Northern Ireland: The Phoney Peace
By The Anglo American | June 14, 2008
Tony Blair with Jonathan Powell
Jonathan Powell was chief of Staff for the former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. His recent book Great Hatred Little Room, is an attempt by British Labour politicians to draw a line under the Ulster conflict. But as much as Blair and Powell try to consolidate their legacy there is still a nagging doubt. Is this really peace in our time or, as Neville Chamberlain found to his cost, not worth the paper it was written on?
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Jimmy Carter backing for Barack Obama
By The Anglo American | May 29, 2008
In a presidential race that was a foregone conclusion, the Democrats have presented voters with the most controversial choice in the history of US elections by confronting white male political dominance head-on.
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The Mayor of London ousted by WMD Journalist
By The Anglo American | May 3, 2008
Anndrew Gilligan {right} with the Consrvative party leader, David Cameron
Andrew Gilligan won the British Journalist of the Year award for his investigative skills. After the British Government had done its best to discredit him, it was a vote of confidence by his peers. If there were a journalist hall of fame he would be right there with Woodward and Bernstein.
Gilligan won this award for his investigation of corruption in the Greater London Authority - the city council for all of London. But the award resurrects his reputation as serious professional journalist - a reputation all but destroyed by the British Government. With the passage of time, it could be argued that it is the British Government whose reputation is now beyond the credibility of repair.
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World Bank: Silent Famine - Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
By Maverick Pakistanis | April 27, 2008
The World Food Program’s map of Asia
From Maverick Pakistanis:ISLAMABAD, April 25 (Internews): The World Bank (WB) has warned about ‘silent famine’ hitting millions of poor in habitants of Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and others South Asian states owing to skyrocketing food prices, saying that only way out from the existing severe crisis will be enhancing regional cooperation by lifting trade restrictions on commodities.
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Gordon Brown……who?
By The Anglo American | April 21, 2008
Gordon Brown’s visit to the US has left many Americans under whelmed if not a little bewildered. With the Democrat election taking center stage, did America miss the British election? And Tony Blair, he lost - right? Read the rest of this entry »
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Leader of English Church Advocates Sharia Law
By The Anglo American | February 29, 2008
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Charlie Wilson’s Role in 9/11
By The Anglo American | February 28, 2008
America’s withdrawal created a resentment that went far beyond the American about face with Pakistan. It cemented the belief, from within the region to the mosques in London, that the US was only there for its own interests. And it was into this vacuum that the Taliban walked, along with their criminal partners, Al-qaeda. It was a serious error of judgment and one that the American people, and the west, have paid dearly for.
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World Bank: Silent Famine - Pakistan, India, Afghanistan
By Maverick Pakistanis | April 27, 2008
The World Food Program’s map of Asia
From Maverick Pakistanis:ISLAMABAD, April 25 (Internews): The World Bank (WB) has warned about ‘silent famine’ hitting millions of poor in habitants of Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and others South Asian states owing to skyrocketing food prices, saying that only way out from the existing severe crisis will be enhancing regional cooperation by lifting trade restrictions on commodities.
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Gordon Brown……who?
By The Anglo American | April 21, 2008
Gordon Brown’s visit to the US has left many Americans under whelmed if not a little bewildered. With the Democrat election taking center stage, did America miss the British election? And Tony Blair, he lost - right? Read the rest of this entry »
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Leader of English Church Advocates Sharia Law
By The Anglo American | February 29, 2008
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Charlie Wilson’s Role in 9/11
By The Anglo American | February 28, 2008
America’s withdrawal created a resentment that went far beyond the American about face with Pakistan. It cemented the belief, from within the region to the mosques in London, that the US was only there for its own interests. And it was into this vacuum that the Taliban walked, along with their criminal partners, Al-qaeda. It was a serious error of judgment and one that the American people, and the west, have paid dearly for.
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