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By Saleh AA Younis -
Sep 05, 2006
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***image1:left***Fiasco is a chronicle of the Bush administrations disastrous decisionsone after anotherthat have created the USs present quagmire in Iraq. Readers of Alnahda rememberoh boy, do they!that this column was a strong supporter of democracy-from-the-barrel-of-a-gun policy of George W. Bush. So, how did I react to the book? My own little parable
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By Saleh AA Younis -
Aug 07, 2006
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You may argue that to obsess over language when the nation has so many other problems is a bit trifle and misdirected. But, as many social scientists have already shown, language is the very basis of thought, which is the basis of action. In fact, some linguists argue human beings did not develop language because they are smarter than animals; rather, they became smarter because only they could develop a language. |
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By Saleh AA Younis -
Jul 22, 2006
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But if the hardliner Islamists triumph over the moderates, it will be catastrophic disaster for the Somalis. How catastrophic? As hard to imagine as it is right now, I would say Somalis will be worse off than they were under the warlords, worse off than they would have been under the transitional government. Why? |
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By Saleh AA Younis -
Jun 09, 2006
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We Eritreans are completely obsessed with politicsbut we are very bad at it. We? Yeah, all of usthe President, the PFDJ, the EDA, the unaligned. Politics to Eritreans is like basketball is to the Oakland Warriorswe go through the motions, but we stink at it. We blame the coaches, the referee, the game itselfbut never ourselves and our stubborn nature. |
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By Saleh AA Younis -
May 12, 2006
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Conceit: we have a country without a constitution, private press, legal opposition, a functioning court and a 61 year old president who has publicly said that the thought of retirement will never cross his mind as long as he lives, but our favorite sport is to look down at Africa. |
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