“Every human being, every citizen has the right to request asylum under the declaration of human rights, under inter-American legislation, under our constitution or our law on foreigners. Snowden has the right to request asylum and it’s our country’s sovereign right to grant asylum or not. When the time comes we will decide.”
~ Ecuadorian President Rafael Corea
rebuffs threats from Washington
and Snowden’s pleas for asylum
Just 2 years after gaining independence, South Sudan depends largely on oil exports for sustenance. With reserves running low, it needs to diversify its economy.
With elections slated to happen in 7 months, the Egyptian army picks Finance Minister El-Beblawi as Premier.
Machiavelli says that it is better to be feared than loved, but the rabblerousers at Harvard say “be loved first, then feared.”
Eight years before Seal Team 6, Osama Bin Laden was pulled over for speeding in Pakistan. But those eight years brought us one kick-ass movie!
As the US prepares to leave Afghanistan (possibly with zero troops on the ground), isn’t it time we sat down and talked to the Taliban about our future apart?
pray for bourbon 