Monthly Archives: December 2010

Sierra Leone: An African Tragedy

Sierra Leone: An African Tragedy Diamonds have brought out sometimes the best and more often the worst in Man. This illustrates the history of Sierra Leone in recent decades. Sierra Leone (literally, the Lion Mountain, area 71,740 sq. km, population … Continue reading

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The Reality of the Global Village

The Reality of the Global Village   The origins When an Indian, with British citizenship and permanent residence in the USA, Pico Iyer, published an article titled “The Global Village Finally Arrives” in the Time magazine of 02 December, 1993, … Continue reading

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Afghanistan in the Seventies

Afghanistan in the Seventies   A Glimpse of the Afghan past Before the drones, cluster bombs and cruise missiles, before the Mujahedeen and the Taliban and suicide bombers, before the proxy war between the USSR and the USA, Afghanistan was … Continue reading

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