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Will Kenyans Prove Me Right?

Kenya is not like Uganda where one can perpetuate himself in power by deleting a constitution and by manipulating “institutions” like one does to children with tantalizing sweets.

(UGANDA) - Right now, I am following the voting process in Kenya live from NTV.

I can’t help but be nostalgic of the unprecedented huge voter turnout in Ethiopia during the 2005 election whose result was blatantly turned upside down by the incumbent, Meles Zenawi who passed away recently without atoning for that and other unspeakable crimes.

Hindus Urge New Ethiopian Church Patriarch to Promote Interfaith Dialogue

Ethiopia is home to one of the world’s greatest Christian religious-historical sites.

(RENO) - Abune Mathias was elected as the sixth Patriarch of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church headquartered in Addis Ababa.

As leader of largest of Oriental Orthodox churches and Ethiopia's about 45 million Orthodox Christians, Hindus hope that he would promote interfaith dialogue in the world.

Future Thought

We must look forward to the future as that is where most of us will spend the rest of our lives. --Charles Kettering

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - A book that gave cause for thought in 1970, Alvin Toffler’s Future Shock, predicted some difficult tomorrows.

Toffler presented clear evidence of how the speed of change had increased drastically as human progress pushed forward.

Chemung County Continues Persecuting Sara and Gary Harvey

One of the ugliest stories in America.

(ELMIRA, NY ppjg.me) - It seems the tortured imprisonment of Gary Harvey in Chemung County New York, will never end.

Mr. Harvey who suffered a head injury as a result of a fall in his home seven years ago, has been a real cash cow for not only the hospital he is confined to, but also for numerous agencies, attorneys and predatory guardians.

Storm Next Week Could Compare to Deadly Storm of `62

The 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm caused everything from feet of snow to high winds and extensive coastal flooding.

(STATE COLLEGE, PA AccuWeather.com) - AccuWeather.com reports no two storms are ever exactly alike, and the case with the storm on the East Coast in March 6-7, 2013, may be no different.

However, there may be great similarities to other storms over the past and particularly one that occurred in 1962 on the same date.

Capitalism, The Most Efficient Economic System, But Not an End in Itself

It is the growing spiritual vacuum in our society which should be the focus of our attention as we proceed into the 21st century

(WASHINGTON DC) - Capitalism, it should now be clear, is the most efficient form of economic organization.

Boycotting Israel Galloway-Style

The attacks on Galloway seem to come mainly from people in the BDS movement itself who are supposedly on the same side.

(LONDON) - A big fuss blew up last week when British MP George Galloway walked out of the chamber when he heard that the student opposing the motion was an Israeli.

American readers may remember Galloway, who came over in 2005 and delivered a master-class in how to give a Senate Inquisition sub-committee a good spanking.

The American Myth: `We Are Number One`

Why do we have the highest costs for cell phones, prescription drugs and health care?

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Americans who think we have the best of everything in the world are sadly mistaken, and one has to wonder why Americans hold this false belief.

Muslims By Birth, Not By Faith (Part I)

A Muslim scholar once said: “In the Muslim world I found Muslims, but no Islam.”

(WASHINGTON DC Sabbah Report) - God revealed scriptures to guide mankind to the “straight path” of peace, righteousness, and good works.

One must ask the Muslim militants this most important and basic of all questions...

Interview: History Shows You Invade Afghanistan At Your Peril

"One thing to state clearly is that Afghanistan is a difficult place to rule -- for anyone to rule." - Author William Dalrymple

(Kabul Radio Free Europe/Radio Libert) - A new book, "Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan 1839-1842," draws on Afghanistan's violent history to provide lessons for its future.

"The Return of a King" is about the first British assault on Afghanistan. In 1839, 18,000 East India Company and British troops marched through the Bolan and Khojak passes and conquered Afghanistan...