Tag Archives: corruption

Sepp Blatter: “Corrupt? Me?!”

Posted on Dec 9, 2010 by NFB

From BBC Sport I was surprised by all the English complaining after the defeat. England, of all people, the motherland of fair play ideas,” Blatter said. I’ll admit, if you asked to come with a description of England, “the motherland … Continue reading →

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The AfPak Dominos

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 by NFB

Let’s take a look at the line of dominos that are rapidly tumbling into one another in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. We start with the situation: two countries, newly introduced to democracy with a substantial insurgent movement operating within their borders. … Continue reading →

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Afghan Elections and Giving People Democracy

Posted on Sep 23, 2010 by NFB

It’s something that I fervently believe, and that this report backs up, that you cannot simply give a population democracy. You cannot send a military force into a dictatorship or other non-democratic state, neutralise its military, remove its leaders and tyrannical … Continue reading →

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Gardai In Afghanistan

Posted on Aug 9, 2010 by NFB

Six of them to be precise, heading over with one of the EU policing missions (EUPOL) to train Afghan law enforcement. Nice to see the Irish get involved. Since it’s a European initiative and involves such low numbers, you can’t say … Continue reading →

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