Category Archives: Politics

New Regime, Same Old Policies

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Daniel Ihonvbere

It’s becoming really embarrassing and depressing to see our hopes for a different world under U.S. President Barack Obama continually dashed by status quo policies implemented by the administration. The latest comes in the wake of the massacre of innocent … Continue reading →

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What is Going On in Nigeria?

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Daniel Ihonvbere

What in the world is going on in Nigeria? It’s been one terrible news after the other. First, I received this really, really gruesome pictures of the utmost display of human brutality. Armed bandits stopped a bus full of travelers … Continue reading →

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Another Intelligence Screw Up

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Daniel Ihonvbere

“We will not succumb to a siege mentality that sacrifices the open society and liberties and values that we cherish as Americans, because great and proud nations don’t hunker down and hide behind walls of suspicion and mistrust. That is … Continue reading →

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The Party of "NO"?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

It’s just over a year since President Barack Obama won the U.S. presidential elections. A full year, you would assume, for the Republican Party to lick its wounds, put country first and help the new president get the country up and running as it tries to recover from…the worst recession in many decades. Continue reading →

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What does Dick Chenney want?

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Daniel Ihonvbere

For eight long years, … (Dick Chenney) devised the most egregious form of abuse of the U.S. constitution in the history of the country. Continue reading →

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