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	<title>the Global Observatory &#187; Asia</title>
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	<description>A lot of caustic and sarcastic humor, stupid opinions, canned news and scanty revelations on politics, foreign affairs, social and fiscal issues, and much else from an independent, yet conservative and Republican, perspective from the Pacific Northwest. Yeah, right.</description>
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		<title>Ban Pakistanis from the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/05/ban-pakistanis-from-the-u-s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/05/ban-pakistanis-from-the-u-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While I don&#8217;t usually advocate targeting any particular group based on race or nationality, but Pakistanis have proved to be the enemy #1 for all Americans.
Almost all terrorists attacking us have had some sort of ties to Pakistan. The most recent being Faisal Shahzad who tried bombing New York. Pakistan&#8217;s number one exports would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ungrateful Okinawans Want Americans Out</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/ungrateful-okinawans-want-americans-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/ungrateful-okinawans-want-americans-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Those ungrateful Okinawans want Americans to get out of their &#8220;prefecture.&#8221;
Have they forgetten that we helped free them of their oppressive and militaristic government after WWII and put them on the way to rapid development?
Did we not help modernize Japan and help it become one of the wealthiest countries in the world today?
Have we not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bakiyev Gives Up and Runs</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/bakiyev-gives-up-and-runs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/bakiyev-gives-up-and-runs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kyrgyz Prsydnt Bkyv hs srryndrd and fld to Kzkhstan.
How boring! We just don&#8217;t have old-style civil wars anymore &#8211; not even in the region that spawned our last era of civil wars in the first place.
The whole issue also shows that no one cares about Kyrgyzstan &#8211; where are the foreign intervenors when you need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/kyrgyz-president-roza-otunbayeva/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/kyrgyz-president-roza-otunbayeva/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, apparently, the opposition has taken effective control of the government in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, says self-proclaimed interim leader Roza Otunbayeva:
I hope we have control of the whole situation, but at the same time I  must tell you that there is a lot of work
Since, the media hasn&#8217;t come up with a color for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revolution in Kyrgyzstan: Color Yet Undecided</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/revolution-in-kyrgyzstan-color-yet-undecided/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/04/revolution-in-kyrgyzstan-color-yet-undecided/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest Central Asian country to jump on the public protests/revolution/popular coup bandwagon is Kyrgyzstan, where protestors have stormed and/or taken control of several key buildings int he capital, Bishkek.
The West&#8217;s quandary, however, is quite intense but on a rather mundane issue. What color are we going to assign to this revolution? The Red Revolution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sania Mirza + Shoaib Malik in High Profile Cross Border Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/sania-mirza-shoaib-malik-in-high-profile-cross-border-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/sania-mirza-shoaib-malik-in-high-profile-cross-border-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1748</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India and Pakistan haven&#8217;t been on truly friendly terms ever since Pakistan came into its woeful and troubled existence in the late &#8217;40s. The two have fought 4 wars and many more border skirmishes, most recently in 1999, and peace talks have hardly made any progress.
Cross border personal relations between civilians from the two nations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pervez Musharraf Speaking in Bellevue Amidst Protests (and Hypocrisy)</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/pervez-musharraf-speaking-in-bellevue-amidst-protests-and-hypocrisy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/03/pervez-musharraf-speaking-in-bellevue-amidst-protests-and-hypocrisy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pervez Musharraf, the former President of Pakistan who now earns six to seven figures for his lectures, is coming to Bellevue, Washington, on March 14th.
The organization that is sponsoring him claims:
We are a local chapter in Seattle, Washington; consisting of local Ex-Pat Pakistanis who support the democratic institutions within Pakistan by offering our help in several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s SE Asian Client States and Chinese Counterbalancing</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/russias-se-asian-client-states-and-chinese-counterbalancing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/02/russias-se-asian-client-states-and-chinese-counterbalancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia has been actively selling arms to whoever wants to buy its antiquated technology. The most recent addition to its client list is Vietnam, which wants to balance against Chinese supremacy in the region and Chinese claims to the Spratly Islands off the coast of Vietnam&#8230;
For Hanoi, this deal [also] involves &#8230; the construction of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkmenistan: Ready For The New Dictator&#8217;s Statues</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/turkmenistan-ready-for-the-new-dictators-statues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/turkmenistan-ready-for-the-new-dictators-statues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1375</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, President of Turkmenistan, has ordered the removal of a &#8220;giant arch topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan&#8217;s late leader, Saparmyrat Niyazov&#8221; from Ashgabat, the capital.
