Written by Fred Petrossian Dr. Mehdi Khazali [1], a jailed Iranian blogger, publisher and government critic, wrote [2] a letter this month from prison describing a “blue sky of pain” of his first-hand experience with the injustice of jails in Iran where prisoners face torture and arbitrary death sentences. Khazali’s daughter (see photo) and wife were briefly arrested too. Mehdi […]
Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie
Written by Sasa Milosevic Not so long ago Angelina Jolie was “more concerned” [1] about the reception of her directorial debut movie, ‘In the Land of Blood and Honey [2]‘, in Bosnia and Serbia than in the United States [3]. She was eagerly awating the reactions of local audiences, whom she had portrayed in her war drama, and some of her […]
Nicaragua: Telecom Company CLARO Censors Clients
Written by Norman Garcia This past November 29, some less-than-satisfied customers decided to start a blog complaining about the telecommunications company CLARO Nicaragua [1] [es], a subsidiary of América Móvil [2] consortium which belongs to the most wealthy man in the world, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú. The blog is called Claro que NO! [3] [es], a play on words in Spanish meaning ‘of […]
North Korea Supreme Leader Job Vacancy
I guess the North Korean militaries and senior government ministers had no problem with finding who would succeed Kim Jong-il when their supreme leader passed away. His son, Kim Jong-un, was the obvious choice after being put under the spotlights, in September 2010. But Kim Jong-un wasn’t supposed to be the next heir to […]
Keep a Close Eye on the Bond Market
With the U.S. recovery again in doubt, it’s more important than ever to watch the bond market here. Friday’s jobs report was a great banana peel on which Mr. Market slipped. Via The Wall Street Journal: The U.S. economy barely added jobs for the second month in a row in June and the unemployment rate rose […]
Net Neutrality: Four Road Signs, Miles of Ambiguity, and Two Information Highways
by Matthew L. Schafer The FCC’s Net Neutrality Isn’t Neutral After reading the 80 page Net Neutrality Order from the FCC, one word comes to mind: Reasonable. Not because the plan is reasonable, but because the word is used 179 times. The foundation of the plan, it is safe to say, is reasonableness. According to […]
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