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...walk down these muddy streets filled with garbage, tangled power lines, and the roar of gasoline-powered generators, I wonder if Obiang himself has ever taken the same stroll and seen the same things. To keep these citizens living in conditions like this for perhaps no other reason than laziness or gross contempt is hardly indicative of a growing democracy...
...lack of transparency with respect to oil revenue. This was an important step towards keeping the average citizen’s struggles in the international eye, but as long as American oil companies remain the largest contributors to Equatorial Guinea’s income, it remains to be seen if any parties involved (especially the U.S.) can move beyond words and agreements towards concrete actions...
...familial respect does live on in its own modern formulation. Each year, countless Indian-Americans voyage back to the motherland in hopes of preserving the unity of families now separated by oceans. The state of “family” and its importance in India is thus seen in a new and modern light. For immigrants in general, relatives function as a symbol of stability in a foreign land. And undoubtedly, one maintains greater respect for those back home when seeing them requires 10,000 miles of travel. However, emigration, too, is a form of pre-emptive family partitioning...
...procure all the ingredients necessary for a truly authentic Chinese meal. While Osnabrück boasts a significant Turkish population like many German cities, it isn't exactly what I'd call a diverse place. I've spent nearly two months here in the past year and have seen exactly three Asian people, all of whom worked in the single decent Chinese restaurant in town (a strangely upscale establishment compared to the ones I'm used to frequenting in America). So when I chose Chinese as the theme of the menu, I knew I was putting myself at a distinct...
...what the soldiers might have to fight is hard to pin down. Although claims abound of cross-border grenade and mortar attacks, Bestayev, the Ossetian villager from Dmenisi, said he had not heard or seen any incidents at the base of the foothills that mark the border. The soldiers sitting by their armored personnel carrier make a vague claim they had had mortars fired on them a week ago, but that the shots were uphill and off the mark. A lieutenant who has served six years in the border guards said he had not seen any attacks with...