Turkmenistan is finally ready to move and accept its new dictator. One lucky sculptor is gonna have a nice new payday coming up soon.
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		<title>Afghanistan: Where&#8217;s the Stability?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/afghanistan-wheres-the-stability/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/afghanistan-wheres-the-stability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Taliban launched a brazen attack on the capital, Kabul yesterdays leading to fire fights close to the Presidential palace. The terrorists detonated a bomb in front of the Central Bank and then took over a shopping complex.
The fact that with 84,150 foreign troops and an additional 100,000 Afghan army troops in the country, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Martha Coakely: Afghanistan Has No Terrorists</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/martha-coakely-afghanistan-has-no-terrorists/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2010/01/martha-coakely-afghanistan-has-no-terrorists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Democraps]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts feels:
I think we have done what we are going to be able to do in Afghanistan. I think that we should plan an exit strategy. Yes. I’m not sure there is a way to succeed. If the goal was and the mission in Afghanistan was to go in because we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: Obama Wants To Finish in 1 Year What Hasn&#8217;t Happened in 30</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/afghanistan-obama-wants-to-finish-in-1-year-what-hasnt-happened-in-30/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/afghanistan-obama-wants-to-finish-in-1-year-what-hasnt-happened-in-30/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack H. Obama has vowed to fight the &#8220;Al Qaeda Cancer&#8221; by denying it a safe haven in Afghanistan. And, he has vowed to do so within a year of his 2010 troop increase.
Obama says:
[The new troops] will increase our ability to train competent Afghan Security Forces, and to partner with them so that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tata Shows How to Make Money by Selling Cars</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/tata-shows-how-to-make-money-by-selling-cars/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/12/tata-shows-how-to-make-money-by-selling-cars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unlike the previous American owners of Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata Motors of India is showing us how to raise sales and even make money with the marquee brands.
Sales of both Jaguar and Land Rover have increased by 23% in the latest quarter after Tata introduced various updated models.
Fueling the improvement in the sales is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Window of Opportunity for Karzai</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/no-more-window-of-opportunity-for-karzai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/11/no-more-window-of-opportunity-for-karzai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hamid Karzai has failed miserably over the past 7 years. He hasn&#8217;t done a thing to convince his fellow Afghans to trust his leadership abilities.
Hilary Clinton, however, still thinks:
There is now a clear window of opportunity for President Karzai and his government to make a compact with the people of Afghanistan to demonstrate clearly that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Their Problem to Solve?!</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/10/their-problem-to-solve/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/10/their-problem-to-solve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[White House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Matthew Hoh, a US diplomat posted in Afghanistan, resigned from his job claiming:
&#8220;We want to have some kind of governance there, and we have some obligation for it not to be a bloodbath.
&#8220;But you have to draw the line somewhere, and say this is their problem to solve.&#8221;
Their problem to solve?!
The United States attacked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Did You Expect in Afghanistan &#8211; Free and Fair Elections?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/09/what-did-you-expect-in-afghanistan-free-and-fair-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/09/what-did-you-expect-in-afghanistan-free-and-fair-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Karzai is &#8220;condemning&#8221; the EU for pointing out irregularities in his recent &#8220;re-election.&#8221; Afghanistan has never had a tradition of democracy, which includes peaceful transfer of power. It was a bit of a stretch to expect an honest electoral process in that country.
If Karzai loses an election, how long will he last, especially with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Run &#8211; Japan&#8217;s Invading Somebody Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/09/everybody-run-japans-invading-somebody-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/09/everybody-run-japans-invading-somebody-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Not really, but I like the newly assertive &#8220;self defense&#8221; forces of our Asian ally.
