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Mullah Omar’s potatoes | South of West
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A journalist in New York and elsewhere. South Asia Reading Challenge. If Mullah Omar is dead, then what comes next? Trump’s end game →. Mullah Omar’s potatoes. August 5, 2015. 8220;Rewards for Justice Mullah Omar” by Khalid Hadi –. After fleeing the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, Taliban chief Mullah Mohammed Omar took refuge in Pakistan’s densely populated southern port city of Karachi. Potato trader in a downtown market. For nearly three years, according to senior Pakistani intelligence operativ...
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A Taste of Africa. Monday, February 07, 2005. The first elections since Charles Taylor's ouster have been announced for October 11. With the country still reeling from more than a decade of war, the new government will have its work cut out for it. Posted by Noah at 10:09 PM. Has this exactly backwards:. Posted by Noah at 9:39 PM. Gnassingbe Eyadema, dictator of Togo and Africa's longest-ruling head of state, has apparently died of a heart attack. Posted by Noah at 9:20 PM.
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A Taste of Africa. Thursday, February 03, 2005. Zimbabwe is preparing for "elections" in March, and Roger Bate. Suggests that the opposition MDC should boycott this time rather than participating in an obviously rigged process:. Posted by Noah at 9:08 PM. I went to see Hotel Rwanda. Evacuate the Europeans from Rwanda, but Paul is left alone with only his wits to fend for himself, his family, and all those who have come to depend on him for protection. Which is awfully disturbing. Posted by Noah at 8:29 PM.
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Things Seen and Heard…. 8230;in Africa, mostly. A few words about Steve Bloomfield…. Newer posts →. March 3, 2010. When a politician at the centre of a scandal tells you he or she doesn’t want to comment on a story, reporters in Britain tend to write so-and-so “refused to comment”. African papers have a different style. Julius Malema, the charismatic and controversial president of the ANC Youth League, is under pressure for allegedly making 11m from state contracts. In the last two years. March 1, 2010.
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A Taste of Africa. Saturday, March 22, 2003. The Zimbabwe opposition has given an ultimatum. It's a bold move, but I think the situation is getting desparate. I wish them the best. but I have to wonder if a violent thug like Mugabe has ever chosen to leave power when faced with a largely non-violent opposition movement. I doubt it, but there's always hope. Posted by Noah at 10:57 PM. An email from an Africa-phile:. Seems like a good idea to me. If you're interested in joining, you can go here. If you scr...
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A Taste of Africa. Wednesday, March 02, 2005. In the NYT on the African response to the recent coup in Togo and some of the African diplomatic efforts that led to Gnassingbe's quick resignation:. Am I being too harsh? Posted by Noah at 6:27 PM. Things are looking slightly up in Togo. The president-by-coup has resigned and the government is pledging to hold elections. How free and fair those elections will be is still uncertain, but the Togolese ruling party is feeling the pressure. They say the job of in...
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A Taste of Africa. Tuesday, May 25, 2004. Ever wondered what it would be like to try to sell baby strollers in Africa? Has a full report:. Irene Wambui can't imagine why anyone would buy a baby stroller. She says she sees it as a cold cage filled with useless rattles, cup holders and mirrored headlights. Imagine children being stuffed into such a contraption and pushed around town like some kind of pet. Available to feed, burp, change, or comfort whenever the baby gets whiny. You'd think that all thi...
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A Taste of Africa. Wednesday, December 01, 2004. Well, in case you hadn't noticed, it's been rather a long time since I've been blogging. My absence was due to a variety of things: being very busy (and under stress) at school, having a few personal distractions, and being very slightly burned out with daily blogging. Posted by Noah at 12:45 AM.
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Trump’s end game | South of West
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A journalist in New York and elsewhere. South Asia Reading Challenge. Mullah Omar’s potatoes. Why is Trump doing it? Trump’s end game. August 7, 2015. Forget the circus act, ignore the hooplah, put aside the boos. What did Donald Trump tell us last night? I’ve pulled out three key passages from last night that I think give us an idea of Donald Trump’s strategy and his end game: Get in behind Jeb Bush, leverage his position and walk away with some very big business deals. Maybe in Cuba? On liking Jeb Bush:.
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