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The World’s Most Powerful People 2015 – Forbes

November 5, 2015 By in Business Administration, People, Politics Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

According to Forbes, these heads of state, financiers, philanthropists and entrepreneurs truly run the world.

Source: The World’s Most Powerful People 2015 – Forbes

This is an amazing list, especially the ranking of the top 10.

Significantly, Putin is No.1, Merkel No. 2 & Obama No. 3.

I was surprised to see David Cameron hanging in at No. 8.

With increasing risks in the world, it’s deeply worrying that Obama is so weak, compared to Putin and Merkel.

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Blair, the Iraq War and me – Al Jazeera English

October 25, 2015 By in Defense Policy, Foreign Policy, People, Politics Tags: , , , , 1 Comment
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A history professor in California describes how his Oxford doctoral thesis was used by Tony Blair‘s government to concoct a credible public case to invade Iraq in 2003.

Source: Blair, the Iraq War and me – Al Jazeera English

The article is an important read in understanding Blair’s behavior both before the Iraq invasion and now, in terms of a carefully crafted apology.

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