http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The UN and the US support a government that has little presence in Somalia. The area of Puntland is far better organised than the rest of Somalia even though the pirates are a problem. It seems the only groups that... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4738650 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:07:54 -0800 Warning this blog entry contains violence, and vicious unpatriotic rhetoric, and is not approved by the FBI for domestic consumption and also has not obtained a nihil obstat from the Vatican. Certainly one of the criticisms of Obama by many... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4738312 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:11:17 -0800 From the article it is clear that at first their captors were simply going to let them go after checking their credentials. They must have had orders from higher up which finally led to their being held. They probably were... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4734113 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:35:28 -0800 This is a short excerpt from a much longer interview in the Spiegel with Pakistani prime minister Yousuf Gilani. Gilani may be a bit ingenuous in complaining about the drone attacks since Pakistan actually allows some of the drones to... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4733070 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:36:51 -0800 This quote is from this site: Q: How many Chicago School economists does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None. If the lightbulb needed changing, the market would have already done it. Raj Patel has written a book entitled... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4732339 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:33:36 -0800 As Cole points out Obama's partner the Afghan government has more problems than just corruption although that is certainly bad enough as many of Karzai's potential cabinet ministers are under investigation! Legislators just collect their pay and do not bother... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4727012 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:50:23 -0800 The Supreme Court actually had little choice since Obama managed to change the law so that he has the discretion to declare that the release would endanger US soldiers. Of course earlier Obama had claimed that the photos showed nothing... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4724547 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:08:41 -0800 It is clear from leaked information that Obama will escalate the Afghan war and send more troops. Anti-war groups plan demonstrations on Wednesday to protest against Obama's moves. The turnout at the demonstrations will indicate the degree to which anti-war... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4724045 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:44:27 -0800 Karzai is a poor puppet and has been for some time. To improve efficiency i.e. the carrying out of occupiers' wishes the US no doubt with NATO and UN blessings will have someone appointed to run the day to day... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4723500 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:04:08 -0800 Krugman has some practical suggestions for creating more jobs but they may be difficult to sell politically since they involve spending more money when everyone seems to be concerned about the debt. However creation of jobs also creates economic activity... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4719949 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:40:22 -0800 With high unemployment it is not surprising that there would be more families requiring help from the government. This shows that job creation needs to be a number one priority for the Obama administration. As the figures indicate, minority groups... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4718995 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:04:24 -0800 This will annoy Pakistan no end. There will be an influx of Taliban into Balochistan where separatist tendencies are already dangerous and strong. If Taliban combine with separatists Pakistan can face even more troubles than it already does. There is... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4717853 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:15:53 -0800 To be fair Obama has tried to declassify more data and be more open. However, he obviously gives in to pressure from intelligence agencies. Those agencies believe that the less the public knows the better. Of course it is better... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4717782 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:02:38 -0800 Very little detail in this article although it does mention problems in one city where a protest was broken up. No mention that it is against the law to recommend that the election be boycotted or that this is not... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4714241 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:25 -0800 As with many other policy areas Obama is carrying on in the same track as Bush. In spite of his claim to bring change to Washington he is carrying on the same tradition as before of rewarding donors with perks... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4713938 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:09:55 -0800 The idea that Obama was the anti-war president is a bit ludicrous. Obama made it clear during his campaign that he was going to step up the war in Afghanistan. He also increased drone attacks more than Bush when he... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4712982 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:28:39 -0800 This may help stem some of the slide on global stock markets due to nervousness about the status of debt in Dubai World that seems to be spread throughout the globe. Dubai World would be better named Fantasy World since... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4712616 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:36:47 -0800 There will no longer be any multi-national units in Iraq since only US troops remain in the country. Gradually other countries involved have withdrawn their troops from Iraq so that now only US troops are in the country. Obama has... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4708400 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:12:51 -0800 NATO will be lucky to get that many. In every NATO country with troops in Afghanistan there is strong opposition to sending more troops. In Germany in particular the mission has caused great embarrassment for the government. The Netherlands and... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4708373 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:00:04 -0800 Seven years more is still a lot more both in the number of lives that will be lost and the cost to the US taxpayer. Of course the war supporters will complain about the entitlements that are causing the huge... info@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com./contributed-news/4707669 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:48:50 -0800