Is Absolute Power on its Last Legs?

Finding Dulcinea a year ago Region: Tonga

Posted by Liz Colville to findingDulcinea Several nations long ruled by monarchies are abandoning them, many in favor of democracy. Other dictatorships have weakened. But a few strongholds of absolute power do remain. ... more

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4 Female Bombers Strike Baghdad and Kirkuk Killing 57 and Wounding 300

Santosh Kumar Agarwal a year ago Region: Iraq

Three women suicide bombers struck a pilgrimage center in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, today (28th July) killing 32 and wounding at least 110 people. Another woman suicide bomber exploded her self in the midst of a Kurdis... more

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The Lockerbie Bombing - Flight 103

Julian Worker a year ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

 Pan Am Flight 103   On December 21st, 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 flying from London Heathrow Airport to JFK Airport in New York was destroyed by a bomb. The debris landed in and around the Scottish town of Locke... more

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Chemical Ali's fate unclear

C.P. Antony 2 years ago Region: Iraq

A raging legal debate and reconciliation politics have further delayed the scheduled executions in Iraq of three Saddam Hussein-era officials and the whole episode is causing an uproar among Iraqi officials. Ali Hassan al-... more

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Pentagon ABC: Divide and Rule

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: United States

A united power is difficult to cope with. The divide-and-rule manta has been used not only within a country but also in international politics. Although it has become a basic formula for ruling classes all over the world t... more

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The body of Saddam Hussaein was stabbed after execution.

Deep Choudhari a year ago Region: Iraq

The body of Saddam Hussaein was stabbed six times after he was executed, according to the head of guard at the former president’s tomb north of Baghdad, who was one of the people that helped bury the corpse.  &... more

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Ban Lifted On Saddam's Baath Party

Can Tran a year ago Region: Iraq

The move to lift the ban on the Baath party was passed at the urging by the United States as a means to reach out to the Sunni Arabs that are the minority in Iraq. This move will allow the former party members to apply for... more

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