Visualization. Battle PlansThe New Yorker: utlimate article on Obama's win. AFRICOM and the next US president. Beth Tuckey 2008-10-02, Issue 399 Printer friendly version With the US-backed AFRICOM programme launched this week, Beth Tuckey exposes the limitations of plan conceived more for the protection of American military interests than African social development.
With both Barack Obama and John McCain content to fully endorse President Bush’s existing plan, the author demonstrates how both the Democrat and Republican campaigns are sacrificing important dialogue on AFRICOM for the sake of remaining neutral, bipartisan, and uncontroversial. In many ways, the outward tone of US foreign policy toward Africa transcends partisanship.
But behind the public remarks about mutual partnership and common ideals lies a foreign policy that sustains the Bush approach to global interaction; defense heavy, diplomacy light. AFRICOM, Donald Rumsfeld's final plan as Secretary of Defense, will be established just before President Bush leaves and will give unprecedented access to the military on the continent. Who We Are. Video - USA / présidentielle: entretien avec Alice Backer, avoca. If John McCain delivers a forearm shiver to Barack Obama during. Throughout his stellar NFL career, linebacker Bill Romanowski was known for his durability, intensity, insanity, violence, "vitamin" use, and occasionally, racism.
He played 243 consecutive games, right up to the age of 36, despite being a very physical player who played at a very physical position. He was widely regarded as a dirty player, after he kicked Larry Centers in the head, spit in the face of JJ Stokes, and ended the career of teammate Marcus Williams after destroying his orbital bone with a sucker punch in practice. He traveled with a giant tackle box that contained over 500 pills on any given day. Jon Soltz: How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let Me Co. Last week's Republican convention sure made every superficial effort to come off as pro-Troop and pro-Veteran.
And, of course, the media ate it up, not challenging a single thing. But to those of us who did serve, it was offense after offense after offense. Let's count the ways: McCain Didn't Mention Veterans' Care: Maybe because it's because he has a terrible record, but not once in John McCain's speech did he talk about taking care of those who served their nation in the military. Voices without Votes » French Conservatives Rally for McCain. If there ever were any doubts that the US presidential election matchup has gone global, they were put to rest by the resurgence of websites and blogs calling for support for McCain.
A recurrent theme among the “France for McCain” blogs is the need to counterbalance what they perceive as an unfounded, superficial “Obamadulation”. Rachid Kaci, UMP (French Ruling Party) executive adviser and president of “Droite Libre” explains why John McCain is the president America needs: Were the US to yield a bit of its power and its determination to fight a new totalitarian regime, then we will all surely sink into absolute chaos… Barack Obama and his willingness to be seen as the absolute unifier, the bridge between different people and different religions will be a sign of weakness for the fascists everywhere, the same way Jimmy Carter was perceived in the 80's and whose presidential mandate was ridiculed by dictators all over the world.
Angry Amateurs - Swampland. No barbecue for Al Jazeera. Plenty of death metal, though. Posted by Ethan on Aug 28th, 2008 in Human Rights, Media | 7 comments “But enough about me.
What do you think about me?” That old joke was my response to the idea that Global Voices might choose to cover the 2008 US Presidential election. When Rebecca and I began discussing the Global Voices project in 2004, one of our motivations was a belief that US media paid too much attention to stories in the US and not enough to international, especially developing world, news. Voices without Votes on the Convention. Getting anywhere near The Big Tent is a hectic experience.
There are several degrees of credentials, bracelets for backstage, dozens of smiling volunteers, free massages by Google, and free burritos and beer. Bienvenue sur Facebook. Global Voices in English » Mali: World Cup Fans React to Referee. It would not be a world cup of football if there was not a controversy about referees’ decisions. The one that has marked the 2010 edition so far is the decision by Malian referee Koman Coulibaly to disallow a goal by US player Edu that would have capped a furious comeback from two goals down by the US national team against Slovenia.
As the final whistle was blown, bloggers were expressing their outrage either on forums, or by creating 127 facebook pages calling for banning the referee from further participating in the world cup or defacing Coulibaly's wikipedia page. The outrage was not only limited to bloggers but also journalists who were quick to point out that this was not the first controversy in which Coulibaly was involved. Even famed Sports Illustrated writer Peter King weighed in instantly by posting the following update on his twitter feed: “Putting a ref from a small African country in charge of a vital WC game is like a Mid-American Conference ref doing the Super Bowl.” Kenyaimagine.com. FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right.