According to one media report, President Barack Obama made strident comments about China’s human rights record Tuesday, but tempered his remarks with praise of Beijing’s growing economic sophistication and support for its efforts to reunite with Taiwan. Out of sight of reporters, however, I suspect the 44th president was willing to make a deal with [...]
Did Obama Throw Tibetans Under the Bus?
November 17th, 2009 · No Comments
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No Rain, But Many Umbrellas at Tiananmen Square
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
On the 20th anniversary of the bloodshed known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, there appears to have been little or no rain clouds at the site in Beijing where university students waged an anti-government protest. There were, however, enough umbrella-toting government officials present to prevent members of the Western news media from reporting much news [...]
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Photos Show Today’s News of the World
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The photos and captions below provide glimpses into some of the news and events taking place around the world today that do not involve the U.S. presidential candidates or the race for the White House:
Tags: · 2008 Paralympic Games, al-Qaeda, Anna Eames, assault, attempted robbery, Awakening, Awakening council, Baghdad, beijing, burglary, China, citizen patrols, Clark County, Clark County Regional Justice Center, Dora, Dora marketplace, Dora Sunni neighborhood, Earmes, Iraq, Iraqi forces, Iraqi government, Iraqi officials, jury selection, las vegas, Muslims, National Aquatics Center, nevada, O.J. Simpson trial, O.J. Simpson, Palace Station, palace station hotel and casino, paralympic games, ramadan, robbery, Sunni-dominated citizen patrols, swimmer, Swimming, the morgue, U.S forces, U.S. Military, U.S.A T-shirt, u.s.a., White House
Iranian President Ahmadinejad Visits Beijing
September 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is out and about, spewing his anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiment while currying favors from one of the world’s leading oppressors, Chinese President Hu Jintau. The caption above offers more details.
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Photos Capture War, Floods, Famine and Fire
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.
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World News Captured in Photo Roundup
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Captions combine with photos from around the world to tell the stories of competition over some pricey materials — oil, freedom and gold medals. See the photos below for details.
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Georgian Athlete Defeats Russian for Gold Medal
August 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
While Russia may have won in its military confrontation with Georgia, one of Vladimir Putin’s boys lost a gold medal judo match during 2008 Olympic Games to an athlete from — of all places — the former Soviet satellite that has stood as an outpost of democracy since 1991. Hats off to Irakli Tsirekidze! See [...]
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