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...it is cheaper to purchase a slave today than it was at the height of the Atlantic slave trade....

published by You on 6 November, 2011 - 11:25

I was just reading an interview with Rageh Omaar about his idealism and journalism etc on The Guardian and there are some startling things mentioned in there.

For one, there are an estimated 27 million slaves in the world and:

According to research accepted by the US government, it is cheaper to purchase a slave today than it was at the height of the Atlantic slave trade.

Head of the UK border force Brodie Clark suspended

published by lollywood on 4 November, 2011 - 22:03

The head of the UK border force has been suspended by the Home Office following allegations staff were told to scale down some identity checks.

The official who has been suspended is Brodie Clark, who also sits on the board of the UK Border Agency (UKBA).

The Home Office says it is investigating the allegations and has made no further comment.

Staff working for the UK border force, which is part of the UKBA, are responsible for checking passports.

They also carry out immigration raids

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15601988

Almost half of Britons think children are violent and starting to behave like animals

published by lollywood on 3 November, 2011 - 16:52

Almost half of Britons think children are violent and starting to behave like animals, a Barnardo's survey suggests.

The children's charity says the research suggests society holds a negative view towards children despite the majority being well behaved.

Of the more than 2,000 people questioned by ICM Research, 44% said young people were becoming feral.

Barnado's chief executive Anne Marie Carrie said it was "depressing" so many were ready to give up on children.

The survey revealed that:

49% agreed children are beginning to behave like animals

Almost 47% thought youngsters were angry, violent and abusive

One in four said those who behaved badly were beyond help by the age of 10

Whilst 36% thought children who get into trouble need help, 38% disagreed

Gaza sea blockade: two boats from Turkey set out to break siege

published by You on 3 November, 2011 - 13:34

Pro-Palestinians sail with medicines from Fethiye on mission to 'end Israeli injustice' over Gaza

Two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists have entered international waters after sailing from Turkey with the aim of breaking Israel's sea blockade of Gaza.

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If the vessels are not intercepted by the Israeli navy they expect to reach Gaza on Friday.

Read more @ The Guardian

Imagining (the US's) Pakistan policy on the U.S.-Mexico border

published by You on 2 November, 2011 - 22:38

Let’s re-contextualize America’s continuing problems on the porous Aghanistan-Pakistan border, the 2,600 km line established in 1893. Both sides are largely inhabited by ethnic Pashtuns. They are about 60 percent of the population in Afghanistan, slightly more in the opposite Pakistani province.

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As with terrorists operating across the east-west Pakistan-Afghan frontier, the Mexican cartels are moving north. The violent Mexican cartels operate now in 195 U.S. cities. In September, one carried out an assassination in Texas. More recently the U.S. Justice Department busted an alleged plot by Iran to deploy a Mexican cartel to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington.

How to ask for forgiveness

published by TPOS on 2 November, 2011 - 19:14

I can glorify Allah, thank Him, ask of everything from Him but sometimes asking for forgiveness just seems hard.

Sometimes I just feel to dirty and sinful to 'bother'. I know that's an even more reason to turn back and ask for forgiveness but I just feel...I can't.

Other times it just doesn't feel sincere and so I feel it's pointless to ask for forgiveness..."If I'm likely to do it again then, it's meaningless, stupid, an act of hypocrisy"

Again, I know the solution to that - just don't do it again. But that's hard too.

Israel rushes settlement growth after Unesco accepts Palestinians

published by You on 1 November, 2011 - 23:30

Israel is to expedite the construction of about 2,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem in response to the Palestinians' successful bid to join Unesco.

Israel also imposed a temporary halt on the transfer of tax revenues which it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority (PA) pending a final decision on whether to impose a long-term freeze. Israel collects about £630m a year in VAT and customs revenues which it passes on to the PA.

Read more @ The Guardian

Judgement Day: The Final Abode-FREE Conference with Dinner! Confirm Seats NOW!!!

published by AlBuruj on 1 November, 2011 - 20:34

AL BURUJ PREESS PRESENTS: JUDGEMENT:THE FINAL ABODE

FREE Conference with Dinner,

All Brothers and Sisters invited!

The Day of Judgment is the most difficult day to be experienced by mankind. The day where no one will be of aid, a mother even distancing herself from her child, a day where people will cry out “ O Myself, O Myself”, this is a day which is inevitable. There will be those who will go scot free without any punishment and those who will stumble on the narrow bridge, the Siraat.

Pakistani Cricket Pair Guilty Of Betting Scam

published by lollywood on 1 November, 2011 - 16:10

Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt and bowler Mohammad Asif have been found guilty of conspiring to fix parts of last summer's Lord's Test against England.

Butt, 27, and 28-year-old fast bowler Asif plotted to bowl deliberate no-balls in the match as part of a lucrative betting scam.

The pair sat expressionless in the dock as they were convicted at Southwark Crown Court.

They were caught after an undercover reporter recorded UK-based sports agent Mazhar Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for Pakistan cricketers to rig games for money.

http://m.sky.com/skynews/article/news/16100904

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