The Framework Agreement: A good start?
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Ban Ki-Moon, Jim Kim, and Mary Robinson came to the Great Lakes region this
week, visiting Kinshasa, Goma, and Kigali. Their visit was supposed to
provide ...
Nouvelles tensions dans l’Est de la RDC
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Tout le monde retenait son souffle. Malheureusement, après plus de 6 mois
d’accalmie, l’Est de la République Démocratique du Congo(RDC) se... Lisez
la su...
Back From Vacation
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A lot to catch up on, so I’ll be back to blogging by next week (though I
may wind up blogging sooner, since I often can’t help it). Major deadlines
are clo...
Does This Deserve My Attention?
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Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in New Zealand, leading a workshop
on social media and I facilitated a module on mindful social media. It
seeme...
Obama's Head-in-the-Sand Speech About Terrorism
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By Barry Rubin
President Barack Obama’s speech at the National Defense University, “The
Future of Our Fight against Terrorism” is a remarkable exercise in ...
Rwanda Day, London 2013
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Late Engineer George Coles must be turning in his place of repose, as we
speak. Among his wildest imaginations, he never thought that his creation
would re...
Guest blog: “Lunch Encounters of a Spiritual Kind”
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(The guest blog below is a touching story with a practical lesson for
believers, written by Biblical Counselor Sherri Edenfield Hall, from Macon,
Georgia. ...
A Superb Book: Seasons in the Sun
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If there is one political history book you read this year, Dominic
Sandbrook’s “Seasons in the Sun: The battle for Britain 1974-1979″ is the
one. Sandbrook...
My Open Letter to BBC’s John Simpson
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I could be wrong and I hope I am not, but I suspect you must have received
hundreds of emails this week – many of them from angry black South Africans
foll...
A Thought on the Criminal Law
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“Fuzzy, leave-the-details-to-be-sorted-out-by-the-courts legislation is
attractive to the Congressman who wants credit for addressing a national
problem bu...
The Dependency Agenda By Kevin D. Williamson
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Reader discretion advised, book contains explicit content of a disturbing
nature. This little book does not carry a warning label, but it should.
It’s dimi...
Malaria overstretching healthcare in DRC
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Malaria is preventable and curable. But the poor don't have the resources. Thousands of children under five years old die each year. Insecticide treated nets...
Is Merkel to blame for Germany's Eurovision loss?
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German commentators were wringing their hands on Sunday over the country’s
disappointing finish at the Eurovision final Saturday night. The country
came 2...
Thoughts on Parenting a Writer
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(From a talk I gave to parents of young writers at the Illinois Young Authors' Conference this weekend.)
Good morning. I
am honored to be here with you, a...
Wood Farm Brewery, Warwickshire
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'Sunshine on a rainy day' bringing an end to any potential 'irony'.
In the words of Alanis Morissette, the situation was distinctly 'ironic'.
The rain was f...
Before Night Falls ( Avant la nuit )
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Before Night Falls est basé sur l’autobiographie du poète et romancier
cubain Reinaldo Arenas. Dans le film, Arenas, qui était ouvertement gay,
est né en O...
Abbé Malumalu : l’expertise repoussée !
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Face à l’éventualité de la désignation de l’abbé Apollinaire Malumalu comme
président de la nouvelle Commission électorale nationale indépendante, la
Confé...
Ni tout à fait le même, ni tout à fait un autre !
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Après presque un an d’inactivité, avec ce post, ˮ YowaBlog ˮ effectue sa
rentrée sur la blogosphère. Cette longue ˮ disparition ˮ, quelles qu’en
furent l...
Keep it calm, your country needs you
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In terms of the theory, winning elections is a simple process. In my time
in Scottish politics, and from my side of the business, I've come to
understand t...
1925 Ndolo Airport – First Flight from Belgium
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At 11:00 on the morning of April 3, 1925, a three-motor biplane droned into
the skies over Kinshasa. The cream of colonial society was waiting and a
band ...
Strangely Dim
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I'm probably the worst, most inconsistent blogger ever. Most of the time
it's because I feel like no one really cares about my boring life or my
random tho...
A 9 year old girl succumbs to injuries due to rape
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(18 February 2011 at 18:34) A daughter of the 2nd year of primary raped by
a college professor of municipal college Gihinga, died on Thursday night at
King...
Staycations: A Comprehensive Guide
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*Image courtesy of arztsamui at FreeDigitalPhotos.net**I sometimes get
emails from folks who are interested in travelling but don’t currently have
the fund...
Bitcoin as epitaph for the Dollar con game
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The global power structure is US based but no longer monopolized by the US
and so as China and Russia position themselves to make strong moves to
destabili...
Rwandan media under attack despite new press laws
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http://m.guardiannews.com/world/2013/mar/20/rwanda-journalists-attack-media
** Wednesday 20 March 2013 11.42 EDT
Rwandan media under attack despite new p...
At SXSW, when dots connect, they make a full circle!
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Here’s a little thing you didn’t know about me: I never owned a laptop till
my third year of University. A lot of people, like you, are probably
wondering ...
Le féminisme expliqué aux panafricains
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Il y a tout juste un an, dans le cadre de la Black History Month, j'ai été
conviée à une journée d'étude sur le thème "Femmes noires et féminisme"
accompag...
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Little-known secret: Many (if not most) intellectuals are not lovers of freedom, especially if they live off or otherwise benefit from government largess; so...
