Kyrgyzstan: Unchecked Nationalism Threat to Stability
Region: KyrgyzstanGovernment needs to take decisive action to contain ethnic tensions stirred by 2010 violence, leading rights activist warns. By Timur Toktonaliev Continued failure to enforce the rule of law ris... more
Views: 1300Iraq Stunned by Bombing Wave
Region: IraqBy Basim al-Shara, Abeer Mohammed About 100 Iraqis were killed and wounded in bombings across the country on February 23, raising concerns about the ability of government forces to maintain security following th... more
Views: 883Doubts Over Afghan Police Loyalties
Region: AfghanistanCritics say force remains riddled with local factional interests. By Ahmad Javed Reja Despite a new survey indicating a rise in public confidence in the Afghan National Police, ANP, observers warn that the force... more
Views: 1371American Absurdities: Congress Passes Ultralight Bill
Region: United StatesAs a political refugee from Arizona, I read with interest the recent passage of a bill by Congress sponsored by Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords which imposes hefty penalties on the cross borders drug traffi... more
Views: 965All for one aim: Multi-pronged approach to fight hunger
Region: United States
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet project The volatility of food prices, in particular price upswings, represents a major threat to food security in developing countries and typically affec... more
Views: 796New Army Study Says Radiation From Airport Body Scanners Is Minor
Region: United StatesBy Michael Grabell, ProPublica A new study of airport body scanners [1] by U.S. Army scientists shows that the machines produce a low dose of radiation, supporting Transportation Security Administration claims tha... more
Views: 2205Going Beyond Agricultural Production to Achieve Food Security
Region: United StatesCrossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet. Agricultural production is only the first step in moving the world’s food from farm to fork, according to Nourishing the Planet, a project of the ... more
Views: 1684Double standards of NC-led government: BJP
Region: India
Jammu, June 08 (Scoop News) – Ridiculing the chief minister’s statement expressing inability to provide security to the Yatra from June 15, the BJP State Chief Spokesperson & National... more
Views: 868Airport snafu: Security easily compromised by terror suspects
Region: United States"[O]n at least 23 occasions its highly specialized Behavior Detection Officers failed to stop terrorists from boarding planes, investigators found. At least 16 people who were later charged or pleaded guilty to terrorism c... more
Views: 1148The Dead Are The Key To Social Security Solvency
Region: United States
Social Security will soon be bankrupt. Yet the solution to its solvency is obvious; make the dead pay. Afterall, the dead are dead and they don’t feel pain anymore. Think about it. Who sucked Soc... more
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