BANGKOK, Thailand -- Security forces and six million residents are
worriedly preparing to survive a 19-day "shutdown Bangkok" protest
beginning on Monday (Jan. 13), designed to topple the elected
government amid fears that the military may...
10 January 2014
“In Iraq, al-Qaeda launched an offensive to take control of two cities, Fallujah and Ramadi, that U.S. troops sacrificed heavily to clear of terrorists between 2004 and 2008.”
And so the new year begins, with a heavy dose of...
And so the new year begins, with a heavy dose of...
10 January 2014
Dear Mr. Baron and Mr. Merida:
On behalf of more than 25,000 signers of a petition to The Washington Post, I’m writing this letter to request a brief meeting to present the petition at a time that would be convenient for you...
On behalf of more than 25,000 signers of a petition to The Washington Post, I’m writing this letter to request a brief meeting to present the petition at a time that would be convenient for you...
30 December 2013
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Police stood by while hundreds of people laid
siege to the Election Commission's office, a police station, and
Thailand's equivalent of the U.S. FBI, but the protesters failed to
stop candidates registering for a...
28 December 2013
BANGKOK, Thailand -- More than 100,000 anti-election protesters
paralyzed Bangkok's key intersections on Sunday (Dec. 22) to hear
their leader, an alleged multiple-murderer, demand February's
nationwide poll be cancelled so he can ban the...
18 December 2013
Earlier this year I had the great pleasure to visit South Africa. Compared to most Americans, the passing of Nelson Mandela brought tears to my eyes many times as I recalled being in many of the places being shown on countless news shows...