Amnesty International hails WikiLeaks and Guardian as Arab spring 'catalysts' | World news The world faces a watershed moment in human rights with tyrants and despots coming under increasing pressure from the internet, social networking sites and the activities of WikiLeaks, Amnesty International says in its annual roundup. The rights group singles out WikiLeaks and the newspapers that pored over its previously confidential government files, among them the Guardian, as a catalyst in a series of uprisings against repressive regimes, notably the overthrow of Tunisia's long-serving president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. "The year 2010 may well be remembered as a watershed year when activists and journalists used new technology to speak truth to power and, in so doing, pushed for greater respect for human rights," Amnesty's secretary general, Salil Shetty, says in an introduction to the document. But, Shetty adds, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, and elsewhere, remains unpredictable: "There is a serious fightback from the forces of repression.
Category:Political philosophy Philosophy portal Political philosophy, or political theory, is the study of topics such as politics, liberty, justice, property, rights, law, and the enforcement of a laws by authority: what they are, why (or even if) they are needed, what, if anything, makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why, what form it should take and why, what the law is, and what duties citizens owe to a legitimate government, if any, and when it may be legitimately overthrown, if ever. In a vernacular sense, the term "political philosophy" often refers to a general view, or specific ethic, political belief or attitude, about politics, synonymous to the term "political ideology". For similar topics see the following categories also:
Questions and Answers Are you affiliated with WikiLeaks? No. We are an unofficial WikiLeaks resource site 'endorsed' by WikiLeaks (meaning they like us). But the association stops there. There is no affiliation. Click here for further information. How do I bring information to the attention of WL Central? How do I contribute a news article? How do I become a reporter for WL Central? Click here for further information. This is currently the only way to apply for membership as the spam has been debilitating. What type of information does WL Central publish? Abdeljelil Zaouche Tunisian politician (1873–1947) Abdeljelil Zaouche (Arabic: عبد الجليل الزّاوش; 15 December 1873 – 3 January 1947) was a Tunisian politician, reformer, and campaigner in the Tunisian independence movement. Youth[edit] His secondary education was at the Collège Saint-Charles in Tunis and then the lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris where he took his baccalauréat. In 1894, he matriculated at the law faculty in Paris while also studying at the Institut des sciences politiques and the Collège de France. Strongly influenced by Jean Jaurès, he was also a pupil of Émile Durkheim, Émile Boutroux, Henri Poincaré, Antoine Aulard and Ernest Lavisse.[2] He graduated in law and returned to Tunis in 1900 where he involved himself in public affairs. In 1901, together with the Ramella brothers, he founded a flour mill, and in 1903 he hosted a visit by Muhammad Abduh.[3] In 1903 he set up the first scientific press in the Arab world, Al Matbâa Al Ilmiya.[4] Economic reform and political campaigns[edit] Works[edit]
Jaraparilla The White Man's Burden Poem by the English poet Rudyard Kipling In "The White Man's Burden", Kipling encouraged the American annexation and colonisation of the Philippine Islands, a Pacific Ocean archipelago conquered in the three-month Spanish–American War (1898).[1] As an imperialist poet, Kipling exhorts the American reader and listener to take up the enterprise of empire yet warns about the personal costs faced, endured, and paid in building an empire;[1] nonetheless, American imperialists understood the phrase "the white man's burden" to justify imperial conquest as a civilising mission that is ideologically related to the continental expansion philosophy of manifest destiny of the early 19th century.[2][3][4][5] History[edit] The White Man's Burden: civilising the unwilling savage. "The White Man's Burden" published in McClure's Magazine, February 1899 He quotes, inter alia, stanzas 1, 4, and 5 of "The White Man's Burden", noting: Those [Filipino] peoples are not suited to our institutions. Text[edit]
‘Tis the Season of DDoS – WikiLeaks Edition DDoS attacks are flying across the Internet like there is no tomorrow. Just a few days ago, a hacktivist operating under the handle “th3j35t3r” decided to single-handedly take down the Wikileaks website with a DoS tool of his (or their) own creation. He issued a statement on Twitter shortly after explaining that the attacks against the WikiLeaks website were made for “attempting to endanger the lives of our troops, ‘other assets’ & foreign relations.” According to our statistics, his attacks resulted in 1 day 3 hours and 50 minutes of downtime for WikiLeaks before the site was completely yanked offline by Amazon and EveryDNS. Note: Initiating a DDoS attack is illegal in many countries and we do not recommend that you participate in this or future campaigns. On the other side of the attack spectrum, the anonymous attackers involved in Operation:Payback have vowed to take a temporary break from their mega-assault on the entertainment industry in order to spend some time helping WikiLeaks.
