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- A Tribal Guide to the Financial Crisis
- If we are to believe Hank Paulson, the US Treasury Secretary, the financial sky is about to fall down. The only solution is to nationalise the banking industry, so that the US can become the leader of world socialism. Or it is to...
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
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- Missile death toll at 55 in Pakistan
- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan AP -- The head of Pakistan's Taliban attended a funeral shortly before a suspected U.S. missile strike that killed about 55 people, two intelligence officials said Wednesday, but a top Taliban aide denied that the leader had a close call. Baitullah Mehsud, accused of plotting...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- Creative reformation of African art traditions: the iconography of Abayomi Barber Art School
- [FIGURE 2 OMITTED] Since the colonial period, many African artists have been caught in a dilemma (Adepegba 1996) which, up to the 1960s, was phrased as a two-world disposition between tradition and modernity, and reflected in literary works. (1) During this period, the fervor of African nationalism reached...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Leader opposed to Pakistan Taliban chief killed
- PESHAWAR AFP — The leader of a tribal faction opposed to feared Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud has been shot dead in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, police have said. Qari Zainuddin, who recently said he would support a planned military operation against Mehsud, was in his office...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Rival to Pakistan Taliban chief Mehsud killed
- PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — A Pakistani Taliban faction leader aligned against the militant group's feared chief Baitullah Mehsud has been shot dead, police said, ahead of an army offensive into Mehsud's northwest base. Qari Zainuddin, a 26-year-old rising tribesman who was increasingly critical of Mehsud's use of suicide bombings targeting...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- Yemen 'hopes' hostages are alive
- SANAA AFP — Yemen's information minister said on Tuesday he hoped that the six foreign hostages seized in the restive northern region of Saada are alive, highlighting uncertainty about their fate. "About 42 people are being investigated. We hope that they are alive," Hasan al-Lawzi told reporters, after a tribal...
- Articles 2009-06-22
- e-DMZ Security’s eGuardPost Passes Compliance Testing Against Major Gaming Regulatory Standards
- BMM Compliance Conducts Independent Testing Against Major State and Tribal Remote Access, Information Security, Auditing and Other Gaming Industry Standards ...
- Articles 2009-06-18
- Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli Announces New Initiative on Tribal Justice in Indian Country
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs, +1-202-514-2007, TDD +1-202-514-1888 NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Duringhis address to more than 500 attendees of the National Congress ofAmerican Indians' NCAI 2009 Mid-Year Conference today, AssociateAttorney General Tom Perrelli announced the launch of a...
- Articles 2009-06-15
- Seven foreign hostages 'murdered in Yemen'
- SANAA AFP — Seven foreign hostages including a child have been found murdered in northern Yemen, security officials said on Monday, the first time in a decade that such a kidnapping has resulted in deaths. "We have found the corpses of seven people who were kidnapped ... They were killed,"...
- Articles 2009-06-15
- Pakistan FM seeks aid to combat Taliban spread
- ISLAMABAD AFP — Pakistan's foreign minister has called for more international aid to combat Islamic extremists, saying in an interview published Monday that the Taliban could otherwise move into India and the Gulf. The warning from Shah Mehmood Qureshi, in an interview with the Financial Times, comes two days before...
- Articles 2009-06-14
- Qaeda infiltration reports 'baseless': Yemen
- SANAA AFP — A Yemen security official on Saturday dismissed as "baseless" media reports claiming that some Al-Qaeda fighters are escaping to Yemen amid US military pressure on their haven in Pakistan. "These claims are mere fabrications that are baseless," the unnamed official said in remarks quoted by the defence...
- Articles 2009-06-09
- EchoHawk hits D.C. running
- While vowing to quickly address the most pressing issues in Indian country, new Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk is spending his first week on the job talking to tribal leaders, staff, Congress and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar about possible solutions. "I want American Indians...
- Articles 2009-06-05
- Commentary: Politics stands in Shinnecock casino's way
- It's interesting to see how Long Island's elected officials are clawing to be home to the region's first gambling casino just to get first crack at the anticipated tax revenues. All of this is providing that the Shinnecocks are granted tribal status by the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs which...
- Articles 2009-06-03
- Iraq's Sadr wants 'depraved' homosexuality eradicated
- BAGHDAD AFP — Radical Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr has ordered the "depravity" of homosexuality be eradicated but warned against the anti-gay violence that has recently erupted, a spokesman said on Friday. "The purpose of the meetings is to fight the depravity and to urge the community to reject this...
- Articles 2009-05-29
- Sto:lo Nation Lowers Costs and Increases Accessibility with NEC Communication Solutions
- Tribal Government Utilizes NECâs UNIVERGE ® Communications Solution to Help Improve Government Staff Productivity and Accessibility for 3,000 Residents ...
- Articles 2009-05-26
- If we lose hearts and minds, we will lose the war
- David Kilcullen, the man who helped think up the strategy that saved Iraq, says that high-tech weaponry is not the answer in Afghanistan. Only a genuine partnership with the people can help us win Sir Olaf Caroe - a legendary figure of the Raj, ethnographer of the Pashtuns...
- Articles 2009-05-23
- EchoHawk sworn in as the head of Indian Affairs
- BYU law professor Larry EchoHawk was officially sworn in Friday as the new assistant Interior secretary for Indian Affairs, allowing him to get a quick start on his work, after the Senate confirmed him earlier this week. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar swore him in and said, "I...
- Articles 2009-05-23
- "RULES OF THE GAME" Premieres May 31, 2009, on the PBS WORLD Series "Global Voices"
- In " RULES OFTHE GAME ," Australian filmmaker Thom Cooke follows the 2007 Papua NewGuinea election, focusing on three of the candidates vying to becomegovernor in a system often plagued with political corruption and violence.The film will premiere on May 31, 2009, on " Global Voices "on PBS WORLD. The...
- Articles 2009-05-19
- Pawhuska to host Fifth Annual National Indian Taco Championship
- Which would you enjoy more, winning $1,500 for cooking up the nation's best Indian taco, or becoming the Simon Cowell of taco chefs, helping decide who'd take home the crown? Since the entry deadline has past, only a minor miracle can get you into next week's competition...
- Articles 2009-05-08
- Sunni fighters held in past attacks
- BAGHDAD -- A Sunni militia leader who took up arms against insurgents now faces charges linked to bloodshed before joining the U.S.-led battle -- setting up another potential showdown over how to sort out the messy histories for thousands of tribal fighters who went from enemies to allies. ...
- Articles 2009-05-04
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