April, 2005

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RE: Hotel Rwanda - Truth and Reality

While doing some research on the disturbing story behind the Rwandan genocide. I came across this excerpt from the book We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With our Families by Philip Gourevitch. The title comes from a letter written in April 1994 by seven Adventist pastors to their boss, Pastor Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, president of the US-supported Seventh Day Adventist church...Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#

Hotel Rwanda - Truth and Reality

Last night I watched the highly acclaimed movie 'Hotel Rwanda', a true story that happened in 1994. I must say, to the best of my knowledge this movie is right on point when it comes to the subject of international politics. It makes you think real deep about what your most important values are and how you uphold them.Here is a very interesting conversation from the movie 'Collateral' between...Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alferoSource #

iPod Mini - Oooh the sweetest thing

After trying out several solid-state MP3 players, I finally decided to go with the iPod. I wasn't willing to spend that much, but when I found out that BestBuy also sold a KenWood adapter that allows you to control the iPod from the radio, I was like, "SWEEEET!". I picked the silver 4GB iPod Mini 2nd Generation and also the Kenwood KCA-iP500 iPod™ Control Interface .I think this little gadget...Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#

Fugees Back Together!

According to Channel 955, the Fugeees are back together and are at the moment in studios working on their next release. The Fugees put up a great performance in September of 2004 at Dave Chappelle's block party in New York after Columbia [Records] would'nt clear Lauryn's songs for performance at the party. Having set aside their differences, they decided to put an end to the rumors by performing...Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#

Aparrently, some agree with Mugabe

The comments on Afro-Netizen blog say something that stimulate serious thought. Would you agree?Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#

Bob in Rome!

There was outrage as Zimbabwe president, Mugabe beats EU sanctions to attend Pope funeral. Excerpt from the NewZimbabwe.com ZIMBABWE'S President Robert Mugabe has joined world dignitaries in Rome for Friday's funeral of Pope John Paul, an official says, despite travel restrictions imposed on him by the EU.The official said Mugabe, a Roman Catholic, had left for the Vatican on Wednesday night....Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#

Mugabe called Rice a 'Slave'?

I didn't even know this, but from the look of things, something's about to go down. Except from news24.com Launching the election campaign of his ruling party, Mugabe referred to Rice as "that girl born out of the slave ancestry, who should know from the history of slavery in America, from the president situation of blacks in America that the white man is not a friend". Click here for more...Last Updated:Thursday, September 02, 2010By:alfero#