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
French Government Initiates Talks With Hamas
2008-05-20 09:09:00 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, confirmed that his government had been in contact with Hamas officials. His representative in talking with Hamas is a retired ambassador who has told the media of his contacts. “It would be difficult to deny it(talks with Hamas) since the man who is in touch with them has spoken.” Kouchner ... More About: Government , France , French , World News
Neo Nazis Attack Feminists In Sweden
2008-05-20 09:03:00 There are small but rather active neo-Nazis cliques in Sweden who crop up with attacks on immigrants or, in this case, women. At least seven people attending a festival that was promoting feminism in the town of Osterfarnebo in east central Sweden were attacked by a group of neo-Nazis thugs. The men drove around the ... More About: Politics , Peace , Human Rights , Social Justice
Gay Leaders Ask Medvedev Assistance
2008-05-20 09:01:00 The Moscow organizers of a gay pride parade have appealed to newly elected President Dimitry Medvedev to help circumvent a ban by the city of Moscow against such a demonstration. A City Hall representative said the activities of gay leaders were “not worth a damn.” The Moscow LGBT Aliance asked the president to intervene on ... More About: World News , Leaders
Cambodia Education Faces Up To Khmer Rouge Past
2008-05-20 09:00:00 After years of a politically charged debate on how Cambodian schools should or should not handle the tragic past when the Khmer Rouge governed the nation, the Education Ministry has decided to move forward with an extensive program of teaching about what happened. The Ministry has authorized the Documentation Center of Cambodia to train 1,000 ... More About: Politics , Peace , Asia , Faces
A Speech President Bush Could Have Given In Knesset
2008-05-19 14:48:00 Following is the speech George Bush could have presented in the Israel Knesset if he was concerned about the security of Israel and its neighbors. I am happy to be present on this momentous day which celebrates the 60th birthday of Israel as an independent nation. The people of Israel–Jews, Muslims, and Christians– are a beachhead ... More About: President , President Bush , Speech
Mobs Run Amok In Johannesburg
2008-05-19 14:17:00 The continuing outburst of hate and anger toward foreign workers continued in Johannesburg townships as mobs beat and even set ablaze foreigners who were unlucky enough to get captured by the angry South Africa ns. A total of at least 22 pople are dead as a result of violence aimed at driving foreign workers out of ... More About: Politics , Military , Human Rights , Social Justice
Don?t Light Up In Turkey Today
2008-05-19 13:58:00 The Turkish government has instituted a new policy which bans smoking in any enclosed area of the country, much to the anger of business establishments such as restaurants and coffee houses. Most smokers believe the new law will be difficult to enforce despite the fines accompanying violations of its requirements. Smoking will be prohibited on ... More About: Politics , Turkey , Human Rights , Today , Social Justice
Inside Hizbullah In The Streets Of Lebanon
2008-05-19 09:59:00 Hanady Salman, writing for Al-Ahram from the streets of Beirut described how policies of the United States, Saudia Arabia, and inept leaders of Lebanon on forced Hizbullah fighters to openly oppose the government. Hizbullah militants went a gainst the wishes of their own leaders in asserting power against government forces. “It did not mater how many ... More About: Inside , Streets , The Streets
US Soldier Riddles Koran!
