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Did Obama Throw Tibetans Under the Bus?

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments

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 [...]

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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:

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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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