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Saudis Counterterrorism Efforts Ahead of Trump Visit

Saudis Counterterrorism Efforts Ahead of Trump Visit

As President Trump heads out on his Abrahamic foreign policy tour, Saudi Arabia is emphasizing its anti-terrorism credentials.

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Inside the Vatican (2001)

Inside the Vatican (2001)

It is said the Vatican thinks in centuries, not years, and, after watching this documentary, the viewer can see why. Despite it being a bit dated, this documentary sheds light on the inner workings of the smallest nation in the world. Narrated by Martin Sheen, it takes the viewer behind the scenes as an army […]

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Aquino Trumps Clergy and Big Tobacco

Aquino Trumps Clergy and Big Tobacco

Throughout the years, I have been critic of the Aquino’s, a powerful family which has had significant influence in Filipino politics dating all the way back to the Malolos Congress at the turn of the century. They are a family which is not short on drama, but always seems to look indefatigable and benevolent when […]

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Missing in the Holy See

Missing in the Holy See

When it comes to the Vatican, all eyes recently have been on Pope Benedict XVI’s tour to Mexico and Cuba, and the adulation that followed. In his Easter vigil mass he noted that “Today we can illuminate our cities so brightly that the stars of the sky are no longer visible…With regard to material things, […]

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Privileged and Oblivious in Mexico: The Legionaires of Christ Must Change

By Cordelia Rizzo We knew that something was wrong with Father Marcial Maciel Degollado, former leader of the Legionaires of Christ, and his order, long before he was openly accused of child abuse in the ’90s. Last month, two years after Maciel’s death, Vatican has finally officially condemned Maciel’s behavior and is effectively imposing martial […]

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Monday News

Monday News

The Arroyo Administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have signed an agreement to form an “International Contact Group” to help negotiate a peace agreement between the two sides in the  predominately Muslim island of Mindanao.  Got all that?  The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.  For more background go here. – […]

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