Archive for the 'World News' Category
The results of the national elections held in Pakistan has dealt a tremendous blow to Pervez Musharraf. His party, Pakistan Muslim League-Q has lost most of its members, and although the results have yet to be finalized, it looks dim for Musharraf. The big winners of course is the party of slain and […]
February 19th, 2008 | Posted in World News | No Comments
Barack Obama now leads in states won, voter percentage, and the delegate count. And in case we could measure momentum, he definitely is leading in that category too. I’d like to concentrate on the Democratic side of the race in this article, only because it seems pretty clear that Senator McCain has the […]
February 13th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, World News | No Comments
In the previous article we wrote about the life of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. In this article, let’s focus on the Assassination of Benazir Bhutto and its aftermath. We will start with events leading up to the assassination, the assassination itself, and lastly my final thoughts on what the Bhutto […]
February 13th, 2008 | Posted in World News | 1 Comment
This is part of our review of the issues and events that occurred in the past few months. This time we will be concentrating on Benazir Bhutto, the life, the assassination, and the aftermath of her death. Benazir Bhutto is important because her life and her death gives us a glimpse into a […]
February 13th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, World News | No Comments
According to news reports Mitt Romney will be “suspending” his campaign. I’ll have more later, but it seems Romney will be addressing his constituents in the guise of preserving his party and for the sake of the nation. Romney hasn’t made the speech yet, but it looks as though the information is credible […]
February 8th, 2008 | Posted in Politics, World News | No Comments
In the past few weeks, a bit under the radar, amidst all of the national news, I have been following the alleged plight of 51 Filipinos who found themselves kidnapped and forced to take part in the building of The US Embassy in The Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. These 51 Filipinos had been […]
August 14th, 2007 | Posted in National News, World News | 1 Comment
I’ve dreaded this takeover of Dow Jones including its flagship newspaper The Wall Street Journal. Back in early May, we wrote about the surprising $5 billion bid by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. to take over the Dow Jones. It seems that Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. is all but ready to finalize […]
August 1st, 2007 | Posted in World News | 1 Comment
World News Update July 18, 2007 The U.S. Senate, after an all night session, is still debating regarding the withdrawal of troops in Iraq. In Pakistan, soldiers were ambushed by militants, this just a week after the standoff in a mosque in Pakistan. Rupert Murdoch is closer to snatching The Wall Street Journal.
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World News Update July 18, 2007 [5:29m]:
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July 18th, 2007 | Posted in Podcasts, World News | No Comments
World News Update July 17, 2007 These are the important news issues around the world. Listen and be informed.
The National Intelligence Estimate will be coming out, and is expected to say that Al Qaeda is stronger now than before The Iraq War. Russia and England is at odds because of the Litvinenko case […]

World News Update July 17, 2007 [5:29m]:
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July 17th, 2007 | Posted in Podcasts, World News | No Comments
Iraq Government missed all targets, this is the major news in the U.S.
The progress report on Iraq will conclude that the Iraq Government has not met any of its political and other targets thus putting the Bush administration in a bind.
JULY 09, 2007 KEITH OLBERMANN
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July 11th, 2007 | Posted in Videos, World News | No Comments
Another damning, critical, and real view of what led to the Iraq War Debacle that we see today.
The first film of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq’s descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy, NO END IN SIGHT is a jaw-dropping, insider’s tale of wholesale incompetence, recklessness and venality. Based on […]
July 11th, 2007 | Posted in World News | No Comments
The N-word, if you didn’t already know, is the word “Nigger”. I’ll use it only once in this article, and I will also join in on the cease and desist order of this word from today’s lexicon and language.
The following report from AP reports that the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored […]
July 9th, 2007 | Posted in Social Concerns, World News | 1 Comment
Al Gore, one of the chief organizers of Live Earth, gives his message with regards to environmental responsibility, and asks you to take a pledge. Seven Important Pledges.
1. I pledge to demand that my country join an international treaty within the next two years that cuts global warming pollution by 90% in developed countries, […]
July 9th, 2007 | Posted in Videos, World News | No Comments
Finally, mainstream media is turning around. They finally see what many others have seen all along, that Bush had no plans of withdrawal, and Bush still has no plans to leave. The New York Times, one of the most well known News Agency in the world came out with a possible outline for […]
July 9th, 2007 | Posted in World News | No Comments
World News Update July 5, 2007 (1 pm Philippine Time). Pakistan is again in the headlines as religious students have held themselves inside a mosque armed with machine guns. Israeli Military forces have killed Hamas soldiers in the Gaza Strip. Save the Children has shown that among the poorest nations many poor […]

World News Update July 5, 2007 [5:08m]:
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July 5th, 2007 | Posted in Podcasts, World News | No Comments
World news update as of July 4, 2007 5 p.m. Philippine Time. As you know the big news around the world is of the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston after being captured and in captivity in Palestine since March.
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World News Update July 4 2007 [5:08m]:
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July 4th, 2007 | Posted in Podcasts, World News | No Comments