Posts Tagged ‘ Democratic Elections ’

A Nation of Hand-Wringers

Now that the elections have been fought and won by a once improbable candidate, Americans have quickly reverted to type – worrying about everything and nothing on how the new president will govern. It never ceases to amaze me how much influence a negative culture has on a nations psyche. Here is a candidate...
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Democracy in Africa: The Case of Angola

In a continent that has seen its fair share of international, regional, local and tribal wars, the news coming out of Angola is refreshing. That a country which, until recent times, was enmeshed in a long-running civil war could hold a peaceful election is astounding enough. But the greatest achievement in all this is...
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Obama and the Palestinian question

Now that Senator Barack Obama has had his turn in the merry-go-round called Fact Finding tours by United States Senators, it is time to address the expectations we have of how he will handle the Palestinian Question. Israel and the Palestinians have been at war for the most part of the past 30 years...
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