The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal IssuesThe Impudent Observer - Global Liberal IssuesAnalyzes issues of liberal concern and gives readers a digest of what is reported in over forty newspapers world-wide to engage them in critical thinking issues. Articles
Indonesia Cracks Down On Muslim Militants
2008-06-07 09:20:00 Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation and it has traditionally had the reputation of being moderate in its approach to religion and it allows other religions to practice their faith in peace. However, like most nations, Indonesia also has radical relgious elements who do not recognize the nation’s historical commitment to diversity. Last week, ... More About: Islam , Asia , Indonesia , Muslims
Al-Qaeda Calls For Jihad Against Arab Leaders
2008-06-07 09:16:00 Al Zwahari, the top deputy of Osma bin Laden not only lashed out against Israel and the United States, but pinpointed leaders of Arab nations for their failure to do anything about the situation in Gaza where an Israel blockade continues without any sign of an early end. he called for a jihad carried by ... More About: Politics , Islam , Peace , Iraq War , World News
Turkey And Iran Jointly Attack Kurd Rebels
2008-06-07 09:07:00 Kurdish rebels who operate out of northern Iraq bases have been attacked by troops from both Turkey and Iran . Turkish Genereal Ilker Basbug made clear his forces were cooperating with Iranian troops in anti-Kurd operations. “When they(Iran) start an attack, we do to. They carry out an operation from the Iranian side of the ... More About: Attack
Morgan Tsvangirai Detained Again
2008-06-07 09:07:00 The situation in Zimbabwe worsens as President Mugabe continues tightening the screws on opposition parties and organizations who dare challenge his rule. Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change was detained by police for the second time in a week. The police are employing this form of harassment in order to ... More About: Politics , World News , Human Rights , Social Justice
Pakistan Will Protect Sovereignty Against US Or Others
2008-06-07 09:06:00 Pakistan’s Foreigtn Minister Shah Mehmod Qureshi, made clear his nation’s determination to defend its soveriegnty in face of a recent American attack on Taliban bases inside Pakistan. He emphasized his nation would not allow sanctuaries to exist within Pakistan but also emphasized, “this is our country and we have to protect its sovereignty.” The Foreign ... More About: Pakistan , World News , Sovereignty
Japan Recognizes Discrimination Against Ainu
2008-06-07 09:05:00 The Japan ese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we ... More About: Politics , Asia , Human Rights , Social Justice
Is Ten Minutes Time Enough To Pray?
2008-06-07 09:04:00 Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradwi, a well known Egyptian TV host and cleric, told his viewing audience that too much time was being wasted each day on prayer and there had to be cut backs in time alloted to pray. “Prayer is a good thing…10 minutes should be enough” and then on to work. The cleric ... More About: Politics , Islam , Time , Muslims , Human Rights
Medal Of Honor Parent Backs Jim Webb G.I.Bill
2008-06-07 09:00:00 The parents of Sgt. Ross McGinnis, who died while valiently trying to save the lives of his comrades, used the occasion for receiving their dead son’s Medal of Honor to support efforts to further the education rights of soldiers and veterans. Bill McGinnis said “I feel there is someone out there more important than(my wife) ... More About: Politics , Liberals , United States , Democrats , Military
The Silence Of South African President Mibeki Is Loud
2008-06-06 16:47:00 During the fight by South Africa ns to end apartheid people from throughout the world lent their support in this effort to achieve freedom. But, today, President Mbeki of South Africa refuses to condemn the brutality occurring in neighboring Zimbabwe which is ruled by his buddy, Robert Mugabe. Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga blasted Mugabe as ... More About: Politics , Peace , Human Rights
Turkey Fears Iraq Power Vacuum
2008-06-06 16:21:00 American political leaders continue discussing whether to get our troops home from the fighting in Iraq , but to regional leaders, the situation of Iraq poses potentially great problems. Turkish General Yasar Buyukant, speaking at an international symposium, discussed several issues of importance such as continued emphasis on the part of other nations to define Turkey ... More About: Power , Vacuum , Fears
Is The Real President Medvedev Standing Up?
