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Here are the Blogs in the Artemis Gordon Glidden category. Tuesday, 17 May 2011
A prescient video by FranceInter from 2009:
Guillon: Visite de DSK à France Inter, tous aux... by franceinter
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Posted on 05/17/2011 5:26 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 16 May 2011
More fighting "between" Muslims and non-Muslims in Nigeria, after the non-Muslims won the election. By Yinka Ibukun for AP:
LAGOS, Nigeria – At least 800 people were killed in postelection violence that swept across northern Nigeria as it became clear that ...Read More...
Posted on 05/16/2011 12:22 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 16 May 2011
From AFP:
Pro-Kadhafi, anti-Kadhafi groups clash in Ottawa
OTTAWA (AFP) – A policeman was injured Friday in clashes between supporters of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi and anti-Kadhafi protesters outside the Libyan embassy in Ottawa, local media said.
Dozens ...Read More...
Posted on 05/16/2011 12:13 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Saturday, 14 May 2011
By Sarah El Deeb for AP:
CAIRO – An angry mob [of Muslims] attacked a group of mainly Christian protesters demanding drastic measures to heal religious tension amid a spike in violence, leaving 65 people injured, officials said Sunday.
The Christian protesters have been holding their ...Read More...
Posted on 05/14/2011 10:38 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
By Yusri Mohamed for Reuters:
Convict disguised as woman recaptured in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – An escaped Egyptian prisoner was recaptured as he fled a police ambush disguised as a woman in the Suez canal city of Ismailia, security sources said on Saturday.
Adel Mohammed Dasouqi, ...Read More...
Posted on 05/11/2011 1:42 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Watching all the conflict between Coptics and Muslims in Egypt got me wondering: Why are those Coptics unwilling to negotiate with the Muslims? Are they so intransigent that they cannot offer some small concessions to prove their sincerity in seeking peace? Is it their ...Read More...
Posted on 05/10/2011 3:25 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 9 May 2011
From Wikipedia:
Vladimir Arutyunian (born March 12, 1978, Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is an ethnic Armenian born in Georgia known for his 10 May 2005 attempt to assassinate United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili which failed when the hand grenade he threw ...Read More...
Posted on 05/09/2011 10:03 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 9 May 2011
Good friend and strong ally alert. By Sebastian Abbot for AP:
ISLAMABAD – Suspicion rose Monday that Pakistan's intelligence service leaked the name of the CIA chief in Islamabad to local media in anger over the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — the second outing of an American ...Read More...
Posted on 05/09/2011 9:31 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Thursday, 5 May 2011
A tragic and heroic end, where there have been so many tragic and heroic ends. By David Sharp for AP:
BATH, Maine – Engaged in a frenzied firefight and outnumbered by the Taliban, Navy Lt. Michael Murphy made a desperate decision as he and three fellow SEALs fought ...Read More...
Posted on 05/05/2011 12:00 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 2 May 2011
I just heard on the radio from a correspondent who said that many Pakistanis were doubtful that Osama Bin Laden had actually been killed, not because they support him, but because they are wary of U.S. intervention. She went on to describe the beliefs of Pakistanis who feel that the false reports ...Read More...
Posted on 05/02/2011 5:58 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 2 May 2011
From Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top White House official said it was "inconceivable" Osama bin Laden had not had a support system to help him inside Pakistan, but he declined to speculate if there had been any official Pakistani aid.
John Brennan, President Barack Obama's ...Read More...
Posted on 05/02/2011 3:44 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 2 May 2011
From the BBC coverage of the death of Osama Bin Laden:
Bin Laden was buried at sea after a Muslim funeral on board an aircraft carrier, Pentagon officials said.
[...]
US media reports said that the body was buried at sea to conform with Islamic practice of a burial within 24 hours and to ...Read More...
Posted on 05/02/2011 11:10 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Sunday, 1 May 2011
By Julie Pace for AP:
WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, a person familiar with the situation said late Sunday.
