So what if Pres. Obama bows to Japanese Emperor Akihito during their first meeting? What’s the big deal America? Obama is showing a sign of U.S. weakness — is a very silly reasoning! What about Bill Clinton who bowed to Emperor Akihito in 1994? Shhh, Obama told me he did it for respect of the [...]
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President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win, explained
October 10th, 2009
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Was it really too much too soon for President Obama to win the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize? There were 205 nominations and the five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee chose to give the prize to a president whose presidency is just few months old. What has Obama done to deserve the award? Following the announcement, Geir Lundestad, [...]
Oklahoma City Bombing Tapes, Released
September 27th, 2009
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Jesse Trentadue, a Salt Lake City attorney, has obtained a copy of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing video tapes through the federal Freedom of Information Act. The video is now posted online. If you watch the video, something is actually lacking. The video shows events minutes long before the blast and then goes blank before [...]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu UN speech
September 24th, 2009
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech at the UN today. Netanyahu’s address was seen as his response to Pres. Obama speech. The speech brought some good “signs of peace”. He called on his Palestinian neighbors to begin peace negotiations immediately, without preconditions. He address the wider Arab world to work with him, saying [...]
Obama UN Speech – video and text
September 23rd, 2009
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Pres. Barack Obama gave a historic speech today — his first address to the UN General Assembly as a President. Obama did not mention plans about Afghanistan and his efforts to contain the Al-Qaeda terrorist network. Instead, he challenges world leaders to do their part in keeping world peace and security rather than rely solely [...]
Ted Kennedy Jr.’s eulogy, so touching
August 29th, 2009
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I watched Sen. Ted Kennedy’s funeral service today live on CNN. Among all eulogies, it was Ted Kennedy Jr.’s eulogy that moved me. I’ve heard the best words that a son could say to a father! Ted Kennedy Jr. made me teary-eyed! I posted the videos below, in two parts. Edward Kennedy Funeral Mass – [...]
Which is better – Prime Minister or President?
May 1st, 2009
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Cha-cha has come out in the news again. Charter change, that is. Opposing Philippine politicians are in a brawl once more, debating the need to shift from a presidential, bicameral system to a unicameral, parliamentary form of government. So, which is preferable? Should the Filipino people retain this current presidential form of government or should [...]
How much is that lady in the window?
December 10th, 2008
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Amsterdam brothels are those places where women pose in windows, so men (or women) can simply window- shop for women they want to have sex with. Having lived in the Netherlands for two years, I had been to those brothels many times, seen the women in all their grandeur, admired those with Coca-Cola figures and [...]
