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Sex, Jailbait and Sleaze Trouble for Berlusconi

By PravdaFebruary 19, 2011Politicsberlusconi, billionaire businessman, charges of prostitution, cristina di censo, italian prime minister, italy, karima el mahroug, milan, moroccan dancer, moroccan girl, no saint, paid for sex, patrizia d'addario, ruby, rubygate, sexual affairs, sexual binge party, sexual scandal, Silvio Berlusconi, veronica

Silvio Berlusconi and sexual affairs with seven women at once, put the Italian prime minister in the dock.

Italy’s Justice decides to put in the dock Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of prostitution of juveniles. Berlusconi hosted a “sexual binge party’ with seven women, six of them Brazilian, two were minors. In s scenario narrated by a madam as cinematographic, the seven in a row have been ‘caught’ one by one by Berlusconi.

The decision to prosecute Mr Berlusconi came from the Judge Cristina Di Censo. She decided immediately to prosecute the Prime Minister of Italy for prostitution of a young 17 year old Moroccan girl for abuse of power in a sexual scandal known as “Rubygate.” (more…)

Switzerland Freezes Accounts of Mubarak and His Entourage

By PravdaFebruary 12, 2011Politicsassets, banks, circles, egyptian president, european country, freeze, hosni mubarak, lars knuchel, mubarak, president, revolt, switzerland, tunisia, zine al-abidine ben ali

Switzerland’s government moved to freeze any assets of Hosni Mubarak, Swiss officials said Friday.

The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said it would freeze any assets in the country’s banks that might belong to the former Egyptian president or his family, without specifying how much money was involved or where it was. (more…)

Teach-in: “Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa”

By Guest PostFebruary 10, 2011Culture, Politicsadel allouche, adria lawrence, arab students, ellen lust, middle east, north africa, tarek masoud, unrest in the middle east, yale law school

Even if you did not have the opportunity to attend the panel on “Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa,” you can slearn what four experts on the history and political affairs of the Middle East had to say about the causes of the unrest in the region in this video of the panel, […]

Egyptian Protester Shot Dead in Alexandria (Warning: Graphic)

By Guest PostFebruary 6, 2011Politicsalexandria, egypt, egyptian protester, shot dead

The Youtube page sasy, it was on 28th January. The horrific incident took place in Alexandria, Egypt.

NC State Expert Offers Insight Into Events In Egypt, Tunisia

By Guest PostFebruary 1, 2011Politicsakram khater, amalgamation, american revolution, authoritarian ruler, economic corruption, egypt, hereditary political rule, islamist government, middle east, middle eastern history, muslim extremists, north africa, political unrest, popular protests, regimes, tunisia, university students, westernized elites, workers, yemen

Political unrest in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia is not unlike a modern version of the American Revolution, according to North Carolina State University’s Dr. Akram Khater. Khater’s expertise in Middle Eastern history can provide perspective to help us better understand what is taking place in the region. Khater is director of NC State’s Middle East Studies Program and an associate professor of history. He can be reached at 919/513-2218 or akram_khater@ncsu.edu. (more…)

Series of Revolutions, and a Cup of Coffee

By ShamsJanuary 28, 2011Politicsarab world, ben ali, egypt, hosni mubarak, series of revolutions, tunisia

Weeks before in Tunisia, and now in Egypt – as if a strong wind of revolutions is sweeping through the Arab World one after the other. In fact, people are tired now to see the same faces for the last 25/30 years. Such mass movement is no surprise (at all). This had to come one […]

Fighting Words: Violent Political Rhetoric Fuels Violent Attitudes

By Guest PostJanuary 24, 2011Politicsamericans, arizona, combat, daily life, democrats, disease, drugs, fight, gabrielle giffords, nathan kalmoe, negative consequences, non violent text, party affiliation, political leaders, political rhetoric, political violence, poverty, republicans, social problems, terrorism, us house candidates, violent attitudes, violent language, war, words

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Political leaders regularly promise to “fight” for noble causes and “combat” pressing problems. They declare “war” on social problems, such as poverty, disease, drugs and terrorism.

This violent political rhetoric—whether politicians intend to or not—can enflame violent attitudes in many Americans, especially those predisposed to behave aggressively in daily life, according to new University of Michigan research involving three studies. (more…)

Will Russia Ever Say Goodbye to Lenin?

By PravdaJanuary 24, 2011Politicsandrei kuraev, archdeacon kuraev, architect shchusev, bolshevik leaders, communists, controversial political figure, death, historical figure, lenin, mausoleum, mummy, necropolis, orthodox, pergamon altar, red square, russia, saint basil the great, satan throne, st. petersburg, stalin, state duma, tombstone, united russia, vasily boiko veliky, viktor militarev, vladimir medinsky

On the eve of the anniversary of Lenin’s death, State Duma deputy from United Russia said that Lenin’s body should be removed from the Red Square. He believes that the mummy of the leader has become a cult object of the new religion created by the Communists against his own will. What do religious leaders and community activists think about this?

State Duma deputy Vladimir Medinsky said that “Lenin is an extremely controversial political figure and his presence as a central figure in the necropolis in the heart of Russia is the extreme absurdity.” (more…)

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