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		<title>The Book Banning Phenomena</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/the-book-banning-phenomena/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/the-book-banning-phenomena/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gujarat, a western Indian state, has banned a book, merely because the author praised Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the so-called founder of Pakistan, and criticized Vallabbhai Patel, a Hindu nationalist leader. This is the same place that just re-elected a genocidal maniac as its Chief Minister.
Freedom of speech ought to be a cherished ideal of any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intolerance in Indian Politics: Praise a Pakistani Leader; Get Expelled From Your Party</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/intolerance-in-indian-politics-praise-a-pakistani-leader-get-expelled-from-your-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/intolerance-in-indian-politics-praise-a-pakistani-leader-get-expelled-from-your-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/?p=1009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a right wing Hindu nationalist party in India, just cannot get over the fact that Jaswant Singh wrote a book praising Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a freedom fighter and first President of Pakistan.
It had to go and expel Singh from the BJP. Despite the fact that Singh has been a party [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afghanistan: You Can Starve Your Wives For Sex</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/afghanistan-you-can-starve-your-wives-for-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/afghanistan-you-can-starve-your-wives-for-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan has just passed a law whereby Shia men can starve their wives, if they refuse to satisfy their needs. It gets even better:
The original version obliged Shia women to have sex with their husbands every four days at a minimum, and it effectively condoned rape by removing the need for consent to sex within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Korean Nuclear Materials Being Peddled on Indian Streets (Already)</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/north-korean-nuclear-materials-being-peddled-on-indian-streets-already/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/north-korean-nuclear-materials-being-peddled-on-indian-streets-already/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indian scientists and police searching a North Korean ship detained near the Andaman and Nicobar islands have not found any nuclear materials aboard, according to a home ministry spokesman.
The vessel, MV Mu San, dropped anchor without permission on Wednesday, but attempted to flee when contacted by the Indian coastguard. The ship was later  detained after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mehsud Dead: Progress or None?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/mehsud-dead-progress-or-none/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/mehsud-dead-progress-or-none/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Terrorism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Taliban, has finally been sent off to hell. But does it mean that the Taliban in Pakistan will falter or will they merely move on?
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		<title>Plague + Swine Flu Scourge the Chinese</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/plague-swine-flu-scourge-the-chinese/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/08/plague-swine-flu-scourge-the-chinese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the swine flu that&#8217;s still causing concern for health officials in China, we now have another unpleasant addition to the scene - plague:
Thousands of people have been placed in quarantine in north-western China after a man died of pneumonic plague.
Chinese authorities say the man who died was a 32-year-old herdsman from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Dictators Feel the Need to Justify Their Actions?</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/why-do-dictators-feel-the-need-to-justify-their-actions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/why-do-dictators-feel-the-need-to-justify-their-actions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burma has been keeping up the farce of legality and democracy for the past many years, especially in relation to Aung San Suu Kyi:
The court presiding over the trial of Burma&#8217;s detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver its verdict on Friday, her lawyer has said.
Ms Suu Kyi faces five years in jail [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bali Bomber Might Be Behind Jakarta Suicide Attacks</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/bali-bomber-might-be-behind-jakarta-suicide-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/bali-bomber-might-be-behind-jakarta-suicide-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indonesian authorities are now claiming that Noordin Mohamed Top may be behind the recent suicide attacks on the Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta.
Top is wanted for plotting the Bali bombings of 2002 and 2005 and other Indonesian attacks.
It&#8217;s been 7 years since the &#8216;02 attacks and the Indonesian authorities haven&#8217;t caught him yet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Breaking: American Hotels Hit in Jakarta Blasts</title>
		<link>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/just-breaking-american-hotels-hit-in-jakarta-blasts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theglobalobservatory.com/2009/07/just-breaking-american-hotels-hit-in-jakarta-blasts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>observer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indonesia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BBC is just reporting that a series of blasts in Jakarta have hit the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott, both luxury hotels owned by American hotelier Marriott International.
Up to 6 are reported dead. According to the article:
Television footage showed the facade of one of the hotels had been torn off by the blast.
&#8230; ambulances are present and [...]]]></description>
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