2008-05-19 09:57:00 An American soldier has been discplined and ordered to leave Iraq after it was discovered while on the shooting range he made a target out of a copy of the Koran and proceeded to blast it to pieces. This act of desecration could have become a time bomb that might have shaken Iraq, but quick ... More About: World News , Soldier , Riddles
President Bush Lectures Arab World On Democracy
2008-05-19 09:37:00 President George Bush gave the Arab world a stern lecture which urged its leaders to adhere to principles of democracy. He told them “in recent years, we have seen hopeful beginnings toward this vision. Turkey– a nation with a majority Muslim population– is a prosperous modern demcoracy. Afghanstan, under the leadership of President Karzai ... More About: World , President , President Bush , Lectures
India Seeks Accord With Pakististan Despite Terrorism
2008-05-19 09:31:00 The government of India is proceeding with efforts to reach agreemnts with Pakistan despite recent terror incidents such as the recent bombing in Jaipur. A source in the Indian government said: “such elements, whoever they are, should not be given a chance to succeed in their designs by stopping the dialogue process whenever a terror ... More About: Terrorism , World News , Accord
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Delays Return
2008-05-19 09:30:00 Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) has decided not to return to Zmbabwe to contest the run-off election against President Mugabe due to reports of an assasssinatin plot against his life. His spokesperson, George Sibotshiwe, said’ “We have received information from a credible source concerning a planned assassination attempt.” On Friday, US ... More About: Zimbabwe , Return , Delays , Leader , Opposition Leader
Bush Program-Tax Cuts But Low Pay Raises For Military!
2008-05-19 09:29:00 The administration of George Bush has never seen a tax cut for the wealthy it did not raise nor has it ever supported a large pay raise for members of the military. Both the house and Senate are prepared to defy Bush by raising the pay of those fighting to defend America. The Bush administration ... More About: Military , Program , Cuts
Great Britain Focus Of Muslim Terrorism In Europe
2008-05-19 09:18:00 An analysis by Europol, the Europe an Police Office, has concluded that Great Britain is teh focal point for Islamic terrorism which is reacting against the Iraq war and support for Israel. According t o the report, each day at least one person is arrested in a European country for involvement in terrorist activities. Europol warned ... More About: Terrorism , Great Britain , Muslim
No See, Hear, Speak Evil About Burma Military Junta!
2008-05-19 09:16:00 The continued stubborness of the Burmese military junta which has controlled that unfortunate nation for forty years is only matched by the reluctance of Western nations to utter a word of complaint about these ruthless creatures who are endangering the lives of thousands. Shari Villarosa, of the US Embassy in Yangon, when asked about reactions ... More About: India , Military , China , World News , Hear
Johannesburg Devastated By Riots
2008-05-19 09:05:00 Downtown Johannesburg resembles a war zone after angry mobs of anti-foreign demonstrators ripped through it with their anger and hatred. Many downtown areas look like a wasteland as one sees makeshift barricades of rusty barbed wire, tires and chunks of concrete and shops stand open after being looted despite being protected by iron shutters which ... More About: Politics , Peace , South Africa , World News , Human Rights
Is Indonesia In Danger Of Ending Religious Tolerance?
2008-05-19 09:03:00 Recent events in Indonesia which have witnessed attempts to declare illegal, the Ahmdiyah sect, have raised fears the nation which long has been noted for its religious tolerance may be entering a new phase in which fundamentalists exert more power. The Ahmadiyah sect, a messianic movement founded in India, entered Indonesia in the early years ... More About: Politics , Islam , Peace , Asia
Headlines of the Week
2008-05-18 14:59:00 Each week, we present some interesting headlines which appeared in newspapers throughout the world. Australia, The Age: “Man Mistakenly Barbecues Car” He was careful to use the famous l’oil de Jiffy Lube for seasoning. Sweden, The Local: ‘Porn King Sells Shares In Football Club” ... More About: Week , Headlines
An Open Letter To Barack Obama
2008-05-18 14:36:00 Dear Senator Obama : The forces of bigotry and fear are already sending out their opening salvos in the campaign to smear your name. John McCain may be a decent man but he is trapped within an organization which for the past forty years has entered every presidential contest with but one goal in mind-win at ... More About: Barack Obama , Open , Barack , Letter
Anti-Foreign Mobs Rampage In South Africa
2008-05-18 09:44:00 Angry mobs swept through the streets in Gauteng in South Africa to protest the presence of foreigners in their land. Scores of Tentisa residents went on a rampage in the early hours of Saturday morning and destroyd property belonging to foreign nationals. Captain Manyadza Ralidhivha, deployed reinforcements of police officers in an attempt to ... More About: Politics , Peace , South Africa , Human Rights
World Frustration With Burma Leaders
2008-05-18 09:23:00 The frustration felt in many nations throughout the world is certainly not at the level of that shared by the Burmese people who have witnessed their “leaders” display a callous and cyncal approach to the need for relief. The toll of dead is above 130,000 while Myanmar ’s generals celebrate their great “victory” in securing passage ... More About: World , Frustration , Burma , Leaders
Bush-It?s OK Talking To Terrorists- If I Say So!
