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Posts Tagged ‘Al Jazeera

UK Foreign Minister William Hague Demands An End To Violence In Libya…Longtime Leader/Dictator Moammar Gaddafi’s Regime Violently Defiant!!!

February 21, 2011

Emboldened by the wave of revolution that has toppled the dictatorships of longtime Middle East rulers in Egypt and Tunisia, the people of Libya have mounted a revolution that has become a serious threat to the 40 year rule of longtime dictator Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi.(Source) (Profile:Muammar Gaddafi) In a desperate  attempt to hold on to […]

Freedom Comes To Egypt…The Military Takes Control

February 11, 2011

Bowing to the will of the Egyptian people, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down Friday and handed over power to the military, ending his nearly three decades of iron-clad rule ended by a groundswell of popular protests that began January 25.(Source) Several hundred thousand protesters massed in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square exploded into joy, waving Egyptian […]

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Said He Will Not Run For A New Term In September…But He Will Not Step Down!!!

February 1, 2011

In a televised speech to the nation, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak,82, said he will not run for a new term in office as President of Egypt in the upcoming September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country.(HuffPo) He did not confirm if his unpopular son Gamal would try to run […]

Aafia Siddiqui aka Lady Al Qaeda, convicted for firing on United States troops

February 4, 2010

They call her …Lady Al Qaeda!!! Click on this link to find out more about Dr. Aafia Siddiqui…Lady Al Qaeda-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aafia_Siddiqui A mother of three, and a Pakistani scientist who studied at M.I.T.,and who was arrested in Afghanistan, was convicted of charges filed against her,sparking violent protest in Pakistan. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui was found guilty today […]

Banda Aceh Marks Tsunami 5th Anniversary

December 25, 2009

Five years after the most devastating disaster in modern history, most survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami have managed to pick up their lives. The Huffington Post reports…In Aceh, the area hardest hit by the giant wave, homes have been rebuilt, families reunited and a stable government installed in a province that was battling a […]