Written by Larry Ladell
The Ottawa Citizen
Thirty years ago, Bangladesh was considered beyond redemption. Like Haiti, it is a nation prone to environmental catastrophe, situated in the Ganges delta with seasonal monsoons and hurricanes, low elevation and upland deforestation which make it subject to regular flooding of most of its land.
In the midst of its environmental [...]
On Thursday 3lst December, 2009 people of Gaza will remember the beginning
Of Operation Cast Lead massacres upon them, by the Israeli Military, when
l,400 people in Gaza were killed and some 5,000 were injured during the
22 day assault. These crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated
By the Israeli Government are not only remembered by the people of Gaza and of
Palestine, but my millions of people around the world, who were shocked and
disgusted by this further act of barbarity upon the people of Gaza by the Israeli Government.
Iranian Nobel winner Shirin Ebadi said Tuesday intelligence agents have arrested her sister as the regime stepped up its crackdown on dissent, a statement carried on an opposition website said.