France’s role in the Libya conflict has returned a lost prestige that France has wanted for a long time. President Sarkozy is seeing himself as equal to Napoleon or Charles de Gaulle. Meanwhile, in the United States, many among the Republican party are worried about the US keeping a low profile in the mission in Lybia, and therefore [...]

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A portion of Lybia is in the hands of the rebels, who are feeling victorious, but the future will tell us if Libya is going to enter chaos or not. Like many African countries, Libya is a multi-tribal country. We have seen tribalism in the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein: the revenge of Shiites, marginalised under [...]

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America has lost one of its most respected and  influential women: Geraldine Ferraro. Not only was she the first woman to run for vice-president on the national ticket, she also advocated for women’s rights and human rights all around the world. She has shown bravery in a world of politics dominated by men. If we look back, she [...]

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Being gay is hard. Being gay and a Republican is even harder. Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican, has announced his intentions to run for the 2012 presidential elections. Frankly, Fred is certainly capable to be the President of the United States, considering his political experience advising Presidents Nixon, Reagan, and Bush. The question is, [...]

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Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has been sentenced by a panel of three judges in Tel Aviv to seven years in jail for sexual assault and rape. He also has been ordered to pay compensation to his two victims. It is a national embarrassment for the Jewish state. Sexual appetite and power are the worst [...]

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Once again, Donald Trump has questioned the President’s birthplace. It is incomprehensible how closely politics and stupidity can mix together. Politics in America is no longer about ideas and vision about the future; rather, it’s more like a soap opera. Trump’s need to be in the news makes him believe that he can become the President of [...]

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The failure of the Arab League, an organization created by Arab countries to solve their problems, is also at the root of the turmoil that the Arab world is going through right now. An illustration of their failure is that they were “united” in asking the West to intervene in Libya but never themselves sent [...]

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Dear President Obama, What happened to the promise of changing the world to be a better place? During the U.S. presidential election you promised to restore the American image, tarnished by the Bush administration. President Bush was the subject of criticism over his  ”cowboy” style of trying to spread democracy in the Arab world. President Obama, [...]

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The West’s addiction to foreign oil is certainly what motivates a coalition of  Westerners lead by the French to engage in what would become an inevitable  confrontation with Moammar Gaddafi. The U.N. resolution confirmed once again the international conspiracy against the weak. At least during the time of cold war, the world was more peaceful because the super powers neutralized each other. I [...]

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America has lost one of its best known and respected top diplomats. Warren Christopher died at the age of 85. He was one of the figures that symbolized America during the Bill Clinton administration. Mr. Christopher had a long public service career and worked for peace in the Balkans. Good things do not last forever. Unfortunately, you cannot [...]

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