The Venezuelan strongman’s health is as mysterious as ever.
The Islamist Proxy War in South Sudan
June 14, 2011 By 26 Comments
The hope for secular democracy and religious freedom comes under brutal attack.
How Hamas Tortures Gaza
April 28, 2010 By 9 Comments
Is it really a mystery who brings human suffering to the Palestinians?
Iran takes fight to opposition online – Times Online
February 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Iran’s clerical rulers, who succeeded in suppressing widespread demonstrations last week by blanketing Tehran with security, are escalating a cyberwar to combat the increasingly powerful role of the internet in mobilising their opponents. Visitors to the website of the main challenger in last June’s disputed presidential election were greeted by an image of the Iranian [...]
Al Franken
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Al Franken is a U.S. Senator representing Minnesota. His 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman was hotly contested and extremely close. It was also marred by what journalist Matthew Vadum called ”appalling irregularities that characterized both the initial and subsequent vote-counting.” The morning after the election, Coleman led Franken by 725 votes. But Franken refused to concede, [...]
Iran crackdown a ‘human rights disaster,’ report says – CNN.com
January 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the government’s crackdown on its critics a “human rights disaster.” A report released Sunday by New York-based Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Basij militia and police following widespread [...]
Bomb kills Iran nuclear physicist tied to Mousavi – AP
January 12, 2010 By 4 Comments
TEHRAN, Iran – A nuclear physics professor who publicly backed Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi in the disputed June presidential election was killed Tuesday when a bomb-rigged motorcycle blew up outside his home. The blast, apparently set off by a remote trigger, left a puzzling mix of clues about why a 50-year-old researcher with [...]
A New Way on Iran – by Jacob Laksin
December 31, 2009 By 22 Comments
The Obama administration’s policy of engaging the mullahs goes up in flames.
