Chinese information activists have been testing and collecting information about the government sponsored filter software, “Green Dam Youth Escort” via blog posts, twitter (search #greendam) and collaborative platforms since the WSJ’s news about Beijing government required PC makers to install filter software for all the PCs shipped to China from July 1 2009 onward popped […]
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services. The insurance companies responsible for their treatment under taxpayer-funded policies have routinely denied the […]
Hong Kong: Say No to CCTVB
On 4th of June, there were more than 150,000 Hong Kong citizens gathered in and around the Victoria Park to commemorate the 20 anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. The number of attendees has broken the record since 1990, telling the world that Hong Kong people have not given up the demand for vindication of […]
‘Why Nigeria Is Unable To Meet Local Drug Needs’
Low patronage by government and other infrastructure deficits have been adduced as some of the reasons drug manufacturers in Nigeria are unable to meet the drug needs of the people. Managing Director of indigenous pharmaceutical company, Tyonex Nigeria Limited, Mr. Emmanuel Agba, who said this in an interview in his Lagos office notes that […]
Al Qaeda plots to influence US elections?
Agence France-Presse reports on Tuesday that Pakistani intelligence officials say they have uncovered evidence which shows Al Qaeda was plotting a series of attacks in order to influence the 2004 US presidential elections. ‘The network was looking to strike a major blow ahead of the elections. Al-Qaeda was looking to strike in the United States […]
Franklin Raines Focus of New John McCain Ad
Franklin Raines, the former head of defunct mortgage giant Fannie Mae, is the focus of a John McCain advertisement in which he accuses Barack Obama of consulting with Raines on economic issues. The ad accuses Obama’s campaign of seeking Franklin Raines’ advise on mortgage and housing policy issues. They based their relationship on an April […]
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