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They killed her! They killed her!
The cowards killed Benazir Bhutto. They finally succeeded in getting rid of her. Those murderers hated her so much and wanted her dead from the get-go. She had enemies everywhere. A lot of people inside the Pakistani army and in the Pakistani Intelligence services didn’t like her. The Islamic radicals and Al Qaeda hated to [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2007 under Terrorism, africa, dc, europe, latin america, middle east, usa.
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World Bank Panel Finds Wolfowitz at Fault; Aide Resigns
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
WASHINGTON, May 7 — A committee of World Bank directors has formally notified Paul D. Wolfowitz that they found him to be guilty of a conflict of interest in arranging for a pay raise and promotion for Shaha Ali Riza, his companion, in 2005. The findings stepped up the pressure on Mr. [...]
Posted: May 7th, 2007 under Uncategorized, africa, asia, chad, dc, europe, latin america, middle east, usa.
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Wolfowitz says intends to continue World Bank work
15 Apr 2007 20:24:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said on Sunday he intends to continue his “important work” while leaving the controversy surrounding the promotion of his girlfriend to deliberations by the bank’s board of directors.
“This is important work and I intend to continue it,” Wolfowitz told [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2007 under Uncategorized, africa, asia, chad, dc, europe, latin america, middle east, usa.
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Wolfowitz says won’t resign; bank says concerned
15 Apr 2007 20:39:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – Development ministers from around the globe on Sunday voiced “great concern” over World Bank chief Paul Wolfowitz’s handling of his girlfriend’s promotion, but Wolfowitz said he intends to stay in his job.
“The current situation is of great concern to all of us,” [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2007 under Uncategorized, asia, chad, dc, europe, latin america, middle east, usa.
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Gunmen in Darfur Kill Another AU Peacekeeper
By VOA News
15 April 2007
The African Union says gunmen in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region have killed another A.U. peacekeeper.
An A.U. spokesman says the unidentified attackers shot the peacekeeper and stole his vehicle late Saturday near the entrance of an A.U. compound in Al-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state. The nationality of the dead peacekeeper [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2007 under africa, chad, europe, usa.
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African Union of Prostitution in France
Elie B. Smith, December 30, 2006 03:41 PM
Slavery is back on the African continent. And this news might make one of the most popular slave abolitionists William Wilberforce to turn in his grave. But it is true. However, unlike in the past, the new brand of slavery is affecting all parts of the continent. Talking [...]
Posted: March 1st, 2007 under africa, europe.
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