Myanmar junta threatens protesters - 5,000 still
march in Yangon

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 24 September 2007 11:46:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

The Bush administration was making noise on this subject yesterday, suggesting they would announce sanctions targeting the leaders of the junta and "those that provide financial support to them" which of course, would primarily be China, the local power who provides enough support to the brutal dictatorship to keep it afloat though somehow I doubt the Bush administration will ever take any action against China. How else would big business in the US deliver products that fail quality and safety standards at such a low price and who else would buy the Bush/GOP debt? What a pathetic and laughable threat, but what we've come to expect.

The protest today, the sixth straight day, is impressive because when the military junta makes a threat they mean it. The difficulty for the junta is the special protected status of Buddhist monks in this very religious country. Arresting, attacking or using violence against the monks could provoke a counter-reaction strong enough to promote a much bigger uprising across the country and the end result is unclear.

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Monday Video

post from The Liberal Doomsayer on 24 September 2007 11:44:00 PM. © The Liberal Doomsayer

Back Talk #4; someday soon I'll put all of them together in one post - enjoy.

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Quick! Someone Get Scott Pelly A Google!

post from Ketchup Is A Vegetable on 24 September 2007 11:40:01 PM. © Ketchup Is A Vegetable

Someone needs to get Scott Pelly and a whole buncha other people a Google for their birthdays.Five minutes of reading on the Google would have told the 60 Minutes dude whose interview of the President of Iran was on the TV Machine Sunday, that you’re wasting your breath talking to that guy about issues of [...]

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Bollinger Gets an A

post from The Washington Note on 24 September 2007 11:34:00 PM. © The Washington Note

Every time I think Columbia University could not possibly be the subject of more controversy relating to Middle Eastern politics, another controversy emerges. Columbia has been in the news most recently for its decision to host Iranian President Mahmoud...

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Why did Bush cut & run from a free press in Egypt

post from AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth on 24 September 2007 11:28:00 PM. © AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

This sounds a lot like Bush I abandoning the Iraqis who jumped up when the US said "I have you covered" during the first Gulf War. If Bush II wants to talk about democracy he's going to have to actually back up his talk with action because just like in Iraq after the Gulf War, people who heed the call and stand up will pay a very severe price. The Egyptians who promoted an independent press after listening to Bush are now being arrested and threatened with jail.

Two days later, on Sept. 13, Eissa and three other newspaper editors were hauled into court and sentenced to a year in prison for publishing articles critical of Mubarak; his son and presumed heir, Gamal; and other government officials. It was the biggest single assault on the press in Mubarak's quarter-century in power and one of the worst blows in years to media freedom in the Arabic-speaking world.

Yet there was no reaction from the State Department or the White House, which Kassem once credited with helping to create the space his newspaper occupied. "We were getting air cover from the Bush administration," the publisher told me. "But when the fighting started last month they were not out there with us in the outposts. Instead, they effectively said, 'You are on your own.' It's put us in a very difficult position -- and I mean all of us who supported democracy in the greater Middle East."

If the US has any interest in democracy and remaining friendly with Egypt into the future, we have to do better than this but since when has Bush ever really cared about democracy or a free press? So is Bush going to stand up for the three journalists in Egypt who were just sentenced to prison for "damaging the image of justice" whatever that's supposed to mean?

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Late Nite FDL: Asst. Principal OReilly Takes a
Field Trip

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(Image by darkblack)Sometimes it seems to me that Bill O’Reilly only opens his mouth to change feet. In a truly cringe-inducing conversation with professional African American Cultural Apologist Juan (”Wan”) Williams, Pox News’s[...]

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Discussing Iran with Sam Seder

post from The Washington Note on 24 September 2007 11:24:00 PM. © The Washington Note

. . .in ten minutes at 10:30 pm on Mike Malloy's show. Sam Seder is standing in and hosting tonight for Mike Malloy -- and we are going to discuss my recent Salon.com article on Iran. -- Steve Clemons...

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Iraq Papers Tue: Iran Closes Borders

Al-Arabiya.net reported a suicide attack against a "reconciliation meeting" that was convening in the city of Ba'quba in the Diyali province, grouping government officials, Shi'a and Sunni tribal leaders and local gentry.

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Open Thread

Consider this an open thread... What's on your mind?Tags: Open Thread (all tags) [...]

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Activist Anger At Boiling Point

Today the Blue Majority page added Mark Pera, a primary challenger to Dan Lipinski in IL-03. [...]

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