Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has become the fall guy for microcredit’s abuses by major banks.
Microcredit on Trial: The Sacking of Muhammad Yunus
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Mercenaries Once Again Operating at the “Tip of the Spear” in Africa
If private military and security companies are here to stay in Africa, their lack of accountability for criminal acts needs to be addressed.
One Group of Students Proves Immune to Bin Laden-Death Fever
At least some students seem to have been inoculated again the bout of nationalistic fever infecting the nation since bin Laden was killed.
Thanks to Fukushima Nuclear Terrorism Got a Whole Lot Easier
Japan’s nuclear disaster has thrown a few clues terrorists’ way on how to sabotage a nuclear power plant.
Decapitating the Head of the Snake: bin Laden and Our Inner Avenger
Japan’s nuclear disaster has thrown a few clues terrorists’ way on how to sabotage a nuclear power plant.
Could the Death of bin Laden Become a Cornerstone of Peace in Afghanistan?
If getting the Afghanistan peace process going involved taking out Osama bin Laden, well, in the cynical world of the “Great Game,” to make an omelet, you have to break eggs.
WikiLeaks: Gitmo Guards’ Rewards System for Detainees Backfires
Young Guantanamo detainee Yasser Talal Al Zahrani took advantage of guards relaxing the rules to commit suicide.
A Bin Laden Trial a “Circus”? Who Doesn’t Like a Circus?
The SEAL who killed bin Laden, justified or not, may have deprived the world of a font of information about terrorism.
A Generation Exhales with Bin Laden’s Death
The enthusiastic flag-waving. The gaudy red, white, and blue jumpsuits, the booming chants of “USA, USA, USA.” The huge crowd of jubilant young people gathered outside the White House, celebrating Osama bin Laden’s death. Is it right to celebrate the death of an individual, even one as abhorrent as bin Laden?
Reading Netanyahu the Riot Act Would Have Done More to Halt Terrorism Than Killing bin Laden
President Obama would have achieved more concrete results internationally by taking out Netanyahu politically than by eliminating Bin Laden physically.