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A Rumor of War
The Mex Files | November 21st 2009
Philip Caputo has been writing about war and the corruption of war since his Vietnam memoir, A Rumor of War, first appeared in 1977. As a Chicago Tribune reporter, that includes the generally bloodless — but highly corrupting — world of read more
Justice Mission: Legal Education in Rural Uganda
Global Shift | November 21st 2009
Yesterday, I attended an International Justice Mission (IJM) legal education held in a rural Ugandan church. IJM is an international human rights agency based in Washington, DC. IJM attorneys, social workers and other professionals work around the read more
Disabili: Disability and Social Exclusion
loriscosta | November 21st 2009 by Loris Costa
(Laboratorio teatrale integrato Piero Gabrielli: “Gli scherzi di Caino”) Disability and Social Exclusion è un portale dedicato alla disabilità, coordinato dall’Istituto per gli Affari Sociali. Uno spazio Internet, in italiano e i read more
What’s Going On With Blackwater Massacre Case?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
From all accounts the events that happened in Nisoor Square in Baghdad in 2007 when guards working for the Blackwater corporation opened fire on Iraqis and killed 17 it was evident there was no ambush and the guards over-reacted. Initial investigatio read more
Which Way Pakistan Youth?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
A recent report commissioned by the British Council reveals an alarming possibility in the coming decades as Pakistan witnesses its population increase by about 85 million. The result will be a society in which millions of young people lack the basis read more
Who Helps Asylum Seekers?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
There are an estimated 200 million migrants living in a country other than the one of their birth, and the exodus from one society to another continues even in the face of a world wide economic crisis. The situation in Asia is impacted by the war i read more
Have A US Passport, Get Hassled In Denmark!
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
The Danish government is instituting tighter checks on individuals carrying American passports who enter their nation, particularly, anyone who is coming from the Middle East. US intelligence has indicated many terrorists are securing an American pas read more
Is It Blasphemy To Mock Religion?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
Many Muslim nations still have not gotten over the publication of some cartoons they believe mocked the Prophet Muhammad. Nations like Algeria and Pakistan have undertaken a campaign to have the UN General Assembly pass a treaty that would not allow read more
Would Anyone Believe There Was Prisoner Abuse In Afghanistan?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 21st 2009 by Fred Stopsky
The testimony of Richard Colvin before a Canadian parliamentary committee into his claim there was abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan due to the inability or refusal of Canadian officials to take a stand has aroused a fury in the nation. The Canadian read more
Setting the Stage for Transgender Awareness
Global Shift | November 20th 2009
Society still continues to stonewall progress for transgendered individuals domestically and abroad--yet new legislation offers hope that things are changing. read more
Progress, not perfection, for Latin American GLBTs
The Mex Files | November 20th 2009
Although the news of the gruesome murder of a Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, a cross-dressing Puerto Rican teenager — seen as a test of new hate-crimes laws in the United States — received extensive attention in both the Latino/a and gay med read more
Weekender: Expressing Myself
Little Press Reviews and Hermit's Scientific History | November 20th 2009 by Tai De
I started blogging more than a year and a half ago, in April last year. I felt the desire to express my views, without publishing my real name on the internet with every post. I don’t think that I wrote something that I couldn’t have sign read more
“They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigr…
Immigration Impact | November 20th 2009
The legacy of our broken immigration system extends far beyond our borders or the job market. The price paid by families caught within the system can be devastating, especially when we fail to pay attention to the importance of integrating newcomer read more
Robert Fisk on Stones and Semantics in the Occupied Territories (…
Little Alex in Wonderland | November 20th 2009 by Little Alex
Today, at Strike the Root, I posted an article by Jonathan Cook at The Electronic Intifada of an Israeli judge’s “historic ruling… when he decided that an Arab teenager needed ‘protection’ from the justice system and ord read more
Who do you trust
Russ Campbell's Blog | November 20th 2009 by Russ Campbell
The current controversy over who knew what when about prisoner abuse in Afghanistan seems to be boiling down to who you trust most to tell us the truth. “We always had concerns with those handovers, but no smoking read more
What do the words "The Gay Community" mean to me?
