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The book Rogue State by William Blum presents a compelling argument that America is the world’s biggest rogue state. Blum’s work serves as a glaring example of this assertion. It exposes the
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Tamil activists have participated in the UN human rights process since July 1983 – activists from the South since 1990. Then, only twice a year – the UN Human Rights Commission in
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Throughout history, the line between war and politics has often been blurred, encapsulated best in Clausewitz’s famous dictum, “War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.” This idea, central to
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Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I write to You with a heavy heart, as Your Church stands at the edge of ruin, betrayed from within by those who should be its stewards. The
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