Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Gaddafi's Son's Sham Exposed
Before he joined Libya's slaughter, Gaddafi's son Saif was celebrated by Westerners as a liberal reformer. Judith Miller on how he used money to fool the West. Plus, full coverage of the Libyan uprising.He was so smooth in his Brioni suits and cashmere zip-up sweaters. His English was fluent, his manner easy. He spoke of civil society and democracy, the subject of his doctoral thesis at the London School of Economics. Through American consultants, he promoted openness at home, counterterrorism abroad, and headed a major charity. He dabbled in art, painting a little himself and displaying the work of others.
Gaddafi's Son's Sham ExposedSaturday, February 26, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Businesspeople need to think harder about political risk
A MONTH ago Ahmed Ezz was one of the most powerful businesspeople in Egypt. He controlled about 40% of the country’s steel production, played a leading role in the ruling party and, most important of all, was a bosom buddy of Hosni Mubarak’s son and heir apparent, Gamal.
Today he is a has-been. Protesters have demonised him and torched his company headquarters. The old guard has dumped him as a liability. He is under investigation, his assets have been frozen and his right to travel has been restricted. Western companies that cultivated Mr Ezz wasted their time and money.
It was once regarded as axiomatic that globalisation would marginalise politics. Theodore Levitt, one of Harvard Business School’s leading thinkers, argued that “the Earth is round but, for most purposes, it’s sensible to treat it as flat”. Kenichi Ohmae, a Japanese business guru, published “The Borderless World” and “The End of the Nation State”. Giant companies such as IBM and Ford played down the importance of country managers in their efforts to create globally integrated behemoths.
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
'Looking For Love (But Not So Sure)' by Pretty Lights?
Listen to 'Looking For Love (But Not So Sure)' by Pretty Lights
http://bln.kr/ZWP/Wednesday, February 2, 2011
World Web War I: Why Egypt's Digital Uprising is Different
World Web War I: Why Egypt's Digital Uprising is Different
We've seen cyberwar declared before, but the one playing out in Egypt is my own candidate for World Web War I. Hosni Mubarak fired the first shot, switching off the internet and mobile phones after crude attempts to block Twitter and Facebook fell apart. The web fought back in ways we haven't seen before, and it's winning.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
'King Of The Trap (Feat Waka Flocka, D Money)' by Frenchie
Listen to 'King Of The Trap (Feat Waka Flocka, D Money)' by Frenchie
http://bln.kr/ZJA/Sunday, January 30, 2011
'Make It Rain [Remix] (feat Roscoe Dash)' by Travis Porter
Listen to 'Make It Rain [Remix] (feat Roscoe Dash)' by Travis Porter
http://bln.kr/ZH5/U.S., British Govts Keep Pressure on WikiLeaks
U.S. and British government officials have begun a global crackdown against pro-WikiLeaks "hacktivists" who briefly shut down Mastercard, Visa, Paypal and Amazon.com December 9. The loose group of hacktivists began a global cyber-attack called "Operation Payback" against the companies that earlier had caved-in to what was likely a U.S. federal government pressure campaign and similar electronic attack against the WikiLeaks website earlier in the year. Five British citizens were arrested on January 27 in the anti-WikiLeaks government probe, and the U.S. government issued 40 search warrants the same day in a related move. The Britisharrests all involved young men aged 15 to 26. ABC News reported that many of the U.S. searches were "conducted in the San Francisco Bay area and the Boston area as part of an ongoing investigation that involved 26 FBI field offices executing search warrants."One of the search warrants issued in the United States was served against Georgia Tech freshman Zhiwei Chen on January 27. According to the college newspaper, Technique, Chen wrote: "I was a passive admin for Operation Payback and quit early to avoid complications with the law, but it seems the FBI has gotten the better of me."
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Youth Journalism International: Inside The Egyptian Revolution
Youth Journalism International: Inside The Egyptian Revolution: "Here is a firsthand account of the Egyptian revolution from Youth Journalism International senior reporter Jessica Elsayed, a 17-year-old st..."
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
UN Forum on Human Rights: Stay and Fight or Walk Away?
The ascension of Republicans in the Congress, most notably Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, means the Obama administration will face a lot more scrutiny, if not outright hostility, toward its policy of principled engagement on human rights at the United Nations. There are few foreign policy debates where the differences between the two sides are starker.more here
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