tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36988148359227342882024-11-08T23:35:46.030+08:00Views about U.S. and international politics and other events from around the world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-4178795569363748162009-09-10T00:30:00.003+08:002009-09-16T13:54:39.794+08:00

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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-75090631796166068272009-07-26T23:09:00.007+08:002009-09-16T14:51:59.241+08:00

Image via WikipediaThe documentary Ten Conditions of Love about the Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, by Australian documentary-maker Jeff Daniels, has caused the Chinese authorities to withdrew four films from the Melbourne International Film Festival. The protest of the Chinese authorities is further underlined by the hacking of the Festival's website. The site was plastered by the Chinese flag

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-85869568752952098892009-06-27T20:18:00.005+08:002009-07-10T23:50:44.139+08:00

The world is in continual turmoil, with daily news of death, destruction and displacement in Pakistan, and Iraq, hardline anti-dissent crackdown in Iran, and the ever explosive situation between Israel and Palestine. Yet we have been gripped by the news of the death of a singer - Michael Jackson, King of Pop. Are we losing our priorities? I think not. Michael Jackson was an icon. Amongst the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-29174368271291645742009-06-03T20:00:00.007+08:002009-06-08T15:18:21.973+08:00

Image by Shabbir Siraj via FlickrPresident Barack Obama is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, en route to Cairo. There is no doubt that this is an important mission, and may well be pivotal in turning the tide in Arab/Muslim-American relations. He will be making a much anticipated speech in Cairo. The Muslim world senses that Obama is sympathetic to their feelings and aspirations, and is looking forward,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-81128914615169856722009-06-03T19:33:00.002+08:002009-06-03T19:37:24.245+08:00

It now seems quite certain that Air France Flight 447 crashed into the sea off the coast of Brazil. Something drastic, catastrophic, happened to the plane before it went down.  There is a theory that, because of the state of the debris found in the sea, the plane might even have broken up before going down. Nothing is certain until the plane's black box is found, but hopes of finding it are

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-29909469030816400552009-05-28T16:13:00.005+08:002009-05-28T16:23:47.786+08:00

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeTwo founding members of the charity organization The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were sentenced to serve 65 years in prison. They and 3 others were charged with funding programs for schools and social welfare controlled by Hamas.Schools are for the education of children, and social welfare is to help those in need. In places where people are

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-9095977829104350292009-05-28T01:01:00.001+08:002009-05-28T01:04:10.083+08:00

Image via WikipediaJohn Yettaw had a divine vision to save Aung San Suu Kyi.Yettaw told the court that he had a dream of a terrorist plot to assassinate Aung San Suu Kyi. In order to warn her, he travelled all the way from Missouri. He said God asked him to go to Myanmar to deliver the warning to her and to the government, which in his vision, was blamed for the assassination.Yettaw, a 53

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-68641471825578913262009-05-27T19:20:00.002+08:002009-05-27T19:22:16.756+08:00

Image by AFP/Getty Images via DaylifePresident Obama has issued a statement calling for the unconditional and immediate release of Aung San Suu Kyi. But no effect can be discerned from the authorities in Myanmar, as her trial continues.The American intruder, John Yettaw, who caused all the problems by swimming to Aung San Suu Kyi's home, is expected to testify in her trial. Aung San Suu Kyi is

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-23476080492839336662009-05-05T16:50:00.005+08:002009-05-05T16:55:01.985+08:00

Swine flu has taken its toll on more than 270 people in Hong Kong. Not that they got infected - well one was - but they have been quarantined in the Metropark Hotel where a Mexican tourist was found to have contracted swine flu last Friday. The Hong Kong authorities took no chances, and immediately confined guests and staff at the hotel. They are monitored daily for any symptoms. The inmates

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-28911948045336711502009-04-21T04:17:00.005+08:002009-04-21T04:44:04.778+08:00

Image via Wikipedia   The world-renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking of Cambridge University has been rushed to hospital and is reportedly seriously ill. Professor Hawking is one of the iconic figures of our time. Suffering from a degenerative disorder known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since he was 21, he has been seen in recent years in public mostly set up in a wheelchair

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-65972208168299319252009-04-20T21:59:00.009+08:002009-05-03T18:10:49.709+08:00

Image via WikipediaThe beginning of a new Cuban era has been made with Obama's move to normalise relations. Obama offered a "new beginning" with Cuba in his address at the Summit of the Americas. It may still be early to see the lifting of the decades long trade embargo on Cuba any time soon, but if normalisation is to take place, that surely must be something in the works. Travel will be

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-79355620074098852562009-04-14T18:29:00.007+08:002009-04-16T20:19:57.463+08:00

After two days of violence in street battles, Thai protesters in Bangkok are beginning to withdraw and disperse. Heavily armed soldiers have been out in full force surrounding the Red Shirts. At last count, there have been over 100 casualties with two deaths. It's reported that there have been three arrests, linked to a possible bomb attack on a bank. Bangkok has been in turmoil over the last

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-86659721485289184702009-04-06T17:49:00.004+08:002009-04-14T05:16:14.425+08:00

