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Archive for December, 2007

Shock for Pakistan: Benazir Bhutto killed

Posted in Election, Violence, Democracy, Pakistan, Terrorism, Military, Taliban on December 29th, 2007 No Comments »

December 27, 2007 was a major day in Pakistan, and for large sections of the world; not for anything positive happening, but more for a blast that suddenly turned Pakistan far more towards instability. The execution of twice former Primer Minister Benazir Bhutto in a well-planned suicide blast has turned Pakistan far more towards instability […]

Australia reverses itself on Kyoto and Global warming

Posted in Australia, Discussion, Global Warming, Environment on December 12th, 2007 No Comments »

Australia had always shied away from ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, due to the non-inclusion of target setting on China and India. This was a position on which it had the prime support of the US Administration under George Bush (who at many points professed not to believe in global warming). It is […]