Month: May 2005

The Newsweek Massacre

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Update: (Sunday 11:00 PM) To the wonderful readers who have drifted over from the Anchoress and who may be questioning if I am upset…

Kashmir Blast Photo

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After the Srinigar Grenade Blast this week at a Christian School in Kashmir.

Death Toll Rises in Uzbekistan

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NEW VIDEO FROM UZBEKISTAN HERELATEST VIDEO OF UZBEKISTAN HEREPOWERFUL VIDEO MADE BEFORE THE VIOLENCE STARTED HEREHundreds are now reported dead from the violence yesterday in eastern Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Crisis

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VIDEO OF THE UZBEKISTAN SITUATION HERE Gunfire echoed across the city on Saturday.

Brazilians March, Sing and Protest

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The sign reads “National March for Agrarian Reform” Approximately 10 thousand members of the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MWT) are participating in a protest march from Goiania to Brasilia in Brazil.

"Boxer" Countdown

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Trey at Jackson’s Junction has this video of another strange episode by Barbara Boxer.

"Don't Be Cruel to Us!"

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Children in Kashmir carry a sign reading “We Want Peace-Don’t be Cruel to Us” Children in Kashmir took to the streets in protest today after a grenade attack the day before left 2 dead and 44 wounded including 14 students:Suspected Muslim rebels detonated a grenade on Thursday as children left a Christian missionary school in Indian Kashmir, killing two women and wounding about 50 people including 20 pupils, police said.”Please save me, I don’t want to die.

"Hatefest" Countdown

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Polipundit has a countdown on the number of days that have passed since John F.

Violence in Uzbekistan

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UPDATES ON THE UZBEK SITUATION WITH VIDEO HERE AND HEREProtesters stand on the wreckage of a car after violent protests in Uzbekistan At least 9 and as many as 20 protesters were killed in Uzbekistan today when police opened fire on a crowd:Outrage over the terror trial of 23 Muslims exploded into broader unrest in eastern Uzbekistan on Friday when armed protesters stormed a jail to free defendants, clashing with police in violence that brought thousands of protesters into the streets.

Suicide Bomber Graduation

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Deadly Graduation for Iranian Suicide Bombers Well, it’s spring and students everywhere are attending their graduation ceremonies:More than 200 young men and women presented themselves Thursday as volunteers to carry out suicide bomb attacks against Americans in Iraq and against Israelis.The meeting was organized at Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, south of Tehran, by the Headquarters for Commemorating Martyrs of the Global Islamic Movement, a shadowy group that has sought volunteers for attacks in Iraq and Israel since last year.It was the third such ceremony that the group has held, but there has been no independent confirmation any of its volunteers has carried out a bombing.If I read that their parents were there to take pictures, I will really get the creeps.

Al-Qaida Responds

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The terrorists mouthpiece in Canada, Jihad Unspun is sounding like they’re missing a few marbles…We challenge the USA.

Zarqawi Killed?

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Hammorabi is speculating today…The latest US and Iraqi forces attack especially in Ramadi and Qaiem resulted in sever damages to the thugs’ bases.

Raging Rivers Protest

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Rounding up the “Raging River” Protesters Protesters got creative yesterday in Lahore Pakistan for an anti-government protest:The Shahbaz Sharif Secretariat on Wednesday came up with a novel idea of staging a protest demonstration in the city’s canal to mark the first anniversary of PML (N) President Shahbaz Sharif’s forced return from Lahore Airport.

Suicide Bomber Trainer Detained

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Earlier this week, Russia detained the trainer of Chechen female suicide bombers.I am assuming their is “No Product Demonstration” during their training session.Russian security services have detained a woman alleged to be in charge of training female suicide bombers, Associated Press reported.

Students Protest in Iran

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The natives are restless in Iran this week.Hossein Derakhshan between sessions at BlogNashville Hossein Derakhshan, creator of Editor Myself Blog was an attendee at BlogNashville last weekend.

Slavery Pandemic

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New Study Suggests 12.3 Million Slaves WorldwideTraditonal forms of slavery are still used in Africa today.

R. Mayer from Publius on CNBC Today

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Friend and compatriot in democracy and revolutions, Robert Mayer from Publius Pundit will be sharing the stage today on CNBC’s “Kudlow and Company” between 5-6 (EST) with the venerable Natan Sharansky.

Big Laughs At Cannes

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Tailgating Outside the Cannes Festival Cannes Aims to Avoid Politics at FestivalThe Same Film Festival that gave Michael Moore’s “Fahrenheit 911” a twenty minute standing ovation last year is aiming to avoid politics this year!…

Forced Labor Winners

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Burma Leads the Field in Forced Labor A new study puts Burma, one of the “6 outposts of tyranny” , ahead of the pack in the global forced labor standings:Burma’s military government is at the head of the pack of Asian regimes perpetuating the use of forced labour, a new global report reveals.

Sloppy in Seattle

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As one American works to change the political landscape in Canada, another American MSM columnist works to push the party line, but with much less success.Joel Connelly of the Seattle Post- Intelligencer (Intelligencer?) tries to work his liberal magic into British Columbia.After polls showed his party’s lead had slipped, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell slipped into an attack mode that is a proven formula for right-thinking politicians in the United States and Canada.(Don’t you love that?

Drawn and Quartered

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The Canadian Liberal Party has ruled politics and media in Canada for twelve years but that all came to a screeching halt in the last two months.

