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...regions. Whereas we had military rule and dictatorships, today we have 18 or 19 functioning democracies. Look at how we have gone from [a stance of] non-interference in our internal affairs to respect for the principle of the responsibility to protect. One or two pockets - Darfur, Somalia - remain major challenges. But look across Africa and see the major changes that are happening. The Renaissance is at hand...
...mainly skeptical readers' feedback--we witness what many are calling the Twitter Revolution in Iran. At least during these tumultuous times, Twitter has proved to be an invaluable communication tool that has kept the rest of the world informed about and connected to the brave protesters in Iran. Major Dorian de Win (ret.), AUSTIN, TEXAS...
...Georgian border for a weeklong session of war games expected to be the biggest since its clash with Georgia last year. Russia admits that the exercises--which are scheduled to end on July 6, the day President Obama arrives for his first official visit to Moscow--are "quite major" but says they're simply for practice. Tbilisi is worried they presage another attack similar to last summer's skirmish over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Georgia has readied its armed forces in the event of another Russian invasion...
...Argentina A Setback for the First Couple María Belén Chapur isn't the only Argentine woman having a rough week. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner suffered a major political blow when the ruling Peronist Party, led by her husband Néstor Kirchner, went down to defeat in midterm congressional elections. Néstor, a former President who rescued Argentina from the brink of economic ruin, resigned as party leader after the vote, which was seen as a referendum on the couple's handling of farm strikes and the sagging economy...
...February, over 40 million doses of Gardasil have been distributed worldwide since its launch in 2006 without showing evidence of major health concerns, according to Reuters...