Barack Obama, Nov. 4th acceptance Speech:
[To] all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular but our destiny is shared. A new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
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Afghanistan |
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, congratulated Obama on his US election victory, saying it took the world into a "new era".
However, Karzai said Obama should aim to prevent civilians in Afghanistan from being killed and injured by the US military.
"Our demand is that there will be no civilian casualties in Afghanistan. We cannot win the fight against terrorism with air strikes," Karzai said.
"This is my first demand of the new
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I just came across this great site: http://www.togethertv.org/
"Every country needs trade ? it drives the global economy. But the rules are rigged against poorer countries. The IMF and the World Bank have a lot of influence over developing countries? trade policies. They lend money to poorer countries on condition that they introduce 'free trade? economic policies. The idea is that these policies will help the poorer countries repay the loans. But too often the results are increased poverty and vulnerability."
"Trade facts:Half the world lives on less than $2 a day
Unfair trade rules cost developing countries $700 billion in lost income each year
While governments in countries like Honduras and Senegal are forced to cut subsidies to farmers, the average European Union cow is subsidized...
~~~~~~ It is devotion to the risks,
the difficult dialogue,
that moves us toward a courageous discourse,
shy of definition -
of ideas frozen in embryo or in age. Revelation has no political or social boundaries of etiquette,
but the augur of authenticity to travel,
to leave the comfort of the oasis
for the more rugged debate of the wilderness
and from there drink from surprising springs.
Let the feminine fugitive be celebrated for her originality.
The view of the avenue of trees depends on from what standpoint you exist. In truth
it is your leap of experience that rocks...