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Cyber Showdown
Andrei Soldatov | July 31, 2016 | Foreign Affairs How Russian Hacking Works When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was asked about Russia’s potential involvement in the recent hack of Democratic National Committee emails, he appeared genuinely surprised, just stopping short of giving a four-letter word in response. Indeed, the most amazing thing in this … [Read more...] about Cyber Showdown
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get about Ghazala and Khizr Khan
Amy Davidson | 01 August 2016 | The New Yorker “I am much weaker than she is, in such matters,” Khizr Khan said of his wife, Ghazala, in an interview on MSNBC with Lawrence O’Donnell on Friday, the day after he had addressed the Democratic National Convention. Ghazala was sitting beside him then, and she had been standing beside him the night before, as he told the story … [Read more...] about What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get about Ghazala and Khizr Khan
Has a police crackdown on Mugabe’s once loyal supporters begun?
Farai Mutsaka | July 28, 2016 | Christian Science Monitor Frustration is growing in Zimbabwe over its rapidly deteriorating economy and alleged corruption, which President Mugabe's former supporters blame on a 'bankrupt leadership.' HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe police have detained the spokesman of the veterans association that turned on President Robert Mugabe last week … [Read more...] about Has a police crackdown on Mugabe’s once loyal supporters begun?
A fresh round of challenges to Robert Mugabe’s deadly grip on power
Jul 30th 2016 | Harare | The Economist Comrade Bob besieged WHEN the presidential motorcade tears through the posh Borrowdale suburb where Robert Mugabe resides in Harare, all traffic still pulls onto the verge in reluctant deference to the despot. At 92 he is plainly bent on staying in power for as long as he lives. But nowadays the vendors hawking newspapers at the … [Read more...] about A fresh round of challenges to Robert Mugabe’s deadly grip on power
ኩነታት ኤርትራ ኣብ ነውጺ’ዩ ዘሎ
July 29, 2016 | sallina.com ዕላል ምስ ኤልሳ ፍሳሃየ ጆሽዋ … [Read more...] about ኩነታት ኤርትራ ኣብ ነውጺ’ዩ ዘሎ
መንግስቲ ለውጢ ክገብርን ብግሉጽነት ክሰርሕን ይሕተት ኣሎ
ቀለታ ኪዳነ (ሎንዶን) | 29/07/2016 መደብ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ መንግስቲ ለውጢ ክገብርን ብግሉጽነት ክሰርሕን ይሕተት ኣሎ መደብ ብጋህዲ ካብ ኤርትራ ወጻኢ ቀለታ ኪዳነ (ሎንዶን) 29/07/2016 ክቡራትን ክቡራንን ከመይ ቀኒኹም? ኣብ ሓንቲ ብፍትሕን ብዲሞክራስን ትመሓደር ሃገር መንግስቲ ክህሉ ከሎ ተቓወምቲ እውን ይህልዉ ኢዮም። እቲ መንግስቲ ኮነ እቶም ተቓወምቲ ከኣ በቲ ፖሊሲኦምን መደባቶምን ኣብ ሃገር ከትኣታትዉዎ ዝደልዩ ዓይነት ምሕደራ ድኣ ይፈላለዩ እምበር ክልቲኦም ብማዕረ ኢዮም ነቲ ሃገርን ነቲ ህዝብን ዝሓልዩሉ። ብኸምዚ … [Read more...] about መንግስቲ ለውጢ ክገብርን ብግሉጽነት ክሰርሕን ይሕተት ኣሎ
Fighting Threatens Peace in South Sudan
MEGAN SPECIA and SHANE O’NEILL | Jul. 13, 2016 | The New York Times Hundreds have been killed in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in recent days, after fighting broke out between opposing factions. Jeffrey Gettleman, The Times’s East Africa bureau chief, discusses what’s at stake. Related: NYTimes Africa Videos … [Read more...] about Fighting Threatens Peace in South Sudan
Ex-dictator Habre to pay $33,000 per victim
Saturday July 30 2016 | Daily Nation Jacqueline Moudeina told journalists that a total of 4,733 civil plaintiffs were involved. DAKAR Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, sentenced to life in May for war crimes and crimes against humanity, was ordered by a court on Friday to pay up to $33,000 (Sh3.3m) (€30,000) to each of his victims. A special court set up by … [Read more...] about Ex-dictator Habre to pay $33,000 per victim
Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim U.S. Soldier Emotionally Rebuke Donald Trump
Kia Makarechi | July 28, 2016 | Vanity Fair “Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son ‘the best of America." On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the party doubtless hoped to rally as many people as possible around the cause of its nominee, Hillary Clinton. But before Clinton took the stage Thursday, two parents took to the microphone to … [Read more...] about Watch the Father of Fallen Muslim U.S. Soldier Emotionally Rebuke Donald Trump
Excitement, hatred and belonging: why terrorists do it
John Gray| 28 July 2016 | New Statesman A new book by Richard English suggests that killing can bring its own rewards. Like most questions about terrorism, why large numbers of people join terrorist organisations can only be answered in political terms. However terrorism may be defined – and disputes about what counts as terrorism are largely political in their … [Read more...] about Excitement, hatred and belonging: why terrorists do it