There are a number of unhappy people in Bermuda because their premier Ewart Brown agreed to take some ethnic Uighurs who USA held at Gitmo. There was a resolution to punish the premier but it failed 22 to 11 after more than 12 hours of debate that went deep into the night. The complaint was that the premier freelanced - that he accepted them without consulting other leaders in Bermuda or British ... read more
HONOLULU — Comforted by the U.S. military's missile defense systems, Hawaii residents doubt a North Korean missile would light up the clear island sky. But that doesn't mean they aren't worried that a long-range missile could be launched in their direction.
Japanese media have reported the North Koreans appear to be preparing for ... read more
(and this seems rather ...ironic ? The name of the destroyer tracking the NK ship is USS John McCain)
U.S. Military Tracking North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes
A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials in violation of a U.N. Security Council ... read more
Mrs. Bush has been ON THE RECORD at 10pm several times...often championing the cause of Aung San Suu Kyi...check out the latest:
Eds: RESTORES first graf.
AP Photo MYN101, MYN103, MYN102
x YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi spent her 64th birthday locked in prison Friday as global campaigns demanding her freedom erupted across Twitter, Facebook and other ... read more
Voter fraud? protests and clashes ! Have you been following this turn of events in Iran? This is one of those very far away elections that makes a big difference to us in the United States:
Iran Supreme Leader Orders Vote Fraud Probe
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader ordered Monday an investigation into allegations of election fraud, marking a stunning turnaround by the country's most ... read more
Protests in Tehran! Who won the presidency? Pres Ahmandinejad claims he did...but so did former prime minister Moussavi (who promised to reverse some of Ahmandinejad's hardline policies). ... read more
here is a paragraph from AP:
"...North Korea vowed on Saturday to embark on a uranium enrichment program and "weaponize" all the plutonium in its possession as it rejected the new UN sanctions meant to punish the communist nation for its recent nuclear test."
What do you think about this?
And read below what I wrote about China in the "Greta Notes" box. ... read more
Have you been watching Pakistan lately? Militants bomber mosques yesterday - but here is the most disturbing part (if there could be more disturbing!) The apparent target of one was a cleric named Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi. Why is his murder on my radar screen? Because he was a moderate and had been vocal in this opposition to the suicide attacks and bombings by the Taliban in Pakistan. You can imagine ... read more
June 21, 2009 12:11 PM EDT
rumblings in Bermuda
There are a number of unhappy people in Bermuda because their premier Ewart Brown agreed to take some ethnic Uighurs who USA held at Gitmo. There was a resolution to punish the premier but it failed 22 to 11 after more than 12 hours of debate that went deep into the night. The complaint was that the premier freelanced - that he accepted them without consulting other leaders in Bermuda or British ... read more
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