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 has struck the city of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy.The Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has declared a state of emergency and is cutting short his travel schedule to return to Italy.The city of L'Aquila is in ruins. More than 27 people have reportedly been killed and others are unaccounted for. Thousands have fled their homes.A large

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-19444421678434529622009-04-06T02:44:00.006+08:002009-04-06T03:57:33.780+08:00

It looks like North Korea's rocket turned into a damp squib, despite its claim that it has sent a satellite into orbit and the nation is now enjoying patriotic broadcasts on their television. US and South Korea said that no object connected to the missile had reached orbit. Hotel Ryugyong :  another damp squib All the usual suspects have expressed their concern as they believe that the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-1200296519361288632009-04-04T11:39:00.004+08:002009-04-04T12:14:53.942+08:00

Richard Goldstone, a former South African judge, has appointed by the UN  to investigate alleged violations of international law amounting to war crimes during the Israeli attack in Gaza. Mr. Goldstone had previously acted as UN chief prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda.         Image via WikipediaTogether with team members from Pakistan,

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-56528119068669757972009-03-18T22:23:00.002+08:002009-04-02T19:54:37.098+08:00

Image via Wikipedia  In Godless America, is even reference to the Almighty on the way out? The words "God" or "Lord" are banned from being used in public at Hospice by the Sea in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, said the Rev. Mirta Signorelli, a former chaplain at the hospice. She resigned because she felt that God was taken away from her. She said that she and other chaplains were

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-57182748009907983122009-01-30T02:08:00.002+08:002009-01-30T02:15:00.392+08:00

The following video from CBS gives a realistic picture of the continuing occupation of the West Bank by illegal settlers.  It also shows how Palestinians in the West Bank suffer from the arbitrary whims of Israeli soldiers who decide to take over private homes for whatever purpose and seemingly answerable to no one. When will justice prevail? Watch CBS Videos Online Technorati Tags: palestine

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-14162951471194270852009-01-27T02:25:00.007+08:002009-05-10T03:50:42.003+08:00

The BBC has stunned the world by declining to air an appeal for aid to Gaza on the specious pretext that to do so it would risk the public's confidence in its impartiality.This is the ugly face of the BBC. To maintain its so-called impartiality it sees fit to allow the suffering humanity in Gaza to to continue all the more, when by taking part in a charity appeal it could help relief the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-54282339799827860932008-07-28T23:47:00.004+08:002008-07-29T00:21:18.032+08:00

Barack Obama is generating hope in the hearts of many - in America, in Europe and all around the world - that, if elected president, he will bring about a real change in American policy that will lead to a greater chance for peace and justice in our troubled world. But American policy in some areas is so entrenched that there is some doubt whether any real or significant change is possible. By

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-6456550409017197772008-07-25T18:15:00.003+08:002008-07-28T09:44:13.510+08:00

Barack Obama made a stirring speech in Berlin at the Teirgarten Park. The crowds were rapturous, and clearly got what they were waiting for. It's estimated that the crowds numbered about 200,000. Obama appeared pretty majestic and presidential, drawing criticism from some quarters that he was being presumptuous - making a presidential-like address when he's still only a presidential candidate.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-91659046653929850152008-07-17T14:56:00.002+08:002008-07-17T14:58:26.314+08:00

The Reverend Jesse Jackson, who once ran for nomination as a presidential candidate himself, has been creating a furore with things he has or may have said about Barack Obama. Most recently he has accused Obama of "talking down to black people... telling n-s how to behave". Yes, it's the dreaded n-word. He also said,"I want to cut his n-t's off." Yeap, that the other dreaded n-word. His comments

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-20114803565454179632008-07-12T15:11:00.003+08:002008-07-12T15:35:05.490+08:00

Now that Barack Obama and John McCain have secured their nominations, some attention is being drawn to the prospective First Ladies, Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain. Though the policies and personalities of Obama and McCain are obviously of first importance, their wives are also part of the equation in the ultimate race, even if it's a small part. But it may not necessarily be a small part of

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-42073402390129624022008-06-26T14:09:00.004+08:002008-06-26T14:18:55.003+08:00

Open carry laws allow handguns to be carried openly - provided the gun-owner owns his gun legally and subject to some restricted places. The state of the cowboys, Texas, is one of only six states that do not have such laws. The cowboys are not pleased and want to be treated like people in most other states. The cowboys want to carry guns in plain view.A group called the Texas Citizen Defense

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-54184511013072978992008-06-25T04:30:00.002+08:002008-06-25T04:32:23.867+08:00

Bill Clinton has announced that he will support Obama in the presidential race. This is not surprising as the time for a unified front for the Democrats cannot be delayed.There will be a joint rally coming Friday, held by Obama and Hillary Clinton. Husband Bill will be absent as he will be on a trip to Europe.It will be interesting to see what slot Hillary Clinton may fit into. But the bitter

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698814835922734288.post-79936432831475488722008-06-19T16:43:00.004+08:002008-06-20T02:44:37.674+08:00

Barack Obama's wife does not find him pathetic, although that is what she seems to have told Barbara Walters on the TV morning show The View. She told Walters that she did not want him to be president and found him to be "sweet and pathetic".Spokesman for Obama said what she had actually said was that Obama was "sweet, empathetic".We shall see, in the course of time, which epithet will best

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