created by Goldman Sachs helped hide billions in debts contracted by Greece from the EU budget authorities in Brussels. According […]
Allah Vs God: The Divine Identity Crisis in Malaysia
On December 31, 2009, in an attack of common sense, the Malaysian High Court overturned a 24 year ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ by non Muslims(1). The decision unleashed a wave of destructive demonstrations and acts of vandalism across the country.
US Launches Massive Attack On Taliban Despite Olympic Truce
In ancient Greece, the Olympics festival were a sacred time of truce. For the duration of the games, the conflicts between cities such as Sparta and Athens were resolved within the Stadiums, not on the battlefields. When the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre De Coubertin, organized the 1896 Olympics in Athens he had the […]
Haiti: A Day Of Mourning, A Month After The Tragedy
Today, Haitians paid tribute to the victims of the unspeakable tragedy which ran amok on the Island exactly a month ago. The death toll defies imagination. It is currently estimated that 230,000 Haitians were killed by the deadly earthquake. Most were buried in mass graves, anonymous yet united in their gruesome death. Haitians paid respect […]
Iran: Reformists Attacked During Revolution Anniversary Rallies
Today, tens of thousands of Iranians from opposing camps gathered for the 31 ST anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. According to the opposition web site Rahesabz, and other independent sources in Tehran key Iranian opposition leaders Khatami & Karroubi were attacked in their cars by members of the Basij militia. Karroubi’s car windows were smashed. […]
