Archive for 'Pro-Peace'
Living Life As A Refugee…
10 November 2008Life as a refugee cannot be easy, imagine being displaced and uprooted from your home and to have to leave everything that you know, or lose your life. That is the case for thousands in the Central African Republic. A little known country by the rest of the world, the Central African Republic is rich [...]
Unite For Human Rights, Boycott the Beijing Olympics…
15 May 2008With the advent of the Olympics coming up, China wants us to forget about the Human rights issues lingering over their country. They have put a lot of money and energy into a Marketing Company campaign to make it appear that China is a country to contend with worthy of the attention of [...]
The Tibetan People Have Stood Up, Now Step Aside China…
18 March 2008If anyone should understand fighting for an ideology it should be the Communist Party of China. In the words of their beloved Communist leader Mao Zedong, who when proclaiming victory back in 1949, declared that “The Chinese people have Stood Up” against imperialism, feudalism, bureaucrat-capitalism and their general representative”. Well the Tibetans have [...]
Darfur: Will the Genocide Ever End…
10 February 2008The UN Refugee Agency in Chad reported that around 12,000 refugees have fled Darfur into Chad over the weekend, escaping air strikes by the Sudanese Military. Reports of attacks in three border towns on Friday is what prompted the exodus. According to the incoming refugees who are mostly men, say to expect thousands [...]
Political Bucket List…
21 January 2008In case you haven’t seen the movie, a “Bucket List” is a “Wish List”.
Before you “Kick the Bucket” what would you like to see happen Politically in the world.
What is your Political Wish List
I’ll Start it, You finish it:
Term Limits, Term Limits,Term Limits!!! 2 Years no more.
No More WAR!!!
Line Item Veto
If not Line Item Veto, [...]
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 [...]
China Jealous Of The Dalai Lama
18 October 2007The Dalai Lama received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor that can be given to a civilian, at today’s meeting in Washington with President Bush and other members of Congress. “Calling the Dalai Lama a “universal symbol of peace and tolerance, a shepherd to the faithful and a keeper of the flame for his [...]
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 [...]
Free Burma Action Day
4 October 2007Free Burma Action Day
International bloggers gathering today in support for the peaceful revolution in Burma. We want to set a sign for freedom and show our sympathy for these people who are fighting their cruel regime without weapons.
Make A Difference: Make a donation to the Democratic Voice of Burma
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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 Military Crackdown Quells Protests
29 September 2007On the third day of the Myanmar military crackdown on protests, the streets are virtually empty. Proof that the crackdown is working. The few brave protesters that were still in the streets on Friday were quickly spooked away by tear gas and warning shots.
After sealing off Monasteries, shutting off the Internet to 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 [...]
Myanmar (Burma) Monks Defy Government
25 September 2007Anti-government protests have been taking place in Myannar, formerly known as Burma, for 8 days now. “The protest is not merely for the well-being of people but also for monks struggling for democracy and for people to have an opportunity to determine their own future,” one monk told The Associated Press. “People do not tolerate [...]
Bush takes on the World’s Plights
25 September 2007During his speech at the UN this morning, President Bush covered many issues the most prominent being terrorism in the world today, and how the UN an all Nations of the world have a tremendous opportunity to “fight radicalism and terror with justice and dignity … and to achieve a true peace, founded on human [...]
Ahmadinejad Meets America
25 September 2007In a heavily secured room at Columbia University in front of 700 plus people, 80% students at Columbia, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met his match. Despite knowing that he would be bombarded with criticism from all sides, he came to convince Americans that his country is not building nuclear weapons and that [...]
“Think Peace” NOT “Anti-War”
22 September 2007The definition of Peace according to Wikipedia, is a state of harmony, and the absence of hostility. Peace can also describe a relationship between any parties characterized by respect, justice, and goodwill.
War on the other hand is a prolonged state of violent, large-scale conflict involving two or more groups of people. Usually arising [...]
Results for “Get Out Of Iraq Poll”
22 September 2007The results for the Get Out Of Iraq Poll, are running neck and neck, all answers hovering around 20% to 25%.
The Poll Continues but since we’ve reached the 100 voter mark, I thought we’d post the results so far. If you’d like to vote, GO HERE TO VOTE
How Should We Get Out Of Iraq?
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Should we be afraid of Iran? Poll
21 September 2007Taking the Pulse: With the UN meeting coming up and the World ramping up it’s fears about Iran’s Nuclear resistance, should we be afraid of Iran, or is it all hype?
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