http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/ $ en-us Copyright 2003-2005, Talk About Network. All Rights Reserved. 2008-05-17T00:05:11+00:00 TAN rss@talkaboutnetwork.com Discussion hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://tan12.talkaboutnetwork.com/images/spacer.gif http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/ http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113769.html Evidence Points to Routine Use of Torture by Ugandan Government http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/article.aspx?id=2132 {EXCERPT} World Politics Review Barlyng had reason to be upset -- the presence of torture in Uganda was handed to me on a silver ... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-16T19:54:14+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113768.html Pentagon scales back AFRICOM ambitions http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0516/p03s03-usmi.html {EXCERPT} Christian Science Monitor, MA, By Gordon Lubold | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - When Pentagon strategists sought to cre... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-16T18:48:31+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113767.html Chad army helicopter fires rockets into Sudan border area: military http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g9V8ffb9uY1PsJ9UHWXGLV6nMxog {EXCERPT} AFP EU military officials had said that the head of the EUFOR mission in the region, Irish Lieutenant Gene... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-16T18:18:55+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113766.html On May 16, 2:09=A0pm, Ferdi NoS...@atall.co.za wrote: On Thu, 15 May 2008 11:14:14 +0200, Zvakanaka lalapa...@yahoo.com wrote: yawnnnnn. Look assole, I speak to lots of Zimbabweans and they tell me how the authorities treat them. Put it all do... Peter H.M. Brooks ltPeter.H.M.Brooks@[EM... Discussion 2008-05-16T10:10:35+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113765.html OPEN PASTORAL LETTER TO THE ZIMBABWEAN CHURCHES Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: I Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-16T13:11:02+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113763.html NCA: Zimbabweans under attack both inside and outside Zimbabwe The Zimbabwean Friday, 16 May 2008 06:47 The National Constitutional Assembly, a Zimbabwean based organisation, is outraged by the recent attacks on non-nationals in Alexandra, Attridg... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-16T11:16:22+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113761.html Political Killings And Abductions of MDC Activists Escalate SW Radio Africa (London) 15 May 2008 Posted to the web 15 May 2008 Tichaona Sibanda The brutal murder of MDC activist Beta Chokururama in Murehwa on Sunday and the abduction of Tondera... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-16T05:59:11+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113760.html Amnesty International: Violence reaches crisis levels youths forcibly recruited Date: 15 May 2008 Amnesty International today warned that the violence in Zimbabwe is reaching crisis levels, and revealed that ‘war veterans’ are forcibly recru... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-16T05:57:57+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113751.html SaPeIsMa wrote: Most of the crime is generated by a small subset of society. Namely young males of black or hispanic decent living in inner cities They generate an INORDINATE amount of the crime and violence in the US. _ Prof. Jonez _ lttheprof@[EMAIL PROTECT... Discussion 2008-05-15T08:53:07+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113749.html Mugabe the manic: Daily Mail reporter goes undercover in Zimbabwe to find an electoral genocide the world is ignoring Daily Mail, UK By PETER OSBORNE - Last updated at 01:26am on 15th May 2008 Robert Mugabes paid assassins came hunting for 22-ye... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-15T11:05:38+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113748.html Angolan Higher Military Institute Opens Thursday http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=617729 {EXCERPT} AngolaPress, Angola Luanda, 05/14 The Higher Technical Military Institute (ISTM), belonging to the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA), situate... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-14T15:59:41+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113747.html Africa-Centered Military Command Designed to Listen and Respond http://www.africanpath.com/p_blogEntry.cfm?blogEntryID=4742 {EXCERPT} African Path, MN Andrew Terrill of the US Army War College says the command is envisioned to be like no other in th... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-13T17:06:45+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113746.html More Mbeki-Mugabe handholding Politicsweb James Myburgh 12 May 2008 And who is the world’s “most disgusting leader”? One sometimes wonders whether President Thabo Mbeki is driven by demons or whether he is motivated by a perverse desire to humili... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T16:23:30+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113745.html Mbeki ‘ignored judges’ on Mugabe’s stolen poll Business Day 12 May 2008 Michael Bleby and Karima Brown PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki’s role as a mediator in the Zimbabwean crisis took another knock yesterday after disclosures that he ignored the advice o... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T16:22:29+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113744.html Mbekis Continued Baby-Sitting Mugabe Unacceptable The New Times (Kigali) OPINION 11 May 2008 Posted to the web 12 May 2008 Ndungu Wainaina Kigali Zimbabwe crisis coming hotly after Kenya is indicative of grave dangers ahead threatening governan... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T16:18:20+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113743.html South Africas unseemly alliance Los Angeles Times Its president stands idly by as Mugabe and his thugs ruin Zimbabwe. By James Kirchick May 12, 2008 The tendency to compare contemporary political events to the Third Reich is called reducto ad Hitle... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T16:15:36+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113742.html Mbeki tells SA pastors bluntly that he Supports Mugabe By Gerald Harper ? May 5, 2008 It has emerged that South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki told a delegation of African church leaders that he unshamendly supports President Mugabe and said the M... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T16:09:19+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113740.html Mbeki implicated in rigging of 2002 poll The Zimbabwean Monday, 12 May 2008 08:13 President Thabo Mbeki’s role as a mediator in the Zimbabwean crisis took another knock yesterday after disclosures that he ignored the advice of two judges he commis... Zvakanaka ltlalapansi@[EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Discussion 2008-05-13T15:55:02+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113739.html Somalia: Much talk of pirates, little mention of environmental... http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Editorial_29/Somalia_Much_talk_of_pirates_little_mention_of_environmental_destruction.shtml {EXCERPT} Garowe Online, Somalia In the yacht ... Otis Willie PIO The American War Library... Discussion 2008-05-12T21:15:48+00:00 http://www.talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/messages/113737.html 1000 woolly hats for babies in Tibet Word has it that Zimbabwes Mugabe is sending woolly hats to the Tibetans, too. Actually, the hats are called nappies, and they come from the scalps of disposable Zimbabweans who didnt vote for the Mugabman. Oh,... YaluRiverRosie ltkinkysr@[EMAIL PROTECTE... Discussion 2008-05-10T09:19:02+00:00 Search talkaboutculture.com African q http://talkaboutculture.com/group/soc.culture.african/search.html