Opinions, Commentary, Press coverage
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The control over the money laundry. The new legislation in Poland will help to counteract the money laundry process
On the 21-st of April 2009 the Public Finances Commission have accepted the government project which will change the existing legislation and allow to control the money being introduce to the market from illegal or unknown sources and also to counteract the sponsorship of the terrorism. There is a big chance that the new legislation will come into force by the end of this year. For this to happened few other laws need to be modified as well.
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The new chef of the Russian Secret Service
From the 24-th of April 2009 the Russian Secret Service has a new chef executive, general Aleksandr Vasilievicz Shliachturov. His predecessor – Valentyn Korabielnikov - has given up his position in a protest against the modernisation of the Russian Army.
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Presidential election in Afghanistan and Karzai's chances to win for then second time.
International agencies around the world had informed on the 4-th of May that Karzai had officially put his name for the presidential election which will take place in Afghanistan in August this year. His candidacy is controversial mainly because Karzai's presidency is being described as not a successful one. So, does he have the chance to the keep the presidency for another five years?
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The Pyramids that ruined Albania
In 1997 albanian financial pyramids had crashed burring at least 1,2 billion dolars. What’s more around two thousand people have been killed in a street fights. If you would like to compare it to Polish conditions it would be as the same as 15 billion euro and 25 thousand killed.
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Cyberjihad - the information war in the Internet
Not long ago, in the middle of the nineties, radical Islamic environment was propagating that the Internet is “nothing more than a Jewish tool used to spread anti-Islamic contents”. But this prejudice has slowly started to back away and now the Internet is one of the most common instruments for the saint war of Jihad.
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Western Countries can no longer ignore the Hezbollah
On the July 7-th in Lebanon the Parliament Election will take place. It is possible and expectable that after more than thirty years of home war and a conflict with Israel the election will completely change the Lebanon political scene and will have a massive impact on the Middle East.
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Baitullah Mahsud - the most dangerous Taliban terrorist from Pakistan
For months Baitullah Mahsud is the reason for sleepless nights for Pakistanian Government. For the USA he is worth five million dollars - alive or dead. For Poland - if the information is true and will be confirmed - he is the one who ordered Piotr Stanczak to be kidnapped and finally killed.
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Should the new US strategy in Afghanistan be regarded as a wrong threat judgement?
The lack of long term economic growth strategy, almost non existing enterprise promotion and no new investments in the country's infrastructure forces Afghanistan to depend on other countries. The whole situation is like a closed circle where "disable" country allows its citizens to carry out indolence, apathy and short of commitment.
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Pakistan under the Sharia law
On the 16th February the central authorities have made an agreement with the Taliban's and they have withdrawn their forces from the North-West Frontier Province, giving by this their approval for the Sharia law to be introduced.
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Ingushetia - the tension is rising.
Last year two hundred and sixty six militia officers and Russian soldiers were killed in Ingushetia.
