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Tibet - Kailash

June 12th, 2008 · No Comments · International, News Analysis

TIBET: CUSTODIAN OF KAILASH

 
 
In the first article of this series, Tibet: Beyond Geopolitics, it is argued that the Chinese occupation of Tibet was a karmic message to a social and religious system that had grown weak and complacent. This view, while in line with Buddhist philosophy, nevertheless begs one fundamental question: why was this message [...]

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Oaxaca’s Radio Wars

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · International, News

 

By Charles Mostoller
Despite assassinations, community radio is spreading throughout southern Mexico
“Some people think that we are too young to be informed, but what they should know is that we are too young to die.”
These were the fateful words of Felicitas Martinez Sanchez and Teresa Bautista Merino, two indigenous Triqui radio broadcasters who were assassinated in [...]

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Is America a Super Power?

May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · International, News Analysis

Many think America is waning: Are they right?
The mainstream opinion about America, Iraq, and Israel, is that the Iraq war is a disaster, and Israel is overly influential of U.S. policy. This article posits a completely different reality, where all is as the U.S. desires, and Israel is an utter servant of U.S. intention.
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Tibet: Beyond Geopolitics

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · International, News, News Analysis

The sudden interest in Tibet by the global main stream media (MSM), with the Olympic protests as a backdrop, has brought on a full-blown debate that has swept from Parliaments to the Blogosphere with this long-ignored issue. The geopolitical focus of the debate, however, leads nowhere if it doesn’t factor in what is arguably the [...]

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