Archive for 'World Politics'
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 [...]
Russia: One Step Forward Two Steps Back
14 October 2007Condoleeza Rice is concerned that Russia is backsliding on democracy. After meeting with Human Rights activists in Russia this week to get their feeling about the upcoming elections, her statement made clear her fear, “In any country, if you don’t have countervailing institutions, the power of any one president is problematic for democratic development.”
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Che, Revolutionary or Saint?
6 October 2007Revered by some and hated by others, 40 years later he is remembered by those who knew him and those who weren’t even alive yet, when he was killed, but wear his face on a t-shirt, and think revolutionary…saint… hope.
October 9, 1967, Che Guevara, was captured in a jungle near the town of La [...]
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.
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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 [...]
Ahmadinejad Meets The World
26 September 2007Ahmadinejad speech started out with a conciliatory tone,”Today human thought reflects outstanding commonalities which provide appropriate grounds to build upon”. He went on to talk about peace, human dignity, justice, the need to end poverty, the gap between rich and poor countries, the spread of terrorism, especially state terrorism, the existence and proliferation of weapons [...]
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
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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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US and Iran Meet at the UN!
21 September 2007Both the US and Iran will be making speeches at the UN on September 25. Washington is already stepping up rhetoric about the new “Middle Eastern Threat”, Iran. At the same time UN security council meetings are planned to discuss whether to extend UN Sanctions, for refusing to go along with the UN’s restrictions [...]
KGB Taking Russia Back
25 August 2007Ex-KGB member and now President Vladimir Putin is apparently not the only ex-KGB member in today’s Russian Government. Has the old KGB slowly creep-ed in while no-one was looking?
“Three out of four senior Russian officials today were once affiliated to the KGB and other security and military organizations.” Greed and corruption rule, and although Russia [...]
Stop the Abuse in Darfur
21 August 2007On September 27th, join 1,000s of bloggers around the world in BlogCatalog’s Blogging for a Great Cause Challenge.
Join Bloggers to sound out about the abuses that take place all around the world.
My challenge is to get the word out about the genocide happening in Darfur. If enough people make a raucous about it [...]
Darfur Rebels Agree on Talks with Government
8 August 2007Darfur rebel factions have agreed to finals talks with the Sudanese Government. Meeting in a luxury resort in Arusha, Tanzania the rebels have agreen upon a common platform to include “power and wealth sharing, security, land and humanitarian issues.” They would like talks to be held three months from now. The [...]