2008-05-18 09:03:00 President George Bush made an impassioned speech to the Israel Knesset in which he denounced “appeasement” and derided Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, for seeking to speak with all regimes in an effort to achieve peace. Bush made clear he would not talk with terrorists– unless of course, talking with terrorists helps him attain his ends. ... More About: World News , Talking , Terrorists
Nobody Asked Me But,
2008-05-18 08:38:00 Nobody Asked Me But, Have you notinced during the primary campaign no one mentioned the names of Cheney and Rumsfeld even though they were chief architects of the Iraq invasion? I go for days not seing a military uniform in the streets. This is definitely not WWII, the Korean War or the war in Vietnam. Is it ...
General Than Shwe-Modern Hitler?
2008-05-17 14:24:00 To the world he is a classic paranoid dictator, to his victims, a sadistic tyrant, and to himself a hero in the fight to prevent his nation from being controlled by foreigners. As thousands of his countrymen fought hunger and thirst and the devastation caused by the cyclone, Geneeral Shwe ordered his military to ... More About: Hitler , General , Modern
Anti-Semitism Spreads Among German Muslims
2008-05-17 14:03:00 Alhough most German Muslims have not shown any major interest or support for islamic militants, they are more prone to tap into the spread of anti-Jewish feeling within their country. Farfur is a carbn copy of the Walt Disney Mickey Mouse character but he spouts anti-Jewish feeling as part of the comedy associated with the ... More About: Spreads , Anti-Semitism , Anti
Bush Seeks Oil Help From Saudi Arabia
2008-05-17 09:50:00 Once again, President Bush attempted to persuade the King of Arabia to pump out more oil in order to lower prices and once again nothing happened except an exchange of pleasantries. Bush tried to sweeten the request by including promises to help Saudi Arabia develop civilian nuclear power and to protect those facilities from attack. ... More About: Saudi Arabia
EU Toughens Car Standards
2008-05-17 09:32:00 The European Union is preparing to introduce tough new rules governing car advertisements whch will require ncluding in a conspicuou manner and in easy to understand information, the gas consumption and mileage. These rules are consisten with procedures that will compel alchol, tobacco and food products to provide information about health risks entailed in consuming ... More About: Standards
Danish Politicians Argue Over Who Is Anti-Muslim
2008-05-17 09:31:00 Kristian Dahl of the Danish People’s Party sent out a press release saying he regetted his coment the previous day that the party was “anti-Muslim .” He noted, “if I had to do it over I would have chosen a different ways of saying it.” He was commenting after Birthe Ronn Hombech, of the Liberal Party, ... More About: Politics , Islam , Europe , Muslims
Myanmar Military Junta Continues Blocking Aid
2008-05-17 09:25:00 Thailand was able to send a medical team into Burma on the 14th day of a disaster that has had scant impact on the thinking of the ruling military junta. The Myanmar government insists the death total is about 43,000 but UN estimates range as high as 130,000. The Burmese government is only using six ... More About: Military , World News , Military Junta
India Jolted By Chinese Nuclear Bases
More articles from this author:2008-05-17 09:18:00 The India n Defense establshment was shocked by satellite pictures which reveal the existence of a large area in central China which contains 58 launch pads for nuclear-capable missiles which appartently target north India and south Russia. This news comes shortly after the discovery of the incredible extent of China’s underground nuclear submarine base at ... More About: Politics , Military , Nuclear 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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