2008-06-06 15:50:00 The election of Medvedev to the presidency of Russia is still linked with the ongoing power manipulations of Vladmir Putin who is using his new role as prime minister to continue protraying himself as the real leader of his nation. But, in his recent speech before a German audience, Medvedev indicated evidence there was ... More About: Politics , Europe , Peace , President , Human Rights
Bush Lied Says Senate Report
2008-06-06 15:27:00 A new United States Senate report issued by committee chairman Senator John Rockefeller blasted the Bush administration for lying to the American people in the spring of 2003. It emphasizes how Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld “undertook a relentless public campaign in the aftermath of the (9/11) atacks to use the war against al-Qaeda ... More About: Report , Lied
Burma Junta Claims Everything Is OK In Nation
2008-06-06 15:04:00 The Burma mouthpieace, “The New Light” shed some light on what is actually happening inside the country which has been devastated by a cyclone. Unlike the biased western media which goes around taking pictures of devastation and reports that over a 100,000 are dead, the reality according to the military’s mouth piece is its wonderful ... More About: Nation , Claims
Palestinians And Hamas Talk After Anger At Israel
2008-06-06 09:16:00 Leaders of Hamas welcomed the new initiative by President Abbas who heads the Palestinian Authority. Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya expressed the pleasure of Hamas at the “call of president Abbas to hold a national dialgue and the new positive spirit in his speech, and we state that our hand reaches out for national ... More About: Israel , Talk , Anger , Palestinians
Hamas Denounces Barack Obama
2008-06-06 09:05:00 Barack Obama told a Jewish audience that if he is elected president “Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel and it must remain undivided.” However, he believes the future of Jerusalem is not for the United States to determine but must be decided by Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He will not rule out the ... More About: Barack Obama , Barack , Hamas
Soldier Kills Self In Grief And Pain
2008-06-06 09:03:00 Captain Lance Waldorf went to a military cemertary and wandered among the headstones reflecting on dead bodies of fallen heroes. Not dubt tears flowed from his eyes as he walked past graves of those who had fallen in the service of their country. After a while, he paused, sat down, sighed, and shot himself. His ... More About: Pain , Soldier , Grief
Crisis Deepens In Zimbabwe
2008-06-06 09:03:00 The crisis in Zimbabwe is becoming even more dangerous for the people of that unfortunate land as there is increasing evidence leaders of the Zimbabwe armed forces have, in effect, instituted a coup in order to maintain President Robert Mugabe in power. General Constantine Chiwenga and his fellow thugs have decided the prospect of a ... More About: Crisis
Obama And Clinton Meet In Washington D.C.
2008-06-06 09:02:00 Senator Barack Obama was supposed to return home last night but when reporters went to see him off at the airport, there was no Obama in sight. The Democratic presidential candidate went to the home of Senator Hillary Clnton for a meeting of the two rivals. Experts are speculating as to the purpose of the ... More About: Washington , Meet , Clinton
Russian The eXile May Be Exiled!
2008-06-05 18:14:00 Democracy in Putin Russia allows freedom of speech. A newspaper can print any article which praises Putin and his associates. Russian authorities have warned the impudent English language tabloid, The eXile, they are in hot water and may face penalties. Editor Mark Ames believes “it could be one of the many people we’ve pissed off ... More About: Politics , Human Rights , Social Justice
Does A Czech Have Right To Her Sausage?
