Mandela’s “15 Pearls of Wisdom” is delivered by the most politically gifted individual ever and the most admired in history. He helped engineer the first peaceful, non-violent revolution in history
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The Criminalisation of South Africa
By Peter Hammond Last year 111,528 vehicles were reported stolen in South Africa, of which 45,152 (40%) were recovered. Police investigated 44,222 stock theft cases which resulted in 7,980 court cases. 52,425 rapes were reported. 41% of all the victims were aged 18 years or younger with 14% being 12 years or younger. In the [...]
Native Indian Class Action Lawsuit Scores $680 Million From USDA
On Thursday this week a nationwide class action lawsuit was settled. The historic Keepseagle settlement agreement requires the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pay $680 million in damages to thousands of Native Americans and to forgive up to $80 million in outstanding farm loan debt. The Indians filed the Keepseagle class action lawsuit [...]
Mr Gene Sharp: Why Dictators and Despots Fear His Name Everywhere
Gene Sharp is relatively unknown to the American public. Around the world he is held in high esteem by activists and is regarded with fear and animosity by many authoritarian leaders. This humble, shy 83-year-old intellectual, through his practical writings on non-violent revolution, has had a broad influence on international events for two decades. Though [...]
Revolution Comes to Egypt and Sweeps Accross The Arab World
Tonight as I write this a revolution of change is sweeping the Arab countries of Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen. The revolution was started in Tunisia by Mohamed Bouazizi (26), a humble vegetable vendor. He set himself alight in December as a sign of protest. Mohamed had endured police [...]
Information Leak of WikiLeaks and Why the World Has Changed Forever
In October 2010 nearly 400,000 Iraq war log documents were released to the media. This was the largest leak of information in history. Julian Assange and his organization, WikiLeaks, have changed the world again, as 911 did. Things will never be the same again. The leak of information continues. An avalanche of embarrassing secrets, of [...]
