Tag Archive 'israel'

Congress condemns the UN Human Rights Council

Posted by Moonage on 26 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, International Issues, International Politics, Polls

In the form of a resolution, Congress took a hard slap at the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Basically, it goes like this.  The United Nations formed a council to look into human rights violations and do what it can to assure human rights are respected all over the globe.  With the continuing genocide in Africa, [...]

Why are so many North Koreans in Syria?

Posted by Moonage on 24 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: International Issues

Israeli commandos seized nuclear material of North Korean origin during a daring raid on a secret military site in Syria before Israel bombed it this month, according to Sunday Times report citing informed sources in Washington and Jerusalem.
They confirmed that samples taken from Syria for testing had been identified as North Korean. This raised fears [...]

Stars against Terrorism

Posted by Moonage on 17 Aug 2006 | Tagged as: International Issues

While Hollywood has worked hard the last few years or so trying to convince the rest of the USA that they are absolutely clueless trying live without a script, a hand full have restored my faith that maybe, just maybe, some people in Hollywood do have a clue. Namely, this:
€œWe the undersigned are pained [...]

The Death of Rachel Corrie

Posted by Moonage on 18 Apr 2005 | Tagged as: International Politics

Rachel Corrie died protesting the demolition of homes in Israel controlled areas. That part’s simple enough. Two years after the fact, Rachel’s parents decided to sue Caterpillar, Inc. because they made the bulldozer that supposedly killed Rachel. Some people have said this is proper ( I can’t really fin any, but I [...]