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Libya crisis: UN security council to meet over Gaddafi crackdown
The United Nations security council is to meet in closed session to discuss Muammar Gaddafi’s brutal crackdown in Libya amid fears of a bloodbath following the dictator’s appearance on state TV to deny he had fled the country.
Libya’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Ibrahim al-Dabashi appealed for international intervention, starting with a no-fly zone over the country, to help stop “a real genocide”.
Runways at Benghazi airport are reported by Egyptian authorities to have been destroyed in the violence. The country’s second city has been the scene of alleged massacres in recent days. The death toll in Libya passed 250 on Monday after six days of unrest, but this is a conservative estimate. The International Federation of Human Rights estimated the death toll at 300 to 400.
Gaddafi appeared briefly on Libyan state TV on Monday to deny reports that he had fled the country. “I want to show that I’m in Tripoli and not in Venezuela. Do not believe the channels belonging to stray dogs,” he said, holding an umbrella in the rain and leaning out of a vehicle. The station said he was speaking outside his house.
As his forces launched air attacks against protesters amid apparent confirmation of claims that African mercenaries were being used to quell the violence, the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon, condemned the “very disturbing and shocking scenes”. He said he had spoken to Gaddafi and “forcefully urged him to stop violence against demonstrators.” He told reporters: “This is unacceptable. This must stop immediately. This is a serious violation of international humanitarian law.”
The Arab League is also to hold an emergency meeting in Cairo. At least seven Libyan ambassadors have resigned in protest at the killing, although other senior diplomats remained in post while appealing for Gaddafi to step down.
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CONGRATS EGYPT!!!
LONG LIVE TO THE EGYPTIAN PEOPLE AND THEIR BRAVE, BEAUTIFUL REVOLUTION!
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Truth and the Internet
By Vinton G. Cerf
Truth is a powerful solvent. Stone walls melt before its relentless might. The Internet is one of the most powerful agents of freedom. It exposes truth to those who wish to see it. It is no wonder that some governments and organizations fear the Internet and its ability to make the truth known.
But the power of the Internet is like a two-edged sword. It can also deliver misinformation and uncorroborated opinion with equal ease. The thoughtful and the thoughtless co-exist side by side in the Internet’s electronic universe. What’s to be done?
There are no electronic filters that separate truth from fiction. No cognitive “V-chip” to sort the gold from the lead. We have but one tool to apply: critical thinking. This truth applies as well to all other communication media, not only the Internet. Perhaps the World Wide Web merely forces us to see this more clearly than other media. The stark juxtaposition of valuable and valueless content sets one to thinking. Here is an opportunity to educate us all. We truly must think about what we see and hear. We must evaluate and select. We must choose our guides. What better lesson than this to teach our young children to prepare them for a new century of social, economic and technological change?
Let us make a new Century resolution to teach our children to think more deeply about what they see and hear. That, more than any electronic filter, will build a foundation upon which truth can stand.
(Source: isoc.org)
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Gender Equality Must Become a Lived Reality - Michelle Bachelet
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Pancasila - The State Philosophy
1. Belief in the one Supreme God. 2. Just and civilized humanity. 3. The unity of Indonesia. 4. Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations amongst representatives. 5. Social justice for whole of the people of Indonesia.
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Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum - If you wish for peace, prepare for war.
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Ambalat, what negotiation?
Tension between Indonesia and Malaysia over Ambalat seems to naturally repeat itself after the two countries agreed to disagree over the case in 2005 when similar case nearly brought these neighboring countries into an open war. Standing at the provoking side, Malaysia seems to push Indonesia to the limit but cool headed leaders in Indonesia still believe in non-armed solutions. The Q is, just how far enough is enough? - Yusron Ihza’s Note
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Omnia Omnibus Ubique
- All Things for All People, Everywhere.
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Succeed Academically at American Universities
by:Tara Cheng
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 at 4:26 pmHey, everyone! How did your midterms go? Easy A or tough B? The language difficulties may make us feel less confident than we were in our home countries in terms of academic performance. But the truth is that all international students in America are extraordinarily smart, and that is why we are here.
The most important attitude that we should always hold is that our ideas and thoughts are not worse than any native speaker although we may not speak and write as fast as they do. See? Got some confidence? Here are some most frequently encountered problems for international students studying in the U.S., and I will give you some advice/ tips/ tricks to overcome them!
Oh, I miss out on a lot in class, what should I do?
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