Month: May 2005

Kofi Still on Hot Seat

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Mr Volcker is upset that the US is holding on to some top secret documents…

Global Voices

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I am sitting here in the “Global Voices” seminar at the BlagNashville consortium.

Stalin Was No Nazi!

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(Clockwise from top, center – click to enlarge) Putin-Hitler, Berlusconi-Hitler, Koizumi-Hitler, Chirac-Saddam-Hitler, Blair-Hitler, and, of course, Bushitler.

"Bright Eyes", Dim Wit

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Well, this was not just an absolutely foolish performance but a lousy tune as well.

Yee-Hah! BlogNashville!

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A Gathering of New Media Pioneers I’ll be blogging from the BlogNashville Conference in Tennessee this weekend.

Bush Calls Out Belarus

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News on Another of the “Six Outposts of Tyranny” …President Bush today vowed to help the people in Belarus towards a free election in 2006: President Bush told Lithuanian TV that Belarus is the “last remaining dictatorship in Europe” and that the United States will work with countries in the region to ensure that the next elections there are free.

Burma Chemical Weapon Confessions

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From the Battlefield of one of the “Six Outposts of Tyranny” …Two Burmese Children Soldiers who defected to Karenni Opposition Forces in Burma have been describing chemical weapons used by the Myanmar forces:The released statement identified that Myo Min, 15, had been in the Burma Army for one month and Soe Thu, 16, had been in the Burma Army for two months and they were the two soldiers who have defected to the Karenni forces According to the statement of the Christian organization, When asked about ‘chemical or poison’ weapons, Myo Min told CSW’s International President, Dr Martin Panter, that he had to carry boxes of chemical weapons to the front line almost from the day he arrived.

Taiwan's "Useful Idiots"

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Forgetting the history behind why the “free Chinese” fled to a tiny island and the atrocities of the Mao Regime, the Cultural Revolution, the millions of dead countrymen over the years, Taiwanese Opposition PFP chairman James CY Soong said this today on one of his “Reconciliation Tour” stops on the mainland:The People First Party (PFP), Taiwan’s second largest opposition party, will never sway on its stance of opposing “Taiwan Independence,” sticking to the “1992 Consensus” and upholding peace across the Taiwan Straits, visiting PFP chairman James CY Soong said in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province Thursday afternoon.

A Great Month for the Kingdom

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Saudi stocks have a record month:Saudi stock market made a record 7.12 percent growth in April, 2005.The Tadawul All- Index (TASI) for April closed at 11,246.55 points compared with 10,499.26 for March 2005, with an increase of 7.12 percent; it reached its heights historical point as it hit 11,980.28 points April 9, setting a new benchmark.

Who Hates Who

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Here is my favorite line of the day…”It is in our blood to hate the Turks.

Press Freedom Day in Pakistan

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Pakistani Authorities show their deep affection for journalism on “Press Freedom Day”!Celebrating the Press in Pakistan!

Palestinians Fire Warnings at UN

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Signs of a Syrian presence at a Palestinian camp in Lebanon:Palestinian guerrillas left behind after Syria’s military evacuation of Lebanon fired in the air Wednesday to prevent U.N.

Togo Crisis Continues

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The likelihood of Civil War in Togo is now being talked about as unrest continues:”The infrastructure for civil war in Togo is already in place,” said Emmanuel Anin, a political analyst for African Security Dialogue and Research, based in neighboring Ghana.

Shan Declares Independence from Burma

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**Another of the “Six Outposts of Tyranny” may be Unraveling**The military regime of Burma (Myanmar) is not impressed with the democratic developments they are witnessing in the post 9-11 world.

No They Didn't!

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Our “Friends the French” are at it again…France has turned down a US request to call for the disarmament of Hizb Allah in Lebanon.Aljazeera learned from sources close to French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier – on a visit to Washington – that Paris on Tuesday did not respond to the US demand and avoided talking about Hizb Allah.

If Kofi Cared

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I was talking last night with a friend who told me, ” Jim, people here don’t care about Togo.

Pandora's Box

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More Greek Mythology today from Big Pharoah…My prophecy is being fulfilled.

Panning for Ideas

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Pan the Goat God Russians and Belarussian scientists are working together on a method for improved goat’s milk:Belarussian, Russian scientists to breed goat with human geneBelarussian and Russian scientists plan to carry out an experiment to breed a transgenic goat, BelRosTransgen joint project director Alexander Budevich told Interfax on Monday.

Togo Exodus

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Thousands have fled the violence in Togo to neighboring countries since last Sunday’s elections.

The David of the Microchip

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A reader sent in this comment earlier last week to a post I had up on an injured Belarus demonstrator:And here, in Cuernavaca, México I get to know about it…along with a big bunch of people in a lot of other places.

Sharansky Resigns

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I heard this on my drive to work this morning…Natan Sharansky resigned today from the Israeli cabinet.

"PC War Police" in Israel

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The family of James Miller, a photographer who was shot by Israeli soldiers in Gaza, is seeking two million dollars for damages from the Israeli government.

No "Citrus Revolution" in Belarus

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A Belarus official accused the US and the West of financing democracy protests in his country and declared that there would be “No Citrus Revolution” in Belarus:Asked by newsmen Friday whether unsanctioned rallies in Moscow and Minsk were financed from the West, Vladimir Grigoriev, Belorussian ambassador in Moscow, answered in the affirmative.

Don't Blame Aljazeera

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I’ve noticed lately that the typically Anti-American and terrorist sympathizing Aljazeera is getting quite a bit of help with news contributions.

"Desperate Housewives"

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Secret weapon, Laura Bush, stole the show last night at the …pizza’s here…

Angry Iranian May Day Protest

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Iran Focus is reporting that a May Day Rally held today in Azadi Stadium, the scene of last month’s riot, grew into an angry anti-government protest:A packed Azadi Stadium in Tehran was today the scene of angry anti-government protests, preventing Iran’s powerful ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani to call off his scheduled speech at the May Day gathering.Eye witnesses said that some 20,000 workers gathered in and around the 12,000-seat stadium to mark May Day and chants of “The Majlis (parliament) betrays us, the leaders support them” could be heard throughout the crowd.Azadi Stadium Protest Interrupts RafsanjaniThe event was originally organised by the government, however it soon became the scene of hostilities towards the regime’s clerical rulers.

Korean Noise

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Korean May Day Celebration yesterday in Seoul, South Korea.A study published in the Korea Times reports that the life expectancy of North Koreans has fallen:North Korea’s life expectancy dropped by 5.5 years to 67.2 years in 2002 from 1993.According to a report on reproduction and health by the North’s population research institute, sponsored by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the life expectancy for males in the North fell from 68.5 years to 63.1 years during the 10-year period, while that for females declined from 76.1 years to 71 years.

RAWA Protests

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April 28th is no freedom day to many Afghani women who were brutalized under the Taliban.