Posts Tagged ‘ sudan ’

Darfur Awareness Followup

Darfur Awareness Followup

June 19, 2007

Staying with the issue of Darfur, on the heels of yesterday's podcast, I noticed an interesting study on public opinion of the Darfur situation in the US, published on the PEW center's site. (love PEW center because I have the patience and the time to read through their numbers...

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Nicest Populations Get Murdered

Nicest Populations Get Murdered

September 14, 2006

Sitting in the heart of the Jordaan this evening, as boats sailed by, bikes rattled past, and drunken teenagers hobbled from bar to bar, I spent some quality time with a very special girl. She graduated, as did I, from the U of Amsterdam, and during her studies...

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Reconsidering Syria, but Beware the Warmongers

Reconsidering Syria, but Beware the Warmongers

October 22, 2005

Earlier this week I voiced doubt that the Syrian president was the underhanded tyrant the American government claims him to be. I believed, as I still suspect, that the military/government machine that he was born into functioned largely without his consent/knowledge. So now a UN investigation has...

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bicyclemark70: Whats Happening in Darfur?

bicyclemark70: Whats Happening in Darfur?

September 29, 2005

An important interview with a friend who just returned from the refugee camps on the border with Darfur, Sudan. AudioCommunique #70(mp3)27min+, 80kbps, 15Mb+ Subjects Include: Donahue Is my show about Amsterdam or World Affairs - a response to listener mail An interview with my friend Fannie direct from Montreal A recommendation for action Music Includes:...

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Still Watching Horror

Still Watching Horror

August 2, 2005

I would love to try and yell about John Bolton becoming nominated undemocratically as UN embassador to the US, but why bother, it goes with the overarching theme in washington. Who needs accountability and qualifications, we got the good ol' boys. So lots of exposure to Portuguese news on...

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