2012 in review
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for
this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in
2012. T...
Left and Right, but where is the Center?
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S&D Group President Hannes Swoboda said:
"Monti as next Italian President could be a good choice. But let first
Italians choose between right and left poli...
Al Jazeera: Is M23 Willing to Pull Back?
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The M23 rebel army, which seized control of areas along the border with
Rwanda, is now establishing its own administration, complete with
ministers, commit...
Coltan, Goma & my mobile
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Here is a link to a BBC article I published today about why Goma matters.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20415534
Photos from a visit there in Sept...
My report on the ISSAT/DCAF resource library website
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My report is now also to be found on the ISSAT/DCAF resource library website.
I am very happy about this as the study may reach a broader audience.
I did a...
Who I voted for...
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After an agonizing period of time wrestling with the options in my mind, I
finally made some decisions and filled out my absentee ballot today.
I ended up ...
"I live in the land of what's possible"
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Nora Denzel, Technical Executive and Board Member, SABA and Overland,
delivers the keynote speech at the 2012 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women
in Computin...
Anti-Authoritarian Caturday
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This blog has been silent too long. I’ve had some health issues affecting
my hands; maybe I’ll write about them eventually, but for now let’s just
say I’ve...
The Rural Modern Library
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The new generation of local Washington, DC public libraries coming on line
have been referred to as "striking ... buildings that sit like aliens in
their n...
By Age 25
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By Age 25, I have done numerous things with my life, here are a list of
some of my accomplishments in my life thus far: World Traveler, by age 25,
I have v...
Kagame i klemme
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Rwandas president Paul Kagame mister finansiell støtte fra sine vestlige
partnere etter at FN har avdekket rwandisk støtte til opprørsgruppen M23 i
DR Kong...
C.COM, le nouveau gourou de la com…
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« Le lien existant entre un professionnel et son client constitue le ciment
de tous projets. » C.COM, agence de conseil et communication parisienne, se
pro...
Anderson Cooper is much more than his sexuality
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Amid reports that Anderson Cooper is gay, I was shocked by one opinion
piece. Actually let's call it what it really is. *I. Was. Appalled*. In a
comment ...
Happy Europe Day!
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Who would have thought that Europe would come this far, when Robert Schuman
gave the Schuman Declaration.
<p>&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;g...
Montevallo's police corruption
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In the past Montevallo, Alabama had one of the most corrupt police
departments in the world...and the "court" system was even worse. I once
saw Billy Hill,...
Gewinner und Verlierer des Papiergeldsystems
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Wie die Produktion des Scheingeldes einige wenige auf Kosten aller
begünstigt. von Wolf von Laer. Es ist sehr einleuchtend, dass durch
alleiniges Bedrucken...
Her Sweet Silence
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Wow my last post was exactly 6 months ago… Ahem…Where to start? Maybe with
the explanation that sometimes saying what’s on your mind is the most
natural th...
Ron Paul isnt a racist
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After hearing all these racist allegations in the news recently I decided
to make a video. I been slacking with the blog & I apologize. Im trying to
do b...
Tampa Ron Paul Events and Resources
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Dear friend,
Below is a list of very important local Ron Paul events and resources. If
you can make any of these that would be great. There is also a ...
IYICWA RYA HABYARIMANA : RAPORO ILI HAFI GUSOHOKA
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ABACAMANZA BO MU BUFARANSA "MU NZIRA ZO GUTANGAZA IBYAVUYE MU IPEREREZA"
Wednesday 2 November 2011 Abacamanza wo mu Bufaransa Marc Trevin na mugenzi
we N...
THANK YOU READERS!
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Dear Readers,
I have decided to put LibertyandEconomics.com in stasis. I am not taking
the site down and I very likely will write in it again. Time however...
Following the Leader
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Something special happened today that I’m not quite able to define. I was
about fifteen minutes into a forty minute run this morning when a Rwandan
man ...
CIUT Taylor Report on Victoire Ingabire's Trial
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*Download:* CIUT Taylor_Report on Victoire Ingabire's trial 09-05-2011.mp3
Victoire Ingabire is on trial in Kigali, Rwanda, for contesting the history
...
The End
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Right, that’s it, I’m calling it a day, at least at this place, and under
this name. I will re-materialise somewhere else, very soon. If you need
further d...
STINKER MURDOCH – AND GOODBYE, FOR NOW
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To start at the end this is my 600 th Tilting at Windmills blog. Hence it
seems a good place as any to say goodbye, for now. I have enjoyed my time
tiltin...
The Vigilant Crusader rebukes Pastor Terry Jones
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Lansing and Beyond's spiritual adviser, Reverend Willie Joe Clayton, is
back at the pulpit of the Shrine of the Crumbling Paradigm. In this replay
of his G...
DRC Women raped
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Every day more than 67 women are raped in the DRC. This is a crime against
humanity under international humanitarian law and human rights law. I
request to...
What's Wrong With Sin? - By Ishta Nandi
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A few weeks ago, I watched a BBC3 documentary titled 'The most dangerous
place in the world to be a woman.' My stomach churned as I listened to this
Congo...
A Run for Liberty
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A r3VOLutionary in CA is planning to jog across. I especially like that he
and his partner are using brew-pubs as way marks – haha Here is a link On
Januar...
What is forced migration?
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Forced migration is defined by the International Association for the Study
of Forced Migration as “a general term that refers to the movements of
refugees ...
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