What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Four body guards and a finance expert were taken captive by a militia force disguised as police officers. It has been known [...]
In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
The Australian version of the reality television show, Big Brother, has come under fire once again. The show has [...]
“The method of Satyagraha requires that the Satyagrahi should never lose hope, so long as there is the slightest ground left for it.”
On 12, March 2007 Alan Johnstone, a BBC reporter was abducted in Gaza while he was returning to his house after work. To this day there is little known about his whereabouts or [...]
I’ve written about some fairly if not really serious things over the past weeks so I thought I’d put this in just to lighten things up a bit. It is true, however silly. It involves a baby, a gun liscene and a baby book.
In the state of Illinois, 10 month old [...]
“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”
Accodring to aid groups trying to work in Mogadishu approximately 1300 people have died because the food aid deliveries were not allowed to go through to the city. In recent months the problem in Somalia has escalated to being bigger than [...]
“It is a blasphemy to say non-violence can be practiced only by individuals and never by nations which are compose of individuals.”
On May 17th a train will cross the border between North and South Korea for the first time since the Korean War broke out in 1950. Though technically the Koreans are still [...]
Walter Schirra was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts that became the first group Americans to engage in space exploration. At the time the mission for space exploration was not what it is now. Now it’s all about cooperation, learning and exploring. In the days of the Mercury Seven astronauts the objectives were much [...]
“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.”
At the time of the cold war India and the United States each choose different sides of the coin. However, over the recent years India and the United States have gotten closer as they rely on each other more. It has been a few years [...]