Tag Archives: Middle East

THE SUNNI SHIA DIMENSION TO REBELLION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

The majority of casual observers in the West have taken some time to realise that one of the most serious dimensions to the current unrest now reaching boiling point in places in the Middle East is a replay of the … Continue reading →

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THE MORALITY OF LIVING IN A WORLD OF FOOD SHORTAGE

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

A recent report from World Bank Chief Robert Zoellick warns of increasing pressures on world food supplies which are approaching dangerous levels and states that since June 2010 a further 44 million world wide have been pushed into extreme poverty. … Continue reading →

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MUBARAK AND THE WISDOM(?) OF HINDSIGHT

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

A thirty year regime dictator, strong ally of the US in the Middle East has been toppled by a vast crowd of protestors complaining of years of State control and oppression, enraged to the point of waving their shoes in … Continue reading →

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