Today is apparently International Bloggers' Day for Burma, also known as Myanmar to the thugs who run it, so... Free Burma! While we're at it, let's also cheer for freedom in North Korea, which is just as bad or even worse. Both countries are more-or-less giant work camps. Then there are all those middle eastern nations---some enemies, some "friends"---which might … [Read more...] about Free [country name here]!
International Affairs
Lebanon in a Nutshell
Top two AP wire stories on Yahoo:Hezbollah politicians back peace package Hezbollah fires new rockets into Israel And so it goes. … [Read more...] about Lebanon in a Nutshell
Googlebombing For Alaa
On May 7, Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El-Fatah (علاء أحمد سيف الإسلام عبدالفتاح) was arrested there during a protest. As part of the world-wide response, several other bloggers have have created the Free Alaa blog to chronicle his ongoing detention and legal troubles. You may have noticed that I didn't link to the Free Alaa blog through its name. That's because I'm joining … [Read more...] about Googlebombing For Alaa