2008-06-05 15:04:00 It has long been a custom among Czechs to head for the Croation beaches as summer approaches and ordinarily about one out of ten citizens would be headed in that direction. A typical Czech family loads up the family car with ample supplies of sausages, beer, bread and tinned meat and makes a bee line ... More About: Europe , Czech Republic , World News , Human Rights , Social Justice
Headscarf War Continues Raging In Turkey
2008-06-05 14:46:00 Turkey’s Constitutional Court will announce in the coming days its decision on a case regarding the right of Muslim women to wear a headscarf while attending a university. The opposition Republican People’s Partty has urged the court to rule against such a right on grounds to do so violates Turkey’s secular concept of government. The ... More About: Politics , Religion , Islam , Europe , Turkey
Is It Illegal For A Woman Not To Be A Virgin?
2008-06-05 14:25:00 A case in which a bride had her marriage annulled on grounds that she was not a virgin on the night that she and her new husband consumated their coming together has rocked the French nation causing an explosion of anger among women. The new husband went to court to have the marriage annulled when ... More About: Politics , Religion , Islam , Europe , France
China Arrests Monks In Tibet For Acts Of Violence
2008-06-05 14:04:00 The world has responded with concern and assistance after the Chinese earthquakes which devastated regions of the nation and left thousands dead. There was an ourpouring of love and warmth as anti-Chinese feelings began to vanish. Instead of building on those positive feelings toward China , the government has decided to once again engage in a ... More About: Politics , Asia , Tibet , World News
?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell,? Should We Be Asking Now?
2008-06-05 09:47:00 Sam Nunn, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committe, and an individual who played a key role in developing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays and lesbians in the 1990s is now raising questions about the policy’s relevance to modern times. Nunn worked with Professor Charles Moskos in developing the policy during ... More About: Politics , Democrats , Military , Republicans , Iraq War
Mugabe Halts Food Delivery To Zimbabweans!
2008-06-05 09:44:00 According to President Robert Mugabe, his nation of Zimbabwe is a model of how democracy functions. In the model democracy, leaders of opposition parties are arrested, harassed, beaten and thousands of people driven from their homes. Morgan Tsvangirai who won the initial presidential election in March was arrested along with other leaders of the Movement ... More About: Politics , Food , World News , Human Rights , War
Are Indonesian Youth Supporters Of Sharia Law?
2008-06-05 09:22:00 A recent study conducted by the Setara Institute for Democracy in Indonesia revealed a confusing picture regarding the attitudes of young Indonesian s regarding the meaning and purpose of sharia law. The results of the survey claimed about 56% of young people living in the Jakarta area support the imposition of sharia law, but the overwhelming ... More About: Politics , Islam , Peace
Bury Lenin-Tell Truth About Stalin!
2008-06-05 09:09:00 Gorbachev, former leader of the now defunct Soviet Union. urged his nation to erect a memorial to honor those who were victims of the reign of terror that was so common under the dicatorship of Joseph Stalin. “Forgetfullness must be overcome, democracy and freedom must be strengthened” in the new Russia. Gorbachev’s idea of creating ... More About: Politics , Truth , Peace , Human Rights , Social Justice
Burma Junta Still Refuses US Aid
2008-06-05 09:09:00 Numerous ships are standing by idly off the coast of Burma because the ruling military junta refuses to allow them to land supplies. American ships are prepared to leave after its commander, Admiral Timothy Keating, tried on fifteen different occasions to convince the Burmese government to allow him to send in helicopters carrying supplies but he ...
Kevin Rudd Proposes Asian Version Of European Union
2008-06-05 09:09:00 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia raised an interesting and far reaching proposal by calling for nations of Asia and the Pacific to envision their own version of the European Union . He noted how the EU has enabled nations that formerly were enemies to come together in friendship and cooperation. “I believe it is time ... More About: Asian
Hillary Clinton- Is It A New Journey?
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 09:02:00 The fat lady has walked off the stage, the opera is over and now as patrons depart, the real question is what is the singer going to do tomorrow now that she has a sore throat. Senator Clinton announced the campaign is over, Obama has won, and she will speak to the nation this weekend ... More About: Hillary Clinton , Journey , Hillary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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