Marketing by Permission | November 20th 2009 by Tim Trent
I'll tell you what the words mean to me. Almost nothing at all. When I discovered, or at least started to admit to myself, that I am gay, I hoped for a community which would embrace me and my many foibles. There was none. Instead I found hostility read more
What does it mean to me to be gay?
Marketing by Permission | November 20th 2009 by Tim Trent
I started out in life finding being gay to be totally negative. Some of the things that it meant when I was a teenager were: fear of my friends and how they might behave of losing my friends of my parents, and what they would do to me of losing the read more
Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award
Look To The Stars - Celebrity Charity News | November 20th 2009 by Steve & Myrlia
Annie Lennox is set to receive the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony taking place at the City of London’s Guildhall on Tuesday 1 December. The singer was nominated by the British Red Cross International Fundraising Committee, in recog read more
Help Junior, il blog per ragazzi e genitori
loriscosta | November 20th 2009 by Loris Costa
Help Junior è un blog nato in occasione del XX anniversario della Convenzione dei Diritti del Fanciullo, grazie all’impegno del Dipartimento Junior del Movimento Difesa del Cittadino. Si tratta di un utile spazio online che può essere punto read more
All children rights in a story…
Stories and News | November 20th 2009 by Alessandro
Stories and News No. 70 The Story: Your rights My son Luca comes home with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that the new government has decided to distribute to students of all schools. Luca is nine years old; he read it but did not under read more
The Right to Development and Intellectual Property
International Law Observer | November 20th 2009 by Dominik
Since the Senegalese jurist Keba M’baye first advanced it in 1972, the idea of a ”right to development” has been the focus of an extensive but largely theoretical debate. Jurists from the South enumerated the possible subjects and o read more
Manipur Hill parties call state bandh
ZOLENGTHE.NET | November 20th 2009 by T. Zamlunmang Zou
Imphal, November 19 2009: The People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA), Manipur , a political party in Manipur hills has announced to call a 24-hour Manipur hill districts bandh on November 27 while Senapati District Students Association (SDSA) has c read more
HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
Each day we offer samples of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments. UK, The Independent: “Inmates Let Out For Night” At least this means crime will go down during the day. Australia, Sydney Morning Herald read more
Karzai Says The Right Words, But Actions??
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
If one studies the history of American involvement with two bit dictators and despots, it is a certainty that upon assuming office after a fixed election, the individual in question will utter brave words about freedom, democracy and how to achieve v read more
Hassle Me, Says Student, Pay The Price!
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
After every school killing in which a boy or group of boys gun down fellow students or their teachers, we are provided stories about how life in school was difficult for children and the only alternative they possessed was to resort to violence. A read more
Swedish Teenagers Assault Iraq Refugees
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
The world of Europe has been changing since the end of World War II as millions of people from various regions of the world head for Europe in search of jobs and a better standard of living. Nations like Sweden which were fairly homogeneous places la read more
What About Children’s Rights In Turkey?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
Turkey has been seeking membership in the European Union, but a major stumbling block in its efforts is the lack of rights for children in Turkey. At this point in the 21st century, Turkey still lacks creation of a juvenile court system to deal with read more
Palestinian Leader Marwan Barghouti Urges Resistance To Israel
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
The government of Israel has a unique ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. For over half a century, Israel has complained there were no Arab leaders willing to negotiate for peace and when people like President Abbas arrive on the scene read more
Obama Gets Prize–What Does Hillary Get?
The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues | November 20th 2009 by Fred Stopsky
Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize even as his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was zooming around the world working for the cause of peace and women’s rights. One day she is in Turkey working to build positive relations between t read more
Is Gas the Latest Cargo for PNG?
theangle.org | November 19th 2009 by Rich Bowden
LNG Plant, Papua New Guinea. Credit: Damian Baker By Damian Baker: The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is the biggest of its type in the history of PNG. Oil was found in the southern highlands 20 years ago but gas has emerged as the energy hop read more
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