Clever, not terribly insightful. Depictions of foreign leaders is funny.
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Showing posts with label al Jazeera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label al Jazeera. Show all posts
1.29.2007
Al Jazeera Readers on Closing Guantanamo
Econo-Girl has increasing respect for Al Jazeera. Right now they are hosting an open forum on readers' opinions on closing Guantanamo Bay.
Many of the comments are from Americans. Still, in a futile bid to get Americans exposed to foreign perspectives, Econo-Girl links to it. Click on the title to this post to see the comments.
From the Czech Republic, Franta Vrna writes: "[A]nyone who believes that Islamic terrorists are a real threat to Europe or the USA is naive. The main objective for these islamist groups is to seize power in countries of their origin, from which they have been kicked off."
From Belgium, Van Zwam writes: "It should be closed now and those responsible for organising it should be sent to court on charges of crimes against humanity."
From Bangladesh, Jahwa Macs writes: "Guantanamo is a symbol. Closing guantanamo is not the real problem. The creator of guantanamo must stop. "
From the U.S., R. Keeter writes: "There are numerous accusations of torture and mistreatment of the detainees in Guantanamo. However, none of the complainants has any evidence to support their allegations. In fact, I have spoken with a variety of military police personnel that have worked in Guantanamo, and they state unequivocally the detainees receive excellent treatment."
From China, Will writes: "Whether you count the men at Guantanamo as ordinary prisoners or prisoners of war, their certain inalienable rights such as those the USA was founded upon - like the right to fair trial by members of the public, the presumption of innocence until found guilty by said court and the right not to be tortured. Or would the USA not consider stress positions, sleep deprivation, mock executions and being smothered with your own excrement to be torture?"
Many of the comments are from Americans. Still, in a futile bid to get Americans exposed to foreign perspectives, Econo-Girl links to it. Click on the title to this post to see the comments.
From the Czech Republic, Franta Vrna writes: "[A]nyone who believes that Islamic terrorists are a real threat to Europe or the USA is naive. The main objective for these islamist groups is to seize power in countries of their origin, from which they have been kicked off."
From Belgium, Van Zwam writes: "It should be closed now and those responsible for organising it should be sent to court on charges of crimes against humanity."
From Bangladesh, Jahwa Macs writes: "Guantanamo is a symbol. Closing guantanamo is not the real problem. The creator of guantanamo must stop. "
From the U.S., R. Keeter writes: "There are numerous accusations of torture and mistreatment of the detainees in Guantanamo. However, none of the complainants has any evidence to support their allegations. In fact, I have spoken with a variety of military police personnel that have worked in Guantanamo, and they state unequivocally the detainees receive excellent treatment."
From China, Will writes: "Whether you count the men at Guantanamo as ordinary prisoners or prisoners of war, their certain inalienable rights such as those the USA was founded upon - like the right to fair trial by members of the public, the presumption of innocence until found guilty by said court and the right not to be tortured. Or would the USA not consider stress positions, sleep deprivation, mock executions and being smothered with your own excrement to be torture?"
1.13.2007
Death Penalty: Take the Al Jazeera Poll!
Over 52% of Al Jazeera online readers are opposed to the death penalty. Interesting factoid.
1.10.2007
Pollution Kills
Al Jazeera has an article about the number of deaths related to pollution in Tehran, Iran. They claim about 3000 people a month die from pollution. My God, that's a serious problem.
The main sources of the pollution are fuel-inefficient cars and a lack of wind to carry it off to poison someone else's lungs. Click on the title to this post to see the Al Jazeera article.
Econo-Girl likes to joke that global warming has been very good to Washington, DC. Our winter temperatures are very mild, even seeing 70 degrees in January. And, yes, she is linking pollution to global warming, sinner that she is.
The pollution death toll in Iran is a warning to all Earth citizens. Unless you have a back-up planet to escape to, we need to take the well-being of our environment seriously.
The main sources of the pollution are fuel-inefficient cars and a lack of wind to carry it off to poison someone else's lungs. Click on the title to this post to see the Al Jazeera article.
Econo-Girl likes to joke that global warming has been very good to Washington, DC. Our winter temperatures are very mild, even seeing 70 degrees in January. And, yes, she is linking pollution to global warming, sinner that she is.
The pollution death toll in Iran is a warning to all Earth citizens. Unless you have a back-up planet to escape to, we need to take the well-being of our environment seriously.
1.02.2007
Saddam Hussein's Execution - Take the Al Jazeera Poll!
Yes, my little dumplings. There is a popular poll right now on Al Jazeera's front page on whether or not Saddam Hussein should have been hung.
Vote now! Click on the title to this post and let the world know what you think!
Vote now! Click on the title to this post and let the world know what you think!
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