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- Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:18 am
- Forum: International events
- Topic: Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
- Replies: 37
- Views: 35458
Re: Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
Pakistan is going through the transition that should have begun during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and really taken hold after 1989. This time it might work. It might not. But at least the enemy is identified and the long-term goal is established. I suspect if it does work less blood will b...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:15 am
- Forum: Welcome
- Topic: The Freedom Factor -- How to Win it and How to Lose it.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4954
The Freedom Factor -- How to Win it and How to Lose it.
My name is Humphrey Hawksley. I am the author of a book called Democracy Kills -- What's So Good About Having the Vote. The title is stark because people need to join the discussion. We in ther Western democracies must not go blindly into Burma, North Korea, Cuba and other countries as we did in Ira...
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:09 am
- Forum: International events
- Topic: China
- Replies: 56
- Views: 46429
Re: China
I am reading American Notes by Charles Dickens on his journey there in 1842. At the time, there was general critiscism in Europe of the way America conducted itself -- the rebellious offspring from the colonial mother country -- with slavery being an obvious target. The 'New World' carried much ideo...