Going Beyond Headlines
The Lemon Tree is a 2008 Israeli film follows a Palestinian woman’s fight to keep her lemon grove to the…
June 3, 2009
Obama’s Hotly Anticipated Speech to the Muslim World
President Obama is due to arrive in Cairo on Thursday to give a hotly anticipated speech to the Muslim world…
June 3, 2009
200th Execution under one Governor
With the execution of Terry Lee Hankins last night, Texas Governor Rick Perry has reached a pretty apalling benchmark: 200…
June 3, 2009
An Execution and Crucifixion in Saudi Arabia
On Friday, a ghastly execution took place in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, involving the decapitation and subsequent public…
June 2, 2009
Tiananmen 20th Anniversary Coming Up
As I'm sure many of you know, June 3-4, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1989 military crackdown on…
June 2, 2009
Tip on Avoiding Being the Party Pooper in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe political party Movement for Democratic Change headed by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC-T) held an annual conference this past weekend.…
June 1, 2009
Guinea-Bissau: How to Further Destabilize a Country in Two Days
Guinea-Bissau (GB) is a tiny little country on the western coast of Africa. It is a nation ravaged by grave…
June 1, 2009
Were 20,000 civilians killed in Sri Lankan offensive?
Take a look at this article in The Times of London newspaper and tell me why we shouldn't demand an…
May 30, 2009
Ken Saro-Wiwa: The Legacy of an Environmental Defender
Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni 9. That sounds like the name of a rock star or pop music group, no?…
May 29, 2009
Sri Lanka: what the UN council should have addressed; possible help from Rep. Shuler
Yesterday, I wrote on this blog about how the UN Human Rights Council failed to protect human rights with its…
May 29, 2009
That Little Matter of Solving World Poverty, Mr. President
Amid the global economic crisis, who stole the spotlight? The Big Three car makers? The bigwigs and their bonuses? The…
May 28, 2009
UN Human Rights Council flunks test on Sri Lanka
I can't tell you how disappointed I am. The UN Human Rights Council concluded its special session on Sri Lanka…
May 28, 2009