Archive for 'Freedom'
The Russian Bear On The Move Again…
14 August 2008In typical Russian fashion or should I dare to say Communist fashion, the head is saying one thing, the body is doing another.
On the 12th Russian President Medvedev told the world that they would end military operations in Georgia, on the 13th Russian tanks and troops rolled deeper into the Georgian region just 40 miles [...]
A Bush at the Olympics…
8 August 2008Although criticized by many for attending the Beijing Olympics, Bush has at least come through and taken the opportunity to make clear, as clear as diplomacy will allow, to the Chinese that if they want to play economically with the rest of the world, that they have to put their “human rights house” in order. [...]
Fidel Hands Over The Cigar…and Retires to Miami…
20 February 2008
OK, so maybe he’s not moving to Miami and probably not going to Disneyland, unless Bush wants to invite him for a family outing. I am sure that there are many that would love for him to come to Miami, where he would be tarred and feathered at best.
Fidel Castro took over the reign of [...]
What Is It about Mankind…
28 November 2007What is it about mankind, that we don’t learn from our mistakes. Everyday I look at the news, whether on the TV, Newspaper or the Net, it’s the same thing everywhere. War, Death Tolls, Violence, Political Posturing, mostly Ego’s at work.
Anywhere you look, history shows us what has worked and what hasn’t. What [...]
Could this be the turning point in Iraq?
24 October 2007According to American Commanders, the drastic drop in US military and Iraqi Civilian deaths is due to the US Troop increase and the Iraqi surge against al-Quaeda and Shiite militia extremists.
Over the last four months, Shiites and Suni citizens have been joining the Americans in the fight against these extremists. Commanders attribute the drop in [...]
Burma’s Dictator Tells Another Lie
19 October 2007Under heavy International pressure, the military Junta in Burma has announced that it is taking steps towards the “Road Map” that will take the country towards Democracy and free elections. They’ve created a 54 member committee that will be in charge of drafting the long-awaited constitution. No starting date for the committee was announced.
It appears [...]
Burma: The Emergence of Democracy
8 October 2007The emergence of Democracy is usually a painful process. It is equivalent to giving birth, bringing freedom, human rights and dignity through the dark tunnel into the light.
UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari reports that the “situation remains tense with “continuing and disturbing” reports of abuse including arbitrary arrests, beatings and disappearances”, reports [...]
Latest News from Burma
2 October 2007On Saturday, Ngway Kyar Yan, one of the monasteries that was raided by government troops on Wednesday, was hurriedly cleaned up and restored, prior to the arrival of the UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari on Monday Oct 1st. New monks were installed at the monastery following the arrests of large numbers of Monks during the [...]
Myanmar Protesters Shot Down
28 September 2007After 10 days of protests against the military government of Myanmar formerly known as Burma, the protesters including thousands of Buddhist monks, continued to go strong.
This makes the second day that the military government has ordered their troops to fire upon the protesters. They have also reportedly raided many monasteries, beaten up and arrested some [...]
