On February 24, 2012, between 50 and 80 countries will meet in Tunis for the Friends of Syria conference. The results of the conference could bypass the United Nations regarding overt foreign intervention in Syria.
China has refused to attend the conference, saying they are true friends of Syria. Chinese officials also say they were […] Continue Reading…
February 23, 2012, the United States imposes sanctions against the Yamaguchi-gumi.
The U.S. Treasury Department froze the assets held in the United States by the organized crime family. The U.S. has also banned the Yamaguchi-gumi from doing anymore business in the United States.
While this sounds good, it should raise the question: “How long has the […] Continue Reading…
I watched the January 2011 Egyptian Revolution from day one. It did not start with cyberspace, and it did not end with cyberspace. Rather cyberspace was only a briefly used tool of the Revolutionaries.
“I don’t think the Revolution ever happened in cyberspace…They need physical space, they need public space. Tahrir Square provided that.”-Nezar AlSayyad, […] Continue Reading…
“We saw letters issued by the provincial government of Herat that said, effectively, don’t direct any assistance specifically to displaced people. The theory is that since they don’t want to either encourage them to stay or even acknowledge that displacement is a problem they’re going to pretend that it doesn’t exist.”-Michael Bochenek, Amnesty International
Not […] Continue Reading…
U.S. media reporting that an Afghan soldier has killed two U.S. troops, vengeance for the burning of dozens of Qur’ans. It’s not the first, second or third time U.S. led forces have committed acts of desecration (in violation of the UCMJ) in Afghanistan.
At least 20 Afghans have been killed, as a direct result of […] Continue Reading…
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul is in lockdown: “The Embassy is on lockdown; all travel suspended. Please, everyone, be safe out there.”-Embassy Twitter announcement
For a second day, anti-U.S. riots continue in Afghanistan, over the burning of dozens of Qur’ans. A hospital in Kabul says more than 19 Afghans have been shot by U.S. led […] Continue Reading…
“We will not be silenced! Whether you’re a Christian, Muslim or Atheist you will get back your goddamn rights! We will have our rights, one way or another! We will never be silent!”-Egyptian revolutionary
Peaceful protest does not work. If you take certain U.S. university Political Science courses on revolutionary countries, or history of terrorism […] Continue Reading…
21 February 2012, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCo) announced they will start pouring concrete! (again?)
They will focus on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, near the water intakes of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, to prevent any further radioactive materials from spreading.
TEPCo says they will begin right away (finally), starting on 22 February. They […] Continue Reading…
Chinese media reporting that a man jumped to his death on February 18, and a woman did the same on February 15. The local government officials claim they are investigating.
The two slave wage employees worked at Nanshan International Stationery. The man had been trapped their for eight years! Many people in the United States […] Continue Reading…
How many times is this gonna happen: World finance leaders announce a done deal for a Greek bail out loan, only to retract it not even 24 hours later.
Yet again European Union leaders, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), are using excuses to hold back the latest 130 billion Euro loan.
“Greece has obviously made […] Continue Reading…