A few minutes ago, the media folks at the State Department sent me this reminder about the 20th anniversary of the democratic uprising in Burma, the country know known as Myanmar. I took glee in the fact that it’s release happened to coincide with opening day of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Could it [...]
Democratic Uprising in Burma 20-Year-Old Memory
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · 2008 olympic games, 20th anniversary of democratic uprising in burma, anniversary of burma uprising, aung san suu kyi, beijing, burma, burma's military junta, burman uprising, burmese, burmese regime, China, message to China, military junta, Myanmar, President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, state department, u.s. campaign for burma
President, First Lady Attend Opening Ceremonies
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
I’m not a Bush basher. In fact, I’m far from it. Still, it irks me to see George W. Bush, the president of the United States, and his wife Laura waving to members of the U.S. Olympic team during opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Why? Because members of that team are [...]
Tags: · Barack Obama, Bob McCarty, Olympics
Edwards Lied, Now Tells ABC He Cheated on Wife
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
John Edwards, the Democratic Party presidential candidate who withdrew from the race in January, admitted to ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff today that he did have an extra-marital affair with 42-year old Rielle Hunter. He claims, however, that he did not father the child that has been the focus of recent National Enquirer reports. The [...]
Tags: · ABC News, abc world news tnight, bob woodruff, Democratic Party, Edwards, edwards affair, edwards extra-marital affair, extra-marital affair, John Edwards, rielle hunter
Editorial: ‘Day of Reckoning in Georgia
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
My friends at La Russophobe penned an editorial, The Day of Reckoning in Georgia, today about news of the bubbling-over conflict between Russia and Georgia. Below is a sample of the well-thought-out piece: As was inevitable, the dispute between Russia and Georgia in South Ossetia has finally exploded. Russia’s hypocrisy in the matter is truly [...]
Tags: · breakaway region, chechyna, conflict between russia and georgia, day of reckoning in georgia, editorial, georgia, La Russophobe, la russophobe blog, Russia, russia's hypocrisy, south ossetia
John McCain Understands Vladimir Putin
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Aware of breaking news from Russia and Georgia and of the fact that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making a stop today at the Iowa State Fair, I think an Iowa-related flashback is in order. Travel back in your mind to Oct. 24, 2007, when John McCain met with members of The Des Moines [...]
Tags: · apparatchik, Barack Obama, Des Moines Register, editorial board, i look into putin's eyes, iowa state fair, John McCain, KGB, McCain, Obama, Presidential Candidate, Putin, Republican, Russia, russian empire, Soviet Union, Vladimir Putin
Propaganda Accompanies Russian Attack
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Under the headline, Georgia starts war against S. Ossetia, the Russian News & Information Agency uses several propaganda pieces (below) to paint a picture of events related to the conflict between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the former Soviet state — and present U.S. ally — of Georgia. I publish links to these propaganda pieces only [...]
Tags: · former soviet state, georgia, georgian military, georgian president, mikheil saakashvili, Propaganda, Putin, red bear, Russia, russian news and information agency, russian peacekeepers, russian troops, south ossetia, Vladimir Putin
‘Russia Has Declared War on Us!’ — Georgia
August 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Fox News just reported that government officials in the former Soviet state of Georgia said, “Russia has declared war on us.” Nighttime video footage of a Georgian air base being bombed by Russian aircraft followed. Developing… UPDATE #1: Below is a CNN video report on the breaking news conflict. It features video from Russia’s Channel [...]
Tags: · abkhazia, aerial assaults, artillery, department of state, facts about south ossetia, Fox News, georgia, jaap de hoop scheffer, mortar attacks, nato, nato secretary general, north atlantic treaty organization, Putin, Russia, russia declares war on georgia, russia has declared war on us, russia today, russian aircraft, Russian tanks, south ossetia, tanks, un security council, update, Vladimir Putin
