It deserves better than to be dressed up in Communist or despotic garb to block democratization.

Consider Russia, a nation with vast natural resources, an educated population, and a rich heritage of scientific and cultural achievements.

In effect, the report states, he has a monopoly on military spending and imports, apparently a rich source of kickbacks each time he approves a deal.

Despite the Russian Federation's commitment to playing the role of principal mediator in the settlement of the conflict in South Ossetia, it continues to arm separatists, thus providing a fertile ground for the illicit smuggling of arms, as well as for the proliferation of dangerous materials.

It was also the birthplace of a spiritual heritage, of thinkers and artists, of a specific mode of creativity and search for meaning beyond pragmatic negotiations with daily life.

The adoption of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity on 2 November 2001 once again confirmed the commitment of that organization to promote the fertile diversity of cultures for a more open and more creative world in the new context of the twenty first century, which will make it possible to strengthen the dialogue.

I learned that children are naturally giving and spontaneous and if we are not willing to accept some of the 'wild energy' of our children and if we continue to treat our schools as warehouses, then we should be prepared to accept the death of their imagination Jamaican litblogger Geoffrey Philp sharesthe valuable lessons that children have taught him.