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By Samuel Brittan According to the classical Greek authors, political change was subject to a recurrent cycle. We start with tyranny, which was overthrown…
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By Washington’s Blog Global Research, July 19, 2012 Washington’s Blog Here are some recent improprieties by the big banks: Laundering money for drug cartels.…
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America’s Shadow Wars in Africa : Secret Wars, Secret Bases, and the Pentagon’s “New Spice Route” in Africa
by Nick Turse They call it the New Spice Route, an homage to the medieval trade network that connected Europe, Africa, and Asia, even…
By Pepe Escobar Kofi Annan looks increasingly like Austin Powers these days, minus the purple suits; an international man of mystery shuttling between world…
By Kimeng Hilton Ndukong, 12 July 2012 Cameroon’s ace playwright and actor, Prof. Bole Butake talks on his university teaching career as he prepares…
By JIANG QING and DANIEL A. BELL ON Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a speech in Mongolia denouncing Asian governments that…