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Zimbabwe Elections: The Three Most Likely Scenarios
Whether they are ready or not, today Zimbabweans are going to the
polls in what may be the most important election since the country’s
transition to majority rule in 1980.
Not only will the election mark the final step laid out in the Global
Political Agreement that created Zimbabwe’s current Government of
National Unity (GNU) following post-election violence in 2008, but it
will also determine t
Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
released its bi-annual protection of civilians in armed conflict report.
The mission determined that civilian fatalities and casualties
increased by 23 percent over the first six months of 2013, compared to
the same time period in 2012. Moreover, consistent with all previous
reports, the vast majority (74 percent) of all civilian casualt
Déjà Vu in Zimbabwe
Polling stations are opening in Zimbabwe, and, if one’s Facebook
feed is to be believed, some enthusiastic voters have already spent a
few hours queueing (and winter mornings in Zimbabwe are *cold*). Today’s
elections are notable for a few reasons: they’re the first elections
since extensive state-sponsored violence in 2008; they mark the formal
end of the coalition government inaugurated in the a
Chemical Weapons or Not, More Arms in Syria Fan the Flames
Russia and the U.S. need to take first conflict resolution steps—then Syria can
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Top of the Morning: Zimbabwe Votes
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The Most Likely Outcome of Today’s Zimbabwe Election
Zimbabweans go to the polls today. “The opposing sides, as usual, are
represented by President Robert Mugabe of the ZANU-PF party in one
corner, with Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister in the coalition
government and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai
(MDC-T), in the other. Captivating to some,
Toobin vs. Greenwald on Manning, Snowden, Whistleblowing and Excuses by Elitist Media
This debate between Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald and New
York's Jeffrey Toobin, both legal experts, is very enlightening and much
worth watching. As those who know me may guess, I tend to side with
Greenwald here...
By the way, since Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg is
invoked in the above, please see what he had to say about Bradley
Manning when I interviewed him in 2010, as
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