In light of recent events this just gets added to the list of school shootings that have taken place over the last 5+ years and what seems to be motive is identical the perpetrators are young white males under the age of 21 with a history of disturbing behavior either expressed through writing or other […]
Iraq FM denies Saudi king rejects Maliki’s visit to kingdom
A high ranking government official of Iraq today denied reports that the Saudi government has rejected the planned visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Jawad Al-Maliki to the Saudi kingdom. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari confirmed this in the international media as issues affecting the scheduled conference on Iraq’s security situation is being ironed out […]
Saudi monarch rejects Maliki’s visit
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud had rejected the scheduled visit of Iraq leader to the kingdom after expressing his concern that the Iraqi government is not properly addressing the daily sectarian violence that claimed countless innocent lives in Iraq, reports said today. In a CNN report, it said that the Saudi king […]
Peace remains elusive in Somalia
By Zachary Ochieng Despite the relocation of the embattled Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG)—formed in exile in Nairobi in December 2004— to the capital, Mogadishu, last month, peace still remains elusive. According to the United Nations, more than 50,000 people have fled Mogadishu in the past two weeks. A renewed fighting in the city has […]
Schooling isn’t education
Until the moment I withdrew my sons from state education in the UK, I confused education with schooling. It’s a common mistake, and one which is easier to make if you have been through the state education machine yourself. The state spends considerable amounts of money – our money! – persuading us that the two […]
Obama Site to Use Social Networking, Blogs
Barack Obama said on video today that as he moves forward with the 2008 political race, he will need the help of his supporters–online. While he did not officially confirm a presidential run, Obama said in the video, "I’m excited about the possibilities of this campaign." The statement suggests that tomorrow, on February 10th at […]