For the last three weeks, we witnessed something extraorgdinary in the Egypt. A unpopular leader is finally brought down by revolts in the street. A gallant people finally brought a hated tyrrant down to his knees. Yet, if one really think about it, even by the most optimistic of figures, at most (perhaps) one million people at one time or another added together protested … [Read more...] about The Narrative on the Egyptian “Uprising” / “Revolution”
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What is the Western media?
I have been wanting to define what the term "West" means, especially as in "Western media." Often times in debates, people will toss out a statement like, "the West is not a monolithic entity." Well, that statement is certainly true in many cases. For example, the Europeans are against genetically modified organisms and crops whereas the U.S. is in favor. The Germans and … [Read more...] about What is the Western media?
Mubarak resigns, Western media now sides against a “dictator” they once supported
The latest news out of Egypt is President Mubarak relaying his resignation through Vice President Omar Suleiman and relinquishing power to the Egyptian military. NPR reports with celebratory tone, and I can attest to it listening to it's radio this morning; all voices it carried were anti Mubarak: "It's the greatest day of my life," opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei told … [Read more...] about Mubarak resigns, Western media now sides against a “dictator” they once supported
Henry A. Kissinger: “Avoiding a U.S.-China cold war”
About a week ago, Henry Kissinger wrote an Op-Ed in the Washington Post, entitled, "Avoiding a U.S.-China cold war". He was concerned elites within the U.S. and China pulling for confrontation. Speaking of the Hu-Obama summit, he said, "both leaders also face an opinion among elites in their countries emphasizing conflict rather than cooperation." If you have watched the … [Read more...] about Henry A. Kissinger: “Avoiding a U.S.-China cold war”
Nicholas Kristof’s “Banned in Beijing!”, an ‘Internet freedom’ voyeur’s dare to China’s censorship
Nicholas Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize winner, made a dare today to China's censorship. In his NYT Op-ed piece, "Banned in Beijing!" he tells his readers him starting a Chinese blog inside China containing "counterrevolutionary praise of dissidents." He expects his blog being shut down and wants his readers to watch as it happens. Certainly, he has come up with a very clever way … [Read more...] about Nicholas Kristof’s “Banned in Beijing!”, an ‘Internet freedom’ voyeur’s dare to China’s censorship