India-Pak "Lip Lock"

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Meera- Pakistani Starlet, Peace Activist, and Lip Locker Progress of late has eased tensions some between the nuclear giants Pakistan and India.

Iranian "Shark" Announces His Candidacy

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As expected, hardliner Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani announced his decision to run for president of Iran in the June 17th elections:A founding leader of the Iranian revolution, who promoted militant Islam in the Middle East and led his country through a war, yesterday became the favourite to be elected President.

Was Lukashenko Expelled?

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Charter 97 is saying that Belarus Leader Lukashenko was expelled from Moscow before the celebrations this week of the 60th anniversary of the victory in World War II…“The rumour runs that in reality the situation was more difficult.

Bush Up – Congress Down

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Scared Monkeys have a post up today on Bush’s latest approval ratings:Gallup’s new poll shows a bounce for President Bush’s approval rating.

Bush, Georgia & Explosives

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A grenade was thrown at the stage while Bush was speaking today:A young Pro-America Georgian at Freedom Square The Secret Service was investigating a report Tuesday that a hand grenade was thrown at the stage during President Bush’s speech in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.After Bush left Georgia on Tuesday, the Secret Service was informed by Georgian authorities of a report that a device, possibly a hand grenade, had been thrown within 100 feet of the stage during Bush’s speech, hit someone in the crowd and fell to the ground, Secret Service spokesman Jonathan Cherry said.According to the report, a Georgian security officer picked up the device and removed it from the area.

GW Rocks Georgia

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MUST SEE VIDEO OF BUSH DANCING HEREVIDEO OF BUSH TRIP TO GEORGIA HEREWaiting for Bush in Freedom SquareWow, these are the moments that define the epic story of George W.

Tent City Recreated in Kiev

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A music contest this summer in Kiev will be the site of a tent city for the youth of Belarus and foreign nationals:A private company is inviting the guests of the Eurovision-2005 song contest, to be held in Kiev this summer, to sleep in the same military tents that were used by supporters of the Ukrainian opposition during the days of the so-called Orange Revolution.

Horror in Burma

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In this interview with Baroness Cox you get a feel for the absolute hell the people of Burma must endure under the force of the “State Peace and Development Council” the name the military junta took on during it’s take over of the country from the National League for Democracy fifteen years ago:Genocide is a word I have felt obliged to use in the House of Lords after seeing village after village bombed and the systematic violation of human rights during the dozen visits I have made.

Chicken Haiku

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A “fowl-mouthed” PETA protester in Kuala Lumpur.

Forget Naked Pyramid

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Pakistani officials have been “working hard” to get answers from captured Al Quaeda #3 Abu Faraj al-Libbi but so far nothing has been successful:Al-Libbi had been beaten and injected with the so-called “truth drug”, sodium pentothal, said the official.

Same Sex Cars

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Japan has found a solution to their “groping problem”…Nine railways in the Tokyo metropolitan area and a subway line started operating women-only cars Monday during the morning rush-hour period to prevent groping.

Sri Lankan Protesters Killed

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Police in Sri Lanka today opened fire on a group of protesters at a checkpoint crossing as reported in Asian News:Sri Lankan Police opened fire Monday when Tamil activists attending a rally demanded the removal of a new Army checkpoint in Batticoloa.“One demonstrator was killed and another 15 were wounded,”said our l reporter.Five women were among those wounded when soldiers and police fired for over 10 minutes at Chanthiveli, Batticaloa.Scandinavian ceasefire monitors and reporters it was reported, as witnessed the incident.Over 2,000 people, including children from the schools were protesting on both sides of the checkpoint and demanded that a security checkpoint there be removed.

Et Tu, Barbara?

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My word, they all have a different view today than just four short years ago.

Kofi Honors

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Scott at Slant Point has a post on an upcoming “Kofi Coronation”:In what could be the ultimate affront to American collegiate respectability this year, the Ivy League’s University of Pennsylvania has asked Kofi Annan to speak at its graduation commencement ceremony on May 16.UPenn’s president, Amy Gutman, had this to say:”Annan’s commitment to international peace, human rights, and the universal values of equality, liberty, opportunity and human dignity make him the perfect speaker to address Penn students.”I wonder if he’ll talk about Sudan, Rwanda, Bosnia, sex scandal of peacekeepers, and more?

Carnival of the Revolutions

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**The Carnival of the Revolutions is back!**Democratic reformers living in “fear societies” don’t necessarily need guns or large wads of cash to succeed.

Thousands Rally in Bahrain

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Protesters in Sanabis rally for Constitutional Reforms Protesters in Bahrain took to the streets again on Friday demanding that the king continue his reform initiative:The demonstrators rallied in Sanabis village west of Manama and chanted slogans demanding constitutional reforms.

Ouch! Hillcap.org

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The Clintons are making more headlines with yet another scandal and yet another associate sits in prison while another may join him.

Something Big

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I am returning from BlogNashville today and have that ride ahead of me from Nashville back to St.Louis.

More Punishment for Shiavo's Family

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Eddiebear sent me news of this:   The family of a severely brain-damaged woman who died after her feeding tube was removed in March said Friday they still have not been told where her remains will be laid to rest.

Bush with Baltic Leaders in Riga

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 George Bush pictured with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus (front), Latvia’s President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Estonian President Arnold Ruutel.George Bush made a stop in the Baltics today and gave another of his very historic speeches.

Bloggers in the News

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I just saw that the MSM is talking about this BlogNashville convention today.