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18 Signs that America is Rotting Right in Front of our Eyes

By Guest PostAugust 17, 2010Economy, Politicsamerica is decaying, budget cuts, economic collapse, economic downturn, government debt, government subsidized housing

Sometimes it isn’t necessary to quote facts and figures about government debt, unemployment and the trade deficit in order to convey how badly America is decaying. The truth is that millions of Americans can watch America rotting right in front of their eyes by stepping out on their front porches. Record numbers of homes have been foreclosed on and in some of the most run down cities as many as a third of all houses have been abandoned. Unemployment remains at depressingly high levels and the number of Americans on food stamps continues to set new records month after month. (more…)

Korean Reunification, and the Sound of Rattling Weapons

By PravdaAugust 17, 20101 commentPoliticscheonan, dprk, Economy, german, kim il sung, kim jong il, korea reunification, korean peninsula, lee myung bak, north korea, president, pyongyang, south Korean, united states, yellow sea

On August 15, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak delivered a plan for unification of his country with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The proposal was made during the ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean peninsula from the Japanese colonial rule.

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Thank You, Comandante!

By PravdaAugust 13, 2010Politicsagrarian reform, ak-47, anti-imperialism, comandante, Cuba, Fidel Castro, fidel castro ruz, happy birthday, havana, search engine, sydney olympics, third world debt

Today Fidel Castro can enjoy his 84th birthday, having recovered totally from the poor health which forced him to step down as President of the Council of State in 2006. More than wishing him a Happy Birthday, it is the right occasion to say Thank You, Comandante as the free world celebrates alongside its hero, hopefully for many more years to come.

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Naomi Campbell Stuns The Hague

By PravdaAugust 6, 20102 commentsMedia, Politicsbloody diamond, british supermodel, hague court, hague tribunal, naomi campbell, queen of catwalk

On August 5th, the International Criminal Court in The Hague saw the most beautiful witness in its entire history. British supermodel Naomi Campbell paid a visit to this institution. A girlfriend of a Russian businessman testified in the case of one of the most outspoken politicians of our time, the former Liberian President Charles Taylor. (more…)

Building Bridges for Women

By PravdaAugust 6, 2010Culture, Politicsanne-marie goetz, Bangladesh, darfur, governance, India, juba, make women count for peace, pravda, security council resolution 1325, timothy bancroft-hinchey, uganda, unifem, violence against women

Exclusive Interview between PRAVDA.Ru* and UNIFEM Chief of Governance for Peace and Security Ms. Anne-Marie Goetz, who states that the way we think about gender and war has changed in the last decade, although a lot more needs to be done. What is the situation regarding women’s rights in conflict zones, what can Governments do, and fundamentally, what can you do?

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Holland Leaves Afghanistan. Who’s Next?

By PravdaAugust 3, 2010Politics3-d strategy, afghan war, afghanistan, Barack Obama, david cameron, dutch contingent, Holland, isaf, joseph blotz, kabul, mikhail saakashvili, military experience, nato, peter van uhm, talibs, the netherlands, uruzgan province

Holland became the first NATO member to complete its mission within the scope of the international anti-terrorist coalition in Afghanistan. Holland was controlling the Uruzgan province; now the control has been officially handed over to US and Australian forces.

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Rare Earth Elements: The World is Rapidly Running Out and China Has Most of The Remaining Supply

By Guest PostAugust 2, 2010Economy, Politicscalifornia, cerium, China, chinese economy, europium, green economy, hybrid car batteries, iphones, ipod, lanthanum, missile-guidance systems, mountain pass, neodymium, radar systems, rare earth elements, tantalum, us military, usgs, w david menzie

Most people have no idea what rare earth elements are, but a wide array of the technologies that we use every single day are dependent on them.

Without rare earth elements, we would have no hybrid car batteries, flat screen televisions, cell phones or iPods. Without rare earth elements, the entire “green economy” would not be able to function, because almost all emerging green technologies use them.

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Pentagon Accuses Soldier of Filtering Files

By PravdaJuly 31, 2010Politicsafghanistan, Barack Obama, bradley manning, joseph biden, julian assange, osama bin laden, oval office, pentagon, taliban, us army, Vietnam, wikileaks

The Pentagon confirmed today that it could imprison the U.S. Army soldier, Bradley Manning, as the main factor in the dissemination of secret military documents related to Afghanistan. A spokesperson from the Department of Defense explained to CNN that Manning, 22, probably accessed the IT records of the Institution and downloaded thousands of files which he then resent via mail.

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