Pakistan’s military dictator, President Pervez Musharraf has resigned to avoid impeachment. Now we will see a contest between his equally unsavory kleptocratic rivals. Let us hope that this criminal is not sheltered in the United States. The Bush administration has squandered $10 billion dollars that rightfully belonged to the American taxpayers since 2001 on the Musharraf […]
Journalistic Freedom Takes a Hit in Latest Olympic Development
According to Reuters, the International Olympic Committee “cut a deal to let China block sensitive Web sites despite promises of unrestricted access.” Earlier this month, Chinese officials reiterated that foreign journalists would be able to report freely during the Olympic Games. Senior Chinese leader Li Changchun told journalists, “I hope you could truly and fully […]
In Burma, Foreign Aid Agencies Now Wrestling With Loss Of Funds
It has been quite a number of weeks since we have last heard the situation of what was going on in Burma since it was struck by the violent Cyclone Nargis back in May. Only a few weeks ago, the United States House of Representatives has made a move to freeze the assets of Burma’s […]
Majority of Americans Increasingly Opposed To Free Trade
A recent poll has produced results that may not be favorable for presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona. So far, McCain has been pushing his support on the issue of free trade. This was the purpose of McCain’s trip to both Mexico and Colombia. McCain is trying to present the advantages that free […]
North Pole May Be Ice-Free This Summer
"The North Pole may be free of ice for the first time in history," said Canadian climate scientist David Barber to Canwest News Service. "This is a very dramatic change in the High Arctic Climate System." The Arctic ice shelf underwent a considerable weakening last summer that left the area with a greater concentration of […]
No Sign of Change on Media Freedom
Last week’s media forum in Uzbekistan, conceived and stage-managed by the government, was merely the pretence of a dialogue on freedom of speech, NBCentralAsia observers say. On June 9-10, a conference entitled “Media Freedom in Modern Democratic Society” took place in Tashkent. The original plan was to hold a media seminar in conjunction with the […]
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