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Archaeology and the preservation of Afghanistan’s heritage is a subject that is generally absent from popular knowledge in the United States, even after more than a decade of deep U.S. involvement in the country. After years of war and the economic scarcity have left on Afghanistan’s historical landscape, the country is chock full… Continue reading Afghanistan – Treasures of the past
DISCOVERED AGAINST THE turbulent backdrop of the Cold War, the Tillya Tepe treasure is a glittering assemblage consisting of thousands of golden pieces from all over the ancient world. In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi began digging at the Tillya Tepe site in northern Afghanistan, which archaeologists… Continue reading Afghanistan – Minerals and Treasures
After 18 years of war, thousands of lives lost, and hundreds of billions of dollars squandered, the United States accomplished precisely nothing. From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced there a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of… Continue reading Afghanistan war
A US military helicopter flies near the site of a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul on September 3, 2019. * SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 On 18 September 2019, an organization backed by billionaire Charles Koch calling for an end to the war in Afghanistan. Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans… Continue reading Kogh Brothers – Soros – Afghanistan War
This is obvious not only a case of robbery at Mooi River - since when is an attack only a robbery? Who is the investigator(s) or spokesperson? Hoe kan hierdie slegs 'n inbraak of diefstalsaak wees, terwyl daar ernstige aanranding was? Is dit nou om die misdadigers en terroriste goed te laat lyk? Wie… Continue reading Mooi Rivier brutal attack – Burgen and Chantelle Thorne
Contemporary Stave Church Rises like a Pointy Wooden Crown in Norway. Designed by Olso studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, the Community Church Knarvik is an awe-inspiring mass of sharply angled timber that harmoniously complements the Norwegian city of Hordaland's mountainous terrain. A modern twist on the medieval-style stave church, this contemporary chapel is clad in light-colored pine… Continue reading Wooden churches in Norway
The CPA was founded as the Empire Parliamentary Association in 1911, with its first branches being Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa and the United Kingdom, the latter branch administering the Association as a whole. In 1948 the Association changed its name to the current Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and invited all branches to participate in the organisation's administration. Photo: CPA conference, Isle… Continue reading Empire Parliamentary Association (1911) changed to Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (1948)
Who is involved ... and ... financed by ...? Since its launch, the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness has been formally endorsed by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)'s Parliamentary Assembly, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), and the First Summit of Legislative Presidents of the Americas organized by the Organization of American States (OAS). It has also been endorsed… Continue reading Declaration on Parliamentary Openness
The Wooden Churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area are examples of local religious architecture. The eight churches consist of two Roman Catholic, three Protestant and three Greek Catholic ones. The inscribed churches are: Hervartov Tvrdosin Kezmarok Lestiny Hronsek (church and belfry) Bodruzal Ladomirová Ruská Bystrá * Bratislava's Holy Saviour Church belongs to… Continue reading Slovakia – Wooden churches and architectures
September 2018 - A BRUTAL crackdown against religion in China has seen crosses hauled down from Christian churches and replaced with portraits of the country’s President Xi Jinping and former Communist Party leader Mao Zedong. He said the only places where the Bible could be discussed freely were small church set-ups in houses, where… Continue reading Within China
Nolubabalo “Babsie” Nobanda - 23 years Nontando Pendu - 24 years Ironies, in Suid-Afrika word veral Nigeriërs en ander immigrante wat handel dryf in dwelms geteiken en versoek om terug te keer na hul eie lande. Wat 100% reg is. Daar is 'n paar "onwettige" immigrante waar foto's gewys word wat die land verlaat. Daar… Continue reading SA Drug mulers – 2
June 2019 - The Republic of Yemen is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in western Asia and covers 203,850 square miles. The territory also includes more than 200 islands. It is a member of the Arab League, United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. A… Continue reading Saudi Arabia and Yemen (attacks)
This is Saudi Arabia—Hundreds of workers scurried in the stifling summer heat around cranes by a 100-foot-tall processing unit, a vital part of this sprawling oil facility, now charred black and reeking of tar and burned metal following an attack . Saudi Arabia took media to inspect oil facilities hit by attacks that Washington… Continue reading Saudi Arabia Depth of Damage to Its Oil Facilities – Attacks on Yemen and damage
The Abqaiq (also Babqaiq) oil processing facility is 60 km (37 miles) southwest of Aramco’s Dhahran headquarters. The oil processing plant handles crude from the world’s largest conventional oilfield, the supergiant Ghawar, and for export to terminals Ras Tanura - the world’s biggest offshore oil loading facility - and Juaymah. It also pumps westwards across the… Continue reading Saudi Arabia – Drones / maps of attack September 2019
Iran’s president has warned American and other foreign forces to “stay away” from the region, as Tehran paraded long-range missile capable of reaching American bases. Hassan Rouhani said the presence of such troops in the Gulf has always brought “pain and misery”, in a speech made at an annual military parade to commemorate the… Continue reading Yemen Houthi – US bases – Iran – Saudi Arabia – Israel
Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced late Friday night that they were stopping drone and missile attacks against Saudi Arabia, one week after they claimed responsibility for a strike that crippled a key oil facility in the kingdom. The U.S. and the Saudis blamed the September 14 attack on Iran, which backs the Houthi rebels fighting a Saudi-led military coalition… Continue reading Saudi Arabia, Yemen Houthi, Iran, Israel, USA, UK, oil
Houthi rebels fighting Saudi Arabia in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack. They are backed by Iran and used Iranian weapons. America may have evidence the strike came from inside Iran itself. Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, has called it “an act of war”. The details matter, but do not change the question: how… Continue reading Yemen Houthi – Houthi’s – Saudi Arabia – Israel – USA – Iran
* The organisation administers the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP), a network across the Commonwealth which promotes greater representation for women in Parliament, the CPA Small Branches network, representing parliaments and legislatures with populations below 500,000 people, and the Commonwealth Youth Parliament, an annual gathering of young people hosted by a Commonwealth Parliament. *Die organisasie administreer die… Continue reading Government CPA – Commonwealth – Statebond
The Charter brings together the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth - democracy, human rights and the rule of law - in a single, accessible document. The Charter expresses the commitment of member states to the development of free and democratic societies and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives… Continue reading Commonwealth – CPA Charter
Who is she? She said she is a historian of Africa and the Soviet Union/Russia, with particular interests in global socialism and capitalism; comparative empire and decolonization; race, nationalism, and ethnicity; Cold War ideology and interventions; area studies; and the international circulation of people, ideas, and arms. (Elke volk het 'n internasionale reg om… Continue reading Hilary Lynd ( and Soros )
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