: *DAPoliticalForum DAPF Counsulate-General.
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
The name of one DA Political Forum Discussion Thread you recommend for this week.
[link] Hey Congress, here's a good idea: Let's slaughter our relationship with Turkey for no good reason!
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New Member/New Club
~Sleepless-grl ~PenArtists
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[link] Obstacles Still Stall Rice's Mideast Peace Process.
[link] Eminent Domain: Is it fair?
National/local Commentary
The Epitome of a "do nothing" U.S. Congress is when they go overboard to pass a Condemnation of a 100 year old atrocity at the expensive of alienating a present-day mideastern ally: Turkey.
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: ~Butchers DAPF Ambassador for Australia + DAPF's Minister for Gross National Happiness
A report from the Politics Forum Ambassador for Australia
Ambassador Butchers' DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
RTA road & safety "small penis" ad
[link] A thread from one of the more prominent Australians on the forum. I think that ~Tiolacadh-o-Dhia hit the nail on the head with this thread. Instead of over-criticising an advert which brings attention to such a serious issue in such an accurate, and lets face it, truthful way, we should be praising the Government for finally attempting to create awareness campaigns that target stupid teenage drivers, not ones which are only likely to scare their parents.
Ambassador Butchers' Aussie Art Feature

National/local Political News
Howard Announces Australian Election
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National/local Commentary
After the longest faux-campaign in a very long time, Australian PM John Howard finally announced the official start to the 2007 election race. Despite opposition leader Kevin Rudd's commanding lead in the polls all year, it is way too early to discount Howard yet. Since Rudd succeeded Beazley as Labor Party leader in December, this election has been shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested in Australian history. They say a week in politics is a very long time, so the next four until the election on the 24th of November look like being monumental ones.
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~guz0 DAPF Ambassador to Bolivia.
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
The name of one DA Political Forum Discussion Thread I recommend for this week.
[link] Illegal Immigration... what is there to debate?
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[link] Octubre Negro – Four Years Later.
[link] When Public Figures Say Foolish Things.
National/local Commentary
Four years have passed, and nothing have been solved. Once more, thousands of workers, activists of human rights and relatives of the victims of October 2003 massacre demonstrated in front of US embassy to demand the extradition of our country's exiled former president, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada. Now the question is: Is this demand going to be solved ? The answer is uncertain. [La Paz, Bolivia]
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=gussiejives *DAPoliticalForum Canadian Ambassador
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
[link] Universal Health Care - Always the Canadian Hallmark
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National/Local Political News
[link] Election hangs on Dion's call
[link] MMP goes down
National/Local Commentary
With Harper's Throne Speech riling Dion's feathers, it seems he doesn't want an election right now. Meanwhile it seems Harper could learn some things from the recent provincial results in Ontario and Newfoundland.
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~lokisb *DAPoliticalForum Ambassador to Guatemala.
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
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National/Local Political News
[link] A migrant council is created.
[link] Poverty is in augmentation in the northwest of the country.
National/Local Political Commentary
On the political field, populism is quite the word to describe what is happening. Between second round parties, elections to be held in November 9. (I'll be reporting that one)
By the way, things in Guatemala are going quite dangerous (here comes my traffic report). For the last two weeks I've seen enough bus accidents that would alarm any first world country. I had the terrible experience to see a dead body over the road, Tuesday morn.
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*iraqiguy DAPF Ambassador to Iraq
: *IraqiDeviants .
DAPF Forum Thread Submssion of the Iraqis
[link] Sterotype
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[link] Awaiting justice
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~emmejay-fwz DAPF Ambassador to Malaysia
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
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>>Astronaut hopes more will take up space technology [link] [link]
>>MSC Msia Cybercity @ Penang Conference
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National/local Commentary
Congrats to the first Malaysian astranout, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor who has marked a great achievement in Malaysian history - During the 10-days mission in space, the Malaysian astronaut will use the zero gravity environment to conduct experiments on cancer cells, bacteria and protein crystallisation.
This event gives a new dimension for all Malaysians to further do with the space technology and has mark great respect and admiration for the entire South East Asia and Asia Pacific. We pray for the safe journey for the astronauts to come back home. Bon Voyage!
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=DxButterfly DAPF Ambassador to U.A.E..
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
[link] Christianity AND Islam
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[link] Laura Bush to visit Middle East
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Fun fair to aid education drive
National/local Commentary
Dubai Cares campaign which started in the Holy Month of Ramadan was supposed to raise funds for people in need outside the UAE. The campaign was a great success (around Dhs 1 billion was raised) however it made many UAE nationals unhappy because there is a great number of poor people in the country which need help. Some say this campaign is only a marketing tool to the city however some try to keep their mouths shut about it to avoid problems.
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*AzureSquire DAPF Ambassador to the USA
DA Political Forum Thread of the Week
[link] Disengagement from the Iraq War by =gussiejives
With American troops increasing their presence abroad in Iraq, have the US government and the American public done the reverse and decreased their involvement in this war? Deviants discuss how efforts on the home front have changed since WWII, and what that means for debate in the US on where the war will go from here.
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This week (October 19) marks the 218th anniversary of the swearing in of the first US Supreme Court Chief Justice, the honorable John Jay. To commemorate the office of our highest judicial officer, here is the majesty of our country's “Temple of Justice,” the Supreme Court Building, photographed by our own =DarkWarlord10k
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October 14, 1962: American U2 spy planes discover missile bases being constructed in Cuba. For the next thirteen days, brothers President John Kennedy and Attorney General Robert Kennedy struggle between decisions of diplomacy and war as the Cold War quickly thaws into a nuclear showdown. ~HypnoticP does justice to the intense thought the brothers gave to futures they would not have long to live.
National/Local News
[link] Can the Democratic Party Ignore Florida's Primary? from The Christian Science Monitor
As the battle for primary election dominance continues between the states, it seems that Florida Democrats are on the verge of being this primary election's biggest casualties. Will their court challenge against their party's national standards be enough to save their delegates, or will the hopes of Florida Dems set in the Sunshine State?
[link] House Votes to Renew Internet Tax Block on Yahoo News, from the Associated Press
A victory for American internet users. But even with a large group of supporters, opponents of internet taxation have yet to find a big enough wave to catch for permanently banning taxation of surfing the web.
National/Local Commentary
The leap-frog game between the states to influence the presidential election continues right on schedule.