The militia brought Mary Nyandoro into the school yard blindfolded and in handcuffs. “Witness the baptism of traitors,” Robert Mugabe’s Zanu-PF thugs told us. In the cold of the early morning, we gathered around as instructed. Mary’s crime had been to vote for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change in Zimbabwe’s blighted elections…
Medvedev signs decree for the greenlight on Iran Sactions.
The border region of Venezuela and Colombia are becoming another heavily militarized area, much like the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina border zone. It’s not just normal military, though, the Middle East is transplanting their style of terrorism to Latin America. Where’s Bush?
Iran states new determinations over its Nuclear program and refuses further talk with U.S. regarding security in Iraq.
Japan’s Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura makes a surprise visit to Kabul Afghanistan.
The United States, Britian, France and other countries walked out on a closed door United Nations Security Council meeting.
RFE/RL has an interview from their Washington Bureau with the Dept of State Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism. Excert is provided below. See full interview at link.
In this edition: Translating the Wright Stuff; Advisor to the Messianic Candidate Insults the Messiah; Shut Up with the McLovin
Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can’t even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car…..
Several hundred U.S. Marines engaged in a dramatic firefight Tuesday with an army of rebels in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan.