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...change in direction is long overdue in Zimbabwe, and the coming weeks and months are critically important in the struggle for that change. The problem is much bigger than an unchecked disease outbreak—it is the problem of a diseased and unchecked government. Leaders from the West, as well as critically important bodies in Africa, must come together and proclaim a message loudly: Zimbabwe is in trouble, its people are suffering, and Robert Mugabe has got to go. And until signs materialize that this reform is taking place, we need all hands on deck...
...realized that that was something that I could do.” In his time, Downey, who served as the president of the Lampoon in ’73, says that no one thought of the Lampoon as a possible pre-professional experience, though it has since become a West Point for comedy writing. “Nowadays it’s an honest-to-goodness pipeline,” he says, noting that such television comedy staples as “Late Night with David Letterman,” “The Simpsons,” and, formerly...
...address, even if it involves the domestically unpopular decision to commit troops on the ground. It is hard to deny the connection between past and present troubles in a place like Somalia. After all, the country has been plagued with war, famine, and poverty for generations. But as the West decides to target the pirates that disrupt trade and tourism, it is imperative to address the root causes of piracy. The U.S. and the EU must move beyond the ghost of “Operation RESTORE HOPE” and get involved in stabilizing and pacifying the country?...
...West and Zimbabweans are unable to muster the power to depose Mugabe, what of his African neighbors? The two main African organizations with leverage over events in Zimbabwe are the African Union, which has peacekeepers in Darfur and Somalia, and the Southern African Development Community, which has overseen the stalled power-sharing talks between Mugabe and the MDC. The African country with the most power to affect change in Zimbabwe is South Africa, which supplies Zimbabwe's electricity and is the landlocked country's main link with the outside world. But political infighting in the ruling African National Congress...
...Greeks had expressed outrage at the government's $35 billion in aid to the nation's lenders at a time when one out of five citizens lives below the poverty line. And so, nearly a week after they began, the Greek riots offer the first tangible sign since the West's financial meltdown of the potential social unrest percolating just below the surface. (See the top 10 underreported stories...