COULD AMERICA COMMIT SUICIDE?
By Yvonne Sam
Yes, if she fails to understand the lessons of history or heed the advice of presidents long gone.
During my post graduate studies, I was forced to vicariously walk among the ruins of a number of some fallen ancient empires—–Roman, Egyptian, Greek, Israelite and Byzantine, plus a number of lesser-known kingdoms.. In 476 CE, Romulus the last of the Roman emperors was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to lead Rome.
Following the death of Cleopatra in 30 BCE Egypt fell to the Roman Empire and became a Roman province. the Greeks were defeated in the battle of Corinth in 146 BC. The kingdom of Israel (Samaria or Northern Kingdom) existed as an independent state until conquered in 722 BC by the Assyrian Empire. The kingdom of Judah (Southern Kingdom) existed as an independent state until conquered by the Neo-Babylonians in 568 BC. The Byzantine Empire Eastern Roman Empire) fell in 1453, when an Ottoman army stormed Constantinople during the reign of ConstantinopleX1. Continue reading →
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Guyana Politics: PPP’s Irfaan Ali – A remarkable political decision- By Adam Harris
A remarkable political decision
There are some things that seem to defy logic. One of them involves an overseas-based Guyanese who took time off to call me, not once, but twice, to chide me.
A few weeks ago I did a column that examined the political situation in Guyana as it pertained to the selection of the presidential candidate for the political opposition. While there was no formal announcement, the media found out that there were five frontrunners.
I suggested that given the nature of local politics and the sharp divisions in the society, especially along racial and religious lines, it was unlikely that a Muslim would emerge the presidential candidate. I spoke of the People’s Progressive Party being predominantly Hindu; it was unlikely that the party would select a Muslim as its presidential candidate. Continue reading →
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