..that is what we in Austria call countries where there is no consistency in laws and you cannot trust your politicians.
See here the meaning of Banana Republic
There have been many examples (please add your examples in the comments) about bad politics in Argentina and I will list the ones that I have [...]
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Article updated on April 20th to include the most frequent news. To see the update scroll right to the end of the article
Whilst the entire world seems to be in huge economic trouble the situation in Chile seems a lot more stable. Here is my view of the current situation with link to sources. First [...]
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Posted in Politics on September 4, 2007 | Comments Off
The Financial Times reports that the Chinese Military might have hacked in to the Pentagon. Read the story here.
If this is true is China still a Country that can be trusted and the world can do business with? I am not saying I am for an embargo (clearly not) or anything but this story does [...]
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Posted in Politics on August 19, 2007 | Comments Off
The BBC said Friday its Russian-language FM broadcasts have been taken off the air by its Moscow distributor, which said its programs were “foreign propaganda.” Critics say Putin’s government has stifled media freedoms and quashed political opposition as part of a broader effort to increase Kremlin control over Russian political life.
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Posted in Politics on July 18, 2007 | Comments Off
The case of Alexander Litvinienko, who has been poisoned by a radioactive substance last year, is a very famous one because entire Europe has watched him die. The Murder was not the most intelligent man of all leaving traces of radioactivity on all his paths and being identified very quickly as Andrei Lugovoi.
Vladimir Putin the [...]
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