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JRC

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Retired journalist, with a Master's from Harvard Extension School. Interested in the environment, Buddhism, minimalism, altruism, justice.

 Oxford, England
Joined January 2010
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Having stepped back from royal duties, Harry has also stepped away from the privileges that come with them. It’s about public service.
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Prince Harry says he doesn’t understand why some retired public officials receive security while he does not. The answer is simple: protection is typically reserved for those who have served the nation and remain within the public sphere.
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Will Trump Seek to Engage With the Myanmar Junta? irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-…
Guest Column | Will Trump Seek to Engage With the Myanmar Junta?

Guest Column | Will Trump Seek to Engage With the Myanmar Junta?

Given the US president’s closeness to regime ally Russia, and the EU’s priority in Ukraine, Myanmar’s pro-democracy forces are in for a rough time in the Trump era.

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Myanmar Junta Boss Vows to Prioritize Stability for Elections irrawaddy.com/news/politics/…
Myanmar Junta Boss Vows to Prioritize Stability for Elections

Myanmar Junta Boss Vows to Prioritize Stability for Elections

Chairing the first cabinet meeting of the year, Min Aung Hlaing bemoans a population decline of nearly 4 million and blames a falling birthrate and mass emigration.

irrawaddy.com
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Myanmar Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’ irrawaddy.com/news/burma/mya…
Myanmar Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’

Myanmar Junta Boss Says He Promised Chinese, ASEAN Leaders to Hold ‘Fair Election’

Min Aung Hlaing said he made the vow during his recent trip to China, adding that he had invited international observers to monitor the poll expected next year.

irrawaddy.com
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Why Anti-Chinese Sentiment Is Growing in Myanmar irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-…
Guest Column | Why Anti-Chinese Sentiment Is Growing in Myanmar

Guest Column | Why Anti-Chinese Sentiment Is Growing in Myanmar

Many people in Myanmar feel that Beijing supports the junta only to safeguard its own business interests. If China wants to be a better neighbor, the least it can do is stand aside, argues Zung Ring.

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This is being widely circulated. It's great quote, but Hannah Arendt didn't say it. As Abraham Lincoln observed so wisely, "90% of the quotes you read on the internet are misattributed".
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What did Al Jazeera’s investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza reveal? aje.io/x21mnm via @AJEnglish
What did Al Jazeera’s investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza reveal?

What did Al Jazeera’s investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza reveal?

The I-Unit investigated thousands of videos and photos posted to social media by Israeli soldiers.

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Religion: Salman Rushdie says it's all make-believe. facebook.com/reel/5576719734…
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Oxfam: 03 October, 2024 Lebanon struggles to cope as over a million people flee Israel’s military invasion- Oxfam via @Oxfam oxfam.org/node/24886
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Update from OCHA (11 October, 2024) unocha.org/news/todays-top-n…
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Fears Grow for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi After Another Jailed NLD Leader Dies irrawaddy.com/opinion/analys…
Analysis | Fears Grow for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi After Another Jailed NLD Leader Dies

Analysis | Fears Grow for Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi After Another Jailed NLD Leader Dies

Junta accused of ‘systematically eliminating’ country’s democratic politicians after former Mandalay chief minister Dr. Zaw Myint Maung dies in detention.

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BREAKING: Whistleblower reveals that the BBC has DIRECT instructions to safeguard Israel’s image.
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bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k… Does China now have a permanent military base in Cambodia?
Does China now have a permanent military base in Cambodia?

Does China now have a permanent military base in Cambodia?

Satellite images show the steady expansion of naval facilities that have international onlookers worried.

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facebook.com/reel/8744813246… They're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats
645K views · 11K reactions | Moi Moy on Reels

645K views · 11K reactions | Moi Moy on Reels

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Norman Finkelstein VS Alan Dershowitz - A Lively Debate on Democracy Now youtu.be/GzqTWpPI5Qw?si=2Nin… via @YouTube
Norman Finkelstein VS Alan Dershowitz - A Lively Debate on Democracy...

Norman Finkelstein VS Alan Dershowitz - A Lively Debate on Democracy...

In this September 2003 edition of Democracy Now, renowned political...

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What has the ECHR ever done for us?
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a reporter asks Chomsky if he believes Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. He responds: No, the actual terrorists are the US and Israel, and the only reason Hezbollah is labelled as such by the Western media and political class is because they dare resist their genocidal mania
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globalasia.org/v19no3/featur…
Wishful Thinking on Myanmar Won’t Lead to Change

Wishful Thinking on Myanmar Won’t Lead to Change

Can Myanmar’s ruling generals be brought down by the ongoing insurgency? Unlikely. China is the only state with leverage on both sides of the divide.

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