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Archive for July, 2009

Obama faces a Persian rebuff

Posted by seumasach on July 1, 2009

M.K.Bhadrakumar

Asia Times

1st July, 2009

Twitter can now revert to its plan to shut down its Iran services and attend to maintenance work. Twitter goes into recess pleased that it probably embarrassed a resurgent regional power. The United States government owes Twitter a grand salute for having done something where all other stratagems of war and peace failed in the past three decades.

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UN condemns Honduras Coup

Posted by smeddum on July 1, 2009

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Fidel Castro: A Suicidal Error

Posted by smeddum on July 1, 2009

Havana. June 29, 2009

REFLECTIONS OF FIDEL
A suicidal error
(Taken from CubaDebate )

IN my reflection written last Thursday night, June 25, I said: “We do not know what will happen tonight or tomorrow in Honduras, but the brave conduct of Zelaya will go down in history.” Read the rest of this entry »

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