In the News
Most Active Members
Tag : foreign_aid (25)
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 99
Propped: 11
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Rely on Trade, not Aid, to Help Third World, Says Bob Barr »
Posted by: populist 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
“For the past half century the wealthy West has been transferring money—more than $100 billion annually in recent years, and more than $2.3 ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 18
Propped: 8
Comments: 1
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Protecting the Vulnerable: What Congo Means for Obama »
Posted by: idyll 1 day, 14 hours ago in Politics
In Congo this week a million hungry and terrified refugees are in desperate need of food and protection (see article). The two things are connected ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 31
Propped: 2
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
The Obama Latin American Program:Expensive, Paternal, and Unrealistic »
Posted by: mcallen123 3 weeks, 5 days ago in Politics
The Obama Latin American foreign policy plan is flawed. Latin American governments are suspicious of American intentions and unreliable in use of billions of dollars ...
More | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at blog.contempomag.com
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 63
Propped: 1
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
2008 Summer Olympics Part 4 - China's Human Rights »
Posted by: danglingwrangler 3 months, 1 week ago in News
To believe that the Olympics in todays world is a mere sporting event is naive. Beijing was awarded the Olympics as a political gesture allowing ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 39
Propped: 1
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Top Foreign Affairs Dem Wants $1 Billion In Georgia Aid »
Posted by: SNance 3 months ago in News
Russia's invasion of neighboring Georgia could one of the "most significant events to occur in Europe since the end of communism," according to the ...
More | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at onthehillblog.blogspot.com
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 5
Propped: 1
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
VOA News - US Presidential Candidates Work to Improve Effectiveness of Foreign Aid »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Politics
Both presidential candidates in the U.S. presidential election say they want to strengthen the effectiveness of foreign assistance. One idea is to consolidate the ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 36
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Australia to give aid to Myanmar »
Posted by: ap 3 months, 3 weeks ago in News
SINGAPORE (AP) _ Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar's May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military junta ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 29
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
New dam delivered to US aid project in Afghanistan »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Thousands of British, U.S. and Canadian forces successfully escorted a new turbine through some of Afghanistan's most dangerous Taliban ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 36
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Big urbine delivered to aid project in Afghanistan »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Thousands of British, U.S. and Canadian forces successfully escorted a new turbine through some of Afghanistan's most dangerous Taliban ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 33
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Big turbine sent to aid project in Afghanistan »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ Thousands of British, U.S. and Canadian forces successfully escorted a new turbine through some of Afghanistan's most dangerous Taliban ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 39
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Big turbine delivered to Afghan aid project »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ It was a weeklong journey through Afghanistan's most dangerous Taliban territory, dodging persistent attacks by insurgents and bumping over rough ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 17
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
UN says US, Japan, EU not doing enough on poverty »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 2 weeks ago in News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) _ In criticism aimed primarily at the United States, Japan and the European Union, a U.N. report said Thursday that rich ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 16
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
Sri Lanka bars foreign aid workers from rebel area »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ The Sri Lankan government said Monday it is barring all foreign aid workers and many local staff from rebel-held areas ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 21
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
N.Korea celebrates 60th anniversary since founding »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ North Korea marked the 60th anniversary of its founding Tuesday amid international doubts over its commitment to denuclearization, speculation about ...
-
Propeller Rating ? 1.0Prop it
Scale of 1 to 10
Read: 16
Propped: 0
Comments: 0
Click Prop It to Raise Score
UN to pull out of Sri Lanka's rebel-held territory »
Posted by: ap 2 months, 1 week ago in News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) _ The United Nations says it will begin withdrawing its staff from rebel-held territory this week following a government decision banning ...