President Barack Obama was expected to address the nation ...Read More...
Posted on 05/01/2011 10:15 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Sunday, 1 May 2011
From AFP:
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel said on Sunday it was suspending the transfer of Palestinian tax and customs fees to the Palestinian Authority in the wake of a reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas.
Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said the transfers were on hold until Israel ...Read More...
Posted on 05/01/2011 5:21 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Sunday, 1 May 2011
Last night, NATO forces bombed the house of Moammar Gaddafi's son during a visit by Moammar, killing the son and 3 grandchildren under the age of 12.
Let's disentangle this. Gaddafi, like Saddam Hussein before him, intentionally stays in safe-houses in civilian-populated areas ...Read More...
Posted on 05/01/2011 12:03 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Saturday, 30 April 2011
Download the full 5MB pdf file here.
Page 6, Table of Contents, "Countries of Particular Concern":
Burma
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Egypt
Eritrea
Iran
Iraq
Nigeria
Pakistan
People's Republic of China
Saudi ...Read More...
Posted on 04/30/2011 10:36 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Another example of Islamic divorce by text message. By Olga Tutabalina for AP:
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Some marriages end in a burst of anger, others with a whimper. Marina Dodobayeva's ended with an SMS.
The 33-year-old mother of two was sweeping her yard one ...Read More...
Posted on 04/27/2011 6:59 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
By Sui-Lee Wee for Reuters:
BEIJING (Reuters) – The harsh logic of China's one-child policy is starting to unravel, and census data to be released on Thursday may well stoke debate whether the aging nation should relax restrictions.
Demographers worry that without ...Read More...
Posted on 04/27/2011 1:41 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
See here for a list of some of the previous "rare" incidents. Are we allowed to notice a pattern yet? By Ahim Faiez and Lolita C. Baldour for AP:
KABUL, Afghanistan – Eight American troops and a U.S. contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened ...Read More...
Posted on 04/27/2011 11:51 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Tuesday, 26 April 2011
Posted on 04/26/2011 12:59 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 25 April 2011
Ah, the pungeant fragrance of the unintended consequences of fostering democracy in Dar al-Islam. Mubarek was a savage Muslim tyrant, but he was able to keep the even more savage Muslims of Egypt at bay through his tyrannical excesses. Now that the blossoming of "Arab ...Read More...
Posted on 04/25/2011 11:49 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 25 April 2011
From AP:
ROME (AP) -- An agitated passenger aboard an Alitalia flight from Paris to Rome on Sunday night attacked a flight attendant and demanded the plane be diverted to Libya but other attendants subdued the man, the airline said.
The flight landed safely in the Italian capital as scheduled, ...Read More...
Posted on 04/25/2011 3:46 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Monday, 25 April 2011
By Mirwais Khan for AP:
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Taliban insurgents dug a more than 1,050-foot (320-meter) tunnel underground and into the main jail in Kandahar city and whisked out more than 450 prisoners, most of whom were Taliban fighters, officials and the insurgents said Monday.
The ...Read More...
Posted on 04/25/2011 1:34 AM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Friday, 22 April 2011
Sadly, the overthrow of Christian Gbagbo and the replacement by Muslim Outtara by French and UN forces has not led, as predicted, to peace and tranquility in Ivory Coast. From the Independent:
Fighting has broken out among the forces that brought President Alassane Ouattara to power in Ivory ...Read More...
Posted on 04/22/2011 5:08 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
Friday, 22 April 2011
By Sebastian Abbot and Ben Hubbard for AP:
BENGHAZI, Libya – U.S. Sen. John McCain called for increased military support for Libya's rebels Friday, including weapons, training and stepped-up airstrikes, in a full-throated endorsement of the opposition in its fight to oust Moammar Gadhafi.
A ...Read More...
Posted on 04/22/2011 3:22 PM by Artemis Gordon Glidden
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