Category: Africa
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 26, 2009 in Afghanistan, Africa, Americas: North-Central-South, Asia, Bill Clinton, China, Current Affairs, Europe, European Union, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, George Mitchell, India, Iran, Iraq, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Media, Print, New York Times, Obamaisms, President Barack Obama, Richard Holbrooke, Russia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Department, Washington Post, Women and Children, World | 37 Comments
I have thought what I would write about after my post on my beloved Sweetie (and I have been out of town helping to get my mom’s new Assisted Living unit set up for her this weekend). Honestly, I didn’t want to go off on anything or anyone today. Fortunately, thanks to NQ [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 19, 2009 in Abuse, Africa, Bamboozling, Current Affairs, Feminism, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Gender Bias, Hoodwinking, MSM, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Misogyny, Obama's Broken Promises, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism, Washington Post, Women and Children, World News | 48 Comments
Faithful NQ reader, CG, mentioned recently that the Washington Post actually did a very nice article on Secretary Clinton’s recent trip to Africa. Well, you coulda knocked me over with a feather. This morning, in my daily “DipBlog” from the State Department, sure enough, there it was, along with a link to an [...]
By Ani on Aug 16, 2009 in Abuse, Africa, Bill Clinton, Bush/Cheney, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sexism | 37 Comments
Judith Warner penned an excellent article in the NY Times on Friday, “Hillary Fights a Tide of Trivialization.” She speaks of the vital mission that Secretary Clinton was engaged in while touring Africa, to promote the rights of women and children and also build bonds with partners and allies. Warner points out the [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 13, 2009 in Abuse, Africa, Crime, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Aid, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Women and Children | 27 Comments
Secretary Clinton does it again. Stands up for women, that is. Here is a brief clip of her speaking in the Democratic Republic of Congo as she continues on her trip through Africa:
As she has done for so many years, Hillary Clinton speaks out for, and stands with, women and children, calling out [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Jun 6, 2009 in Abuse, Africa, Bamboozling, Crime, Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Larry Johnson, Messiah, President Barack Obama, South Carolina, SusanUnPC, Women, World News | 31 Comments
I was reading my local paper and came across an article that disturbed me greatly, for a number of reasons, which will become clear beginning with the title of the article: “Ex-Teacher Gets 5 Years For Sex With Teen.” My first thought was, “5 years? FIVE? That’s it? For having sex [...]
By Eastan McNeal on May 6, 2009 in Africa, Appalachia, Banks, Crime, Current Affairs, Florida, Piracy, Terrorism, U.S. States | 11 Comments
In today’s age of technology, when government and companies are getting better at guarding the electronic gates, sometimes the easiest way to score a big heist is to come right through the front door in a mailbag.
It seems someone stole $2 million from the WV State Auditor’s office using nothing more than letters sent through [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 18, 2009 in Al Qaeda, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, Piracy, Somalia, Terrorism | 0 Comments
SUNDAY PROGRAM CONCLUDED . BUMPED DOWN
Editor’s Note: DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show at 10:30 p.m. ET, via KFI 640 AM. Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 7:00 p.m., so tune in early. Here are the topics and fellow guests during [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 14, 2009 in Open Thread, Piracy, Somalia | 21 Comments
Embedded video from CNN Video
Below, you’ll see a fascinating description of the immense expanse of water — I heard that the coast of Somalia is as large as the entire U.S. Eastern coastline (!), and this video is even more descriptive:
By SusanUnPC on Apr 13, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Larry Johnson, National Security, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia | 60 Comments
(bumped up from afternoon)
For today’s A.P. story, “Obama draws praise, but piracy escalation feared,” Larry Johnson was telephoned and interviewed extensively by London-based A.P. reporter Gregory Katz:
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Some military strategists believe it may ultimately be necessary to attack the pirates’ base in Somalia, much as the British used to do two centuries ago. But few have [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 12, 2009 in John Batchelor, Piracy, Somalia | 7 Comments
Editor’s Note: DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show at 10:30 p.m. ET, via KFI 640 AM. Today’s events will be discussed! (Details.)
Early Reports of a Navy Fight and a Rescue.
In war, the first three reports are wrong, so it is necessary to assume that the reports from the hostage negotiation are inexact [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia | 16 Comments
Pirates Hold At Least 200 Captives.
The International Maritime Bureau reports on piracy worldwide and now updates daily (weekly is no longer enough) to track the threats along the Somalia and Tanzania coast. The high stakes Obama administration drama with the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips is just a small piece of the gigantic [...]
By Larry Johnson on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Current Affairs, Persian Gulf, Piracy, Somalia | 82 Comments
(bumped up from Friday early evening)
Boy, there is a garbage truck load of nonsense being bandied about on the blogs and media about what can and should be done to respond to the piracy against the U.S. flagged ship in the Indian Ocean. So permit me to try to clear up some of the [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 10, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Piracy, Somalia, Terrorism | 46 Comments
I hope you caught Larry Johnson’s must-read, “Piracy–Hollywood versus Reality (Updated),” as well as John Batchelor’s two fascinating reports today, “Pirate Hostage Killed” and “Pirates ‘Around the Clock’.” Here’s the latest — the Maersk Alabama is heading to port, enroute to Mombasa, Kenya. CNN’s Stan Grant reports:
Embedded video from CNN Video
[UPDATE: I found the video [...]
By John Batchelor on Apr 10, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Foreign Policy, Gen. David Petraeus, Pentagon, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia, United Nations | 61 Comments
Blackhawk Down In Deep Water.
Suddenly the Obama administration has a foreign policy problem that does not permit simple blame-shifting to the previous presidency, and the problem has the face of the worthy Maersk Alabama’s Captain Richard Phillips. Joe Biden knows this is alarming and ignored his smug aide to comment that DNI [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 9, 2009 in Piracy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Somalia | 87 Comments
UPDATES: (SEE the latest Fox Video below on “Navy security team” aboard the U.S. vessel.) Also: Megyn Kelly calls Capt. Richard Phillips the “Sully of the Oceans.” (”Sully” is the pilot who landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River without loss of life. Kelly co-anchors Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom.”)
Today: “Pirates still [...]
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