Monthly Archives: December 2011

WW1 AND THE SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENT CREATURES

Posted on December 25, 2011 by kweiquartey

Spoiler alert: this contains a review of the movie “War Horse” and has some references to the story line. War is a senseless exercise usually started and maintained by men, some of them crazy, megalomaniacal idiots. In war, women and … Continue reading →

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Human Rights in Africa

Posted on December 20, 2011 by kweiquartey

Many African countries have signed the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, but as Hillary Clinton has said, “one group whose human rights are still denied in too many parts of the world today.” In sub-Saharan Africa, there is something of … Continue reading →

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Huffington Post posts article on cocoa and chocolate

Posted on December 6, 2011 by kweiquartey

Founded in 2005 by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer, the Huffington Post receives a large amount of traffic: 15.6 million views per weekday, according to Quantcast. It publishes about 100 original pieces every day in its politics section alone and is considered one … Continue reading →

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FPIF (not to be confused with TGIF)

Posted on December 1, 2011 by kweiquartey

I’m honored to have been invited to be a regular columnist for the online publication Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), which is a think tank for those who believe a more humane foreign policy is both possible and necessary. My first two articles on FPIF, … Continue reading →

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