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Have we accomplished nothing with the Beijing Olympics?
The Chinese government’s practices of quashing anything it deems inconvenient or “disruptive” and executing people for minor crimes was a hot topic of discussion before the Olympics. But once the press got juicier stories like beach volleyball and Michael Phelps, all else was forgotten. This widespread acceptance mostly serves to validate the government’s unsavory attitudes towards [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf to resign, flee Pakistan
17. August 2008
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is rumored to be plotting a resignation followed by exile in Saudi Arabia, according to Newsweek sources. It seems that Musharraf is afraid of what would happen if he were to stand and face an impeachment trial. Though his resignation had been expected for days, a move to flee [...]
Continue reading...Musharraf to resign, flee Pakistan
17. August 2008
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is rumored to be plotting a resignation followed by exile in Saudi Arabia, according to Newsweek sources. It seems that Musharraf is afraid of what would happen if he were to stand and face an impeachment trial. Though his resignation had been expected for days, a move to flee [...]
Continue reading...Russia’s invasion of Georgia is nothing new
13. August 2008
The recent Russian attacks on Georgia over South Ossetia have provoked a firestorm of controversy over who was responsible - the United States, for originally supporting Georgia’s assertion over SO in the first place, or Russia, which took a direct and aggressive way of dealing with the situation. US support of independence for Kosovo, considered [...]
Continue reading...China revokes Joey Cheek’s visa
7. August 2008
Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek, who formerly won a gold medal competing for the United States in 2006, has been denied a visa by the ever-paranoid Chinese government. In addition to his sports activities, Cheek is also an activist with regard to the genocide in Darfur, and was traveling to support fellow atheletes. The Chinese Embassy insists [...]
Continue reading...Obama’s Muslim outreach coordinator resigns over his link to terrorists
7. August 2008
The Washington Post reports today that Barack Obama’s national Muslim outreach coordinator has resigned due to his connections to a man named Jamal Said. The Justice Department named Said as an unindicted co-conspirator in the racketeering trial last year of several alleged Hamas fund-raisers. “I am stepping down from the volunteer role I recently [...]
Continue reading...Mauritania coup kicks out President Abdallahi
6. August 2008
The first democratically elected President of Mauritania, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, has been booted out of office by military leaders that he had earlier fired today. Little violence took place; soldiers simply arrived at Abdallahi’s home and took him away. He is currently being held in the Presidential Palace at Nouakchott, the coastal capital [...]
Continue reading...Iraqi budget surplus hits $80B on oil bull market
6. August 2008
With the United States pumping reconstruction money into Iraq and record-high oil prices around the world, Iraq is getting their money and making it too. The troop surge has led to a significant decline in violence and more productive work has been able to take place, leading to a somewhat lasting infrastructure. As a leading [...]
Continue reading...Obama skips debate with McCain to go on vacation in Hawaii
5. August 2008
Barack Obama is ducking a town hall meeting in Texas to go vacation and do some fundraising in Hawaii. Why? Well, because John McCain will be there and we don’t want to allow any kind of exchange or debate that might poke holes in Obama’s silk underpants. Now, that might be bad enough on [...]
Continue reading...Gosper is the “fall guy” for IOC, Chinese flip-flop on press
31. July 2008
International Olympics Committee member Kevan Gosper has gotten caught in the middle of what may have been a secret agreement between the IOC and the Chinese government to significantly restrict press access during the Games. The secret deal has outraged the world’s media gathering in Beijing for the Games in seven days, and marks a new [...]
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24. August 2008
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