A Commonwealth ministerial committee decided to suspend Pakistan from the 53-nation bloc pending the return of the rule of law following the imposition of emergency rule earlier this month. "CMAG (Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group) has suspended Pakistan forthwith from the council pending the return of the rule of law and democracy," Commonwealth Secretary General […]
Pakistan court upholds Musharraf election victory
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday rubber-stamped President Pervez Musharraf’s contested re-election victory in October, after he purged the court of hostile judges. "Five petitions have been dismissed. One is pending and it will be heard on Thursday," the Attorney General, Malik Qayyum, told Reuters. The five dismissed petitions were regarded as the main challenges, lawyers […]
OFWs mull reduction of remittances to the Philippines
It took time before tens of thousands of Filipino overseas workers and immigrants have experienced the negative impacts of the weakening dollar in the pockets of the dollar earners abroad. Although this development was viewed by the government as a manifestation that the peso is getting stronger under the administration of President Arroyo. Bankers and […]
Colds, Flu and Prevention.
Prevention Always Beats Intervention. The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience while traveling, teaching T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbal medicine, martial arts and other health related subjects. The article also contains feedback from students and anecdotal information from readers of my columns. The following are my opinions and deductions from […]
Pakistan opposition aims to unite
Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military President Pervez Musharraf who insisted a state of emergency was necessary for fair elections. United States ally Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup, declared emergency rule in nuclear-armed Pakistan on November 3 when he suspended the Constitution, rounded up thousands […]
Convocation
I decided not to publish this article written last Spring because the collective pain of the Blacksburg massacre was too raw. But with the Supreme Court weighing in on the issue of the Second Amendment, I now feel compelled to speak. * * * * * Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522. The massacre at Virginia […]
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