February 01, 2007

Benin: From Liberal to Social Democracy

Mwalimu George Ngwane

March 29, 2006 - Benin is undeniably one of Africa’s most successful stories in liberal or electoral democracy. From 1990 when she became the first African country to institute a sovereign National Conference, Benin has continued to employ all innovative and endogenous democratic strategies that distinguish her from the continent’s identity of political insolvability. The solid foundation laid by the conference in February 1990 provided the Beninese people with a nationalistic vision that focused on the power of alternatives through the ballot box rather than the principle of self-perpetration through constitutional tinkering.

February 01, 2007

The United States In Iraq: The Case For Withdrawal

Zaid Al-Ali

The post-2003 occupation is only the latest chapter in Washington’s long, disastrous involvement in Iraq. Zaid Al-Ali tracks a bitter history and draws a lesson.

February 01, 2007

Benin: From Liberal to Social Democracy

Mwalimu George Ngwane

March 29, 2006 - Benin is undeniably one of Africa’s most successful stories in liberal or electoral democracy. From 1990 when she became the first African country to institute a sovereign National Conference, Benin has continued to employ all innovative and endogenous democratic strategies that distinguish her from the continent’s identity of political insolvability. The solid foundation laid by the conference in February 1990 provided the Beninese people with a nationalistic vision that focused on the power of alternatives through the ballot box rather than the principle of self-perpetration through constitutional tinkering.

January 12, 2007

A Short, Bloody History Of Western Intervention In Somalia

gjohnsit

While the 19 American soldiers had their deaths made into a movie, the 200 dead Somali woman and children are completely forgotten in the western world. No wonder we don’t understand their motivations - we never cared enough to look for them.

January 12, 2007

Bloggers On The Iran Government’s Efforts To Enforce Registration Of Blogs And Web Sites

Hamid Tehrani, Global Voices Online

The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Iran has been trying to follow the Chinese government’s path of controlling blogs and web sites. Owners of blogs and sites have been asked to register their web site or blog within two months.