Apr
25
Another strike on Obama
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (8)
“I’m Barack Obama. I don’t take money from oil companies or Washington lobbyists, and I won’t let them block change anymore,” said Obama in his latest campaign ads.
However, Obama’s words are proved to be a downright lie in recent days. It is another strike on Obama after his loss in Pennsylvania Primary. [...]
Apr
25
No Guns for Mugabe from China
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Cindy Ru
Latest development of the Chinese Cargo Ship that was carrying weapons for Zimbabwe- the An Yue Jiang. The ship was refused to be landed in Durban port, South Africa last week, and it was reported the ship then had been headed to Angola.
But yesterday a report from allAfrica.com said the ship has already [...]
Apr
25
The Failure of the Mainstream Media
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
The campaign rhetoric continues to heat up, especially after the Pennsylvania primary campaign that can only be described as verbally violent. The negative attacks by Senator Clinton’s campaign that have been aimed at her opponent, Senator Obama, have done what appears to be significant damage to his previous image as the obvious [...]
Apr
25
Another Starting Point of Drug Trafficking: Morocco
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Violet Wang (the 10th post)
The production of cannabis resin (also known as\ hashish) is also largely concentrated in North Africa (Morocco), besides central Asia, according to U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime. And the route of trafficking in cannabis resin is significantly inter-regional. from
North Africa (Morocco) to West and Central Europe.
Morocco, the north African [...]
Apr
25
Independents may support Democratic
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (7)
In U.S., a growing number of voters shun party membership and declare themselves independent in recent years. The statistics show that the number of independent voters will occupy one third of all voters in the coming presidential election.
Since the primaries began, huge numbers of independents have been embraced by both the Democratic [...]
Apr
25
History of Somalia (3) – Recent politics
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Emily Tsang
Mohamed Farrah Aidid, mentioned in the above article which focused on the history of “Black Hawk Down”, was later killed on Mogadishu in 1996.
In 2006, conflict broke out again between an alliance of Mogadishu warlords known as the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT) and a militia loyal to the [...]
Apr
25
Hillary on China Policy
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Kitty XIE Rui (6)
Hillary Clinton is the first presidential candidate to make a public statement to urge President George W. Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympic opening ceremonies unless China improves human rights.
“I encourage the Chinese to take advantage of this moment as an opportunity to live up to universal human aspirations of respect for [...]
Apr
25
Boycotts Olympics? Athelets Say No.
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
Back in 2001, there were strong disagreements with the decision by the International Olympic Commission to award the 2008 Olympics to Beijing because of China’s poor human rights records. The voice to boycott the Beijing Olympics has been continued for the past seven years with purpose-built websites like Boycott the Beijing Olympics [...]
Apr
25
Week 9: You sure your water is safe?
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Elmy Lung
Most were caught by surprise last month, when the news broke that there are drug residues found in water supplies for over 41 million Americans. The Associated Press (AP) filed the story after a five month investigation throughout the country, checking the water supplies of 25 major areas, “Southern California to Northern [...]
Apr
25
Superdelegates: often talked about but never questioned
April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Tia Tian Chi
As the excitement around the Pennsylvania primary calms down, the aftershocks within the Democratic Party and its constituents will continue through until the next primaries in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6th. But what’s being overlooked despite all the media coverage is that despite Senator Clinton’s seemingly victory over Senator Obama [...]
