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Foreign Meddling Ahead of Malaysia’s Elections Xenophon: The Not-so Impartial Observer February 20, 2013 ( Nile Bowie ) – Malaysia’s decision to detain and deport Australian Senator Nick Xenophon has become a hot topic of discussion across the nation’s blogosphere. Xenophon came to Kuala Lumpur as part of a seven-member international team of election observers invited by de-facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
Links Climate Change: The Folly of "Demanding" Action February 19, 2013 ( LocalOrg ) – At a recent Washington climate change rally, who is demanding action?
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France 24’s report " Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali? " provides a useful vignette of Saudi-Qatari terror sponsorship, stating: “The MNLA [secular Tuareg separatists], al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine and MUJAO [movement for unity and Jihad in West Africa] have all received cash from Doha.â€A month later Sadou Diallo, the mayor of the north Malian city of Gao [which had fallen to the Islamists] told RTL radio: “The French government knows perfectly well who is supporting these terrorists. Qatar, for example, continues to send so-called aid and food every day to the airports of Gao and Timbuktu.†The report also stated: “Qatar has an established a network of institutions it funds in Mali, including madrassas, schools and charities that it has been funding from the 1980s,†he wrote, adding that Qatar would be expecting a return on this investment.“Mali has huge oil and gas potential and it needs help developing its infrastructure,†he said
View original post here: Spanish Debt Grows by €146 Billion, Largest Ever Recorded; Debt-to-GDP Highest Since 1910
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