Westernization Adoption of or assimilation by Western culture Westernization has been a growing influence across the world in the last few centuries, with some thinkers assuming Westernization to be the equivalent of modernization,[2] a way of thought that is often debated. The overall process of Westernization is often two-sided in that Western influences and interests themselves are joined with parts of the affected society, at minimum, to become a more Westernized society, with the putative goal of attaining a Western life or some aspects of it, while Western societies are themselves affected by this process and interaction with non-Western groups. Westernization traces its roots back to Ancient Greece. Westernization can also be compared to acculturation and enculturation. Western world[edit] The "West" was originally defined as the Western world. Significantly influenced countries[edit] The following countries or regions experienced a significant influence by the process of Westernization: Samuel P.
Obama's war on whistleblowers suffers setback Rail commuters are the latest victims of the Anna Bligh state Labor government's asset sale madness. On January 4, passenger ticket fares rose 40% and Go Card fares rose 20%. The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) said on January 7 the increases were to make up for revenue lost because of the sale of Queensland Rail's profitable divisions. ETU secretary, Peter Simpson, said price increases would continue over the next few years as the state government scrambles to fund passenger services that are traditionally supported by profits from the freight divisions. "It is exactly the same as what occurred in the retail electricity market. Tensions have continued to increase between the union and the state Labor government over Bligh's plan to privatise several government assets. The ETU's campaign against privatisation has led to two state Labor MPs —Townsville member Mandy Johnstone and Steve Wettenhall from the far north seat of Barron River — resigning from the union.
War of 1812 Conflict between the United States and the British Empire from 1812 to 1815 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It began when the United States declared war on 18 June 1812 and, although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by Congress on 17 February 1815. At sea, the far larger Royal Navy imposed an effective blockade on U.S. maritime trade, while between 1812 to 1814 British regulars and colonial militia defeated a series of American attacks on Upper Canada. Origin Since the conclusion of the War of 1812, historians have long debated the relative weight of the multiple reasons underlying its origins. However, other historians believe that a desire to permanently annex Canada was a direct cause of the war.
The WikiLeaks You Missed - By Joshua E. Keating Since the first few Julian Assange-saturated months of 2011, the U.S. media have largely moved on to Arab revolutions and other sex scandals. But WikiLeaks has continued releasing embassy cables -- fewer than 16,000 of the more than 250,000 have been published so far. In contrast to its early, now-frayed partnerships with the Guardian and the New York Times, WikiLeaks is now working with local papers in countries like Peru, Haiti, and Ireland to release cables of national interest. With highly anticipated national elections approaching this weekend, the government certainly can't be thrilled with the State Department's candid assessments of the country's political turmoil and the health of its aging king. The cables were viewed and analyzed by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, a British journalist working in Bangkok for Reuters. But that's not nearly the best of it. Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images In 2009, for instance, the U.S. THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images
Timeline of European imperialism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This Timeline of European imperialism covers episodes of imperialism by western nations since 1400; for other countries, see Imperialism § Imperialism by country. Pre-1700[edit] Colonization of North America[edit] Map of North America (1750) – France (blue), Britain (pink), and Spain (orange) Map of the northern part and parts of the southern parts of the America, from the mouth of the Saint Laurent River to the Island of Cayenne, with the new discoveries of the Mississippi (or Colbert) River. 1700 to 1799[edit] 1793 to 1870[edit] 1870–1914[edit] Central and east Africa, 1898, during the Fashoda Incident. 1914–1919[edit] 1917: Jones Act gives full American citizenship to Puerto Ricans.[56]1918: Austrian Empire ends, Austria becomes a republic, Hungary becomes a kingdom, Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Yugoslavia become independent Maps[edit] French conquests and territories See also[edit] Notes[edit] Further reading[edit] Surveys[edit]