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Zimbabwe/South Africa: "A strange message..." From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (557 days old)

I was reading the Zimbabwe Situation website, which is a great source of information on what is going on in Zim these days that collects all the stories about the situation in Zimbabwe and publishes t… more

Blog access blocked... again From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (558 days old)

I have some bad news, the Chinese government, in their infanate wisdom, decided to block access to international blogs (like blog.uk) again. As usual, no warning was given and neither was any reason.… more

Africa's Vanishing Glaciers From Ark-888 in My Global Class Room (563 days old)

The idea of snow capped mountains with ancient glaciers on them sitting in the middle of a vast jungle in an equatorial African country is quite strange to most people. The only other mountains… more

The People that Industrialisation is Leaving Behind From Ark-888 in My Global Class Room (568 days old)

In this article some of the negative effects of rapid economic development, industrialisation and more open-markets are having on the hand-woven sari industry in India. Economists are always sayi… more

Finaly free to blog! \o/ From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (569 days old)

And I am back again! Thats right, as a part of the Chinese governments attempts to open up for the Olympics I can finally access blog.uk and other blogging sites with out having to go through a pro… more

Frontline: The End Game (2007) From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (601 days old)

The documentary above is a very interesting account on how the Americans have been fighting the war in Iraq. While it gives no justification for the war in the first place it does give great insi… more

South Africa: President seeks to punish former deputy health minister From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (804 days old)

Govt screws tighten on Madlala-Routledge's finances Mail & Guardian Online reporter and Sapa | Johannesburg, South Africa 26 August 2007 09:39 A government assault on the finances of axed … more

US Media: Fox News attacking Iran like it did to Iraq in 03 From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (807 days old)

The clip above shows how Fox News in the US is using the same, now debunked and discredited, arguments it used to convince the US public for invading Iraq in 2003 to convince the US public today t… more

Zimbabwe: Why the West should cut aid to Mugabe's apologists From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (809 days old)

This Commentary by UK MP Kate Hoey in the UK newspaper The Telegraph brings up some very good points. That the US and the UK are inadvertently propping up the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe by giving foo… more

Mugabe preparing for propaganda war on the net From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (810 days old)

This article from the Zimbabwe Independent, and hosted on the net by allAfrica.com, details how the Mugabe regime is gearing up to fight a propaganda war against it’s (by that they want you to think… more

Zimbabwe & North Korea: the similarities between Mugabe and Kim Il Sung From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (819 days old)

Pyongyang's man in Harare National Post, Canada RW Johnson, National Post Published: Saturday, August 11, 2007 For 30 years, Robert Mugabe has idolized north Korea's Stalinist leadership. P… more

Zimbabwe: Mugabe's cyber war From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (820 days old)

Zanu PF plans cyber warfare against online publications Zim Independent Itai MushekwