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  7. UN agency to resume Gaza aid work
    The UN says its main aid agency in Gaza will resume operations there after receiving safety assurances from Israel.

    Blagojevich to fight impeachment
    The scandal-hit Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, vows to fight on after being impeached by state lawmakers.

    Lloyds pays $350m to end US case
    UK bank Lloyds TSB agrees to pay a $350m penalty to US authorities after admitted violating US sanctions.
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  1. rosssurfin asked Gordon Brown: "With Zimbabwe, an ex-Commonwealth country, in such a terrible state, why are we not doing more to help free the people, when we are more than willing to follow the Americans into Iraq?"
  2. Gordon Brown answer: "We asked Gordon Brown for an answer to this question and this is the reply we received from Downing Street: "With regards to your question relating to the Government's position on Zimbabwe, you may..." Show more»" We asked Gordon Brown for an answer to this question and this is the reply we received from Downing Street:

    "With regards to your question relating to the Government's position on Zimbabwe, you may wish to contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office direct, as they are responsible for the matters raised. You can write to them at King Charles Street, Whitehall, London SW1A 2AH."

    A letter to this address was sent from Yoosk today. We will of course, keep you posted on any reply. "Show less«
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  4. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Apr 25 2008 1:19:05 PM
  6. rezashah asked Jamal Harwood: "You (unjustly) complain of discrimination against you in the UK yet are happy to see Christians and others mistreated in Muslim-majority countries. Aren't you basically childish, ignorant bigots who can't..." Show more »"You (unjustly) complain of discrimination against you in the UK yet are happy to see Christians and others mistreated in Muslim-majority countries. Aren't you basically childish, ignorant bigots who can't accept others' opinions? You don't "think" you're right, you "know" you're right, like all nutcases throughout history, e.g. Hitler." Show less »
  7. Jamal Harwood answer: "We are not happy to see any peoples mistreated in the Muslim world and do not accept it at all. This is a major reason to campaign for the justice of Islam to return to these lands which are suffering..." Show more»" We are not happy to see any peoples mistreated in the Muslim world and do not accept it at all. This is a major reason to campaign for the justice of Islam to return to these lands which are suffering under the yoke of secular dictatorships. We believe that the Caliphate has the necessary checks and balances to ensure just leadership and fair treatment of all citizens regardless of belief. At the time of the Spanish inquisition Jews fled Spain and settled in the Caliphate and prospered. The fact that many old Churches still exist today in the Middle East and the Balkans for example, is testament to the fact that the right to follow another belief and worship in their places of worship was protected in the Caliphate. It is the absence of Islam not the existence of Islam that is causing the problems you raise "Show less«
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  9. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Sep 23 2007 9:45:00 PM
  11. Yaseen asked David Miliband: "What is UK doing regarding the criminal activities and war crimes committed by Israel against the people of Gaza. It is a shame on anyone to stay silent, speacially in a position of power like a forign..." Show more »"What is UK doing regarding the criminal activities and war crimes committed by Israel against the people of Gaza.

    It is a shame on anyone to stay silent, speacially in a position of power like a forign minister.

    I want to be able to visit my family, which I am not allowed to, because of the Israeli imposed closure if Gaza, denying them the most basic human rights. It is disgracefull, that you are allowing it to happen while watching silently.

    Regards

    Yasin Abushaban" Show less »
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  15. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 21 2008 4:53:07 PM
  17. paulharnby asked Craig Murray: "having read the Guardian account of your experiences, would you recommend a career in the Foreign Office and why?"
  18. Craig Murray answer: "I think if decent people decided they weren't going to work for government at all that would simply make the situation worse. So I wouldn't recommend people to boycott the Foreign Office or government..." Show more»" I think if decent people decided they weren't going to work for government at all that would simply make the situation worse. So I wouldn't recommend people to boycott the Foreign Office or government service in general. "Show less«
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  20. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Dec 08 2007 8:06:39 PM
  22. rezashah asked Jamal Harwood: "United Caliphate- what a load of claptrap! Even centuries ago the Muslim world didn't agree over succession. Thus the Suni/Shia split, which still encourages so-called "Muslims" to murder each other today..." Show more »"United Caliphate- what a load of claptrap! Even centuries ago the Muslim world didn't agree over succession. Thus the Suni/Shia split, which still encourages so-called "Muslims" to murder each other today in Iraq and elsewhere. But, since you know you're "right", I suppose your solution to dissent is to convince or, only if necessary, murder those who are "wrong"?" Show less »
  23. Jamal Harwood answer: "Shia/Sunni are differing schools of thought in Islam, there is nothing inherent in the teachings of either school encouraging Muslims to kill those from other schools of thought – quite the contrary..." Show more»" Shia/Sunni are differing schools of thought in Islam, there is nothing inherent in the teachings of either school encouraging Muslims to kill those from other schools of thought – quite the contrary – this is expressly forbidden. The current invasion of Iraq and division of regions along sectarian lines by the occupying forces has engendered mass violence including Shia/Sunni, but most of the attacks are against the coalition occupying forces and there is also significant Shia upon Shia violence. This was never historically the case, either in the past century or during the centuries of the Caliphate. There will always be political and theological differences in any state. This violence, which we witness today ,was brought on by occupation and is exacerbated by plans to divide the country. "Show less«
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  25. 2 comments   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Sep 23 2007 9:46:20 PM
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  1. keithwhu is asking Gordon Brown: "What did you hope to achieve by expelling the Russian diplomats? And were you surprised by Russia's reaction?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Jul 20 2007 3:15:59 AM
  1. keithwhu is asking Gordon Brown: "Could we have a "corruption amnesty" similar to the one China had recently and which encouraged 1,800 people to come forward? Or do you think we don't have any corrupt officials in the UK?"
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  3. 2 comments   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Aug 03 2007 8:59:21 AM
  1. MTyrrell is asking David Miliband MP: "Citizens should have statutory rights to enforce their human rights in the UK courts. We will by statute incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law to bring these rights home and ..." Show more »"Citizens should have statutory rights to enforce their human rights in the UK courts. We will by statute incorporate the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law to bring these rights home and allow our people access to them in their national courts. The incorporation of the European Convention will establish a floor, not a ceiling, for human rights. 1997 Labour Party’s General Election Manifesto Should legal obstacles arise we will legislate further, including, if necessary, amending the Human Rights Act in respect of the interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights. Prime Minister Tony Blair, 5 August 2005 Do these statements constitute a 'broken promise' regarding human rights?" Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 30 2007 11:17:07 PM
  1. OwenE2 is asking David Miliband MP: "The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it ..." Show more »"The UK has been a notable supporter of the responsibility-to-protect principle, under which when sovereign states fail to protect their citizens from mass atrocity, through incapacity or ill will, it becomes the collective responsibility of the international community to take appropriate action and sovereign immunity no longer applies.  How can responsibility to protect be seen as a genuine - binding - responsibility when behind it ultimately sits the absolute immunity that the United Nations claims for itself and its agents, as for example in the case of the failure of the United Nations and the Netherlands, through incapacity or ill will, to protect civilian refugees entrusted to their safe-keeping from genocide at Srebrenica?  How would you propose resolving this fundamental failure of accountability?
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 23 2008 7:40:30 PM
  1. quisquis is asking David Miliband: "The United States repeatedly confirmed that it believes the Third Geneva Convention (Prisoners of War) not to be fully and unconditionally applicable in its "War on Terror". Please state the UK position..." Show more »"The United States repeatedly confirmed that it believes the Third Geneva Convention (Prisoners of War) not to be fully and unconditionally applicable in its "War on Terror". Please state the UK position on this US stance as well as the UK's position on human rights abuses in the "War on Terror", as outlined in the new report "Guantanamo and its Aftermath" from researchers at Berkeley." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 14 2008 8:40:12 PM
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  1. GabrielleCo is asking David Miliband: "Could you summarize specifically what the British Foreign Ministry currently seeks to achieve via the UN Security Council in the in the upcoming months towards the full resolution of the Georgia-Russia..." Show more »"Could you summarize specifically what the British Foreign Ministry currently seeks to achieve via the UN Security Council in the in the upcoming months towards the full resolution of the Georgia-Russia conflict and that of the Iranian nuclear program? Your answer would be well appreciated as I am a Canadian student preparing to represent the UK in a Model United Nations Conference this January. Much thanks! " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Dec 30 2008 7:34:08 PM
  1. Harvey2 is asking David Miliband: "The situation in Sri Lanka appears to be getting even worse. While western countries and India appear to have abandoned attempts to persuade the government to call off its military offensive against the..." Show more »"The situation in Sri Lanka appears to be getting even worse. While western countries and India appear to have abandoned attempts to persuade the government to call off its military offensive against the Tamil Tigers, will the international community do something to protect human rights there and persaude the Government of Sri Lanka to come up with a realistic political settlement to the countries ethnic crisis. Sri Lanka now has one of the worlds worst records for media freedom and protection of minority communities. Despite repeated promises it is not devolving power in any meaningful sense to areas in the east of the country where the Tamil and Muslim communites form a majority. It continues to use force or the threat of force to overcome any political opposition by the minority communities.  " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Dec 03 2008 6:22:51 AM
  1. MPritchard is asking David Miliband: "Will you please persuade European Ministers, before their meeting on the 8th and 9th December, to agree to send a rapid European peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect civilians? MONUC..." Show more »"Will you please persuade European Ministers, before their meeting on the 8th and 9th December, to agree to send a rapid European peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect civilians?

    MONUC are desperate for a rapid EU bridging force to do what they can't, and start restoring international legitimacy, which has been lost through not enough troops, and perceptions of taking sides. UN troops have fought alongside the Congolese army and are even accused of sheltering pro-government militias.

    If Europe sent a neutral force to the region and helped put real pressure on Congo and neighbouring countries with UN and African officials, this humanitarian crisis could be addressed and a lasting peace made possible." Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 28 2008 7:40:33 PM
  1. Galina is asking David Miliband: "The second anniversary of the Alexender Litvinenko's death hasn't brought the prominent result in the investigation case. Which actions do both countries need to take to gain the relevant resolution in..." Show more »"

    The second anniversary of the Alexender Litvinenko's death hasn't brought the prominent result in the investigation case. Which actions do both countries need to take to gain the relevant resolution in the case?

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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 24 2008 2:15:49 PM
  1. Yaseen is asking David Miliband: "Dear Mr Miliband I am a British citizen, But my parents live in Gaza, I want to be able to visit them in Gaza, which I am not allowed to, because of the Israeli imposed closure of Gaza, denying them..." Show more »"Dear Mr Miliband

    I am a British citizen, But my parents live in Gaza, I want to be able to visit them in Gaza, which I am not allowed to, because of the Israeli imposed closure of Gaza, denying them the most basic human rights. It is disgracefull, that leaders of the world allowing it to happen while watching silently. No Fuel, electricity nor medicines.

    How can I go about permission to visit my family, and from whom?
    I want to thank the British Consulate for helping me out of Gaza 2 and a half years ago.
    But I want to be able to see my ailing parents again please?

    Regards
    Yaseen
    " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 22 2008 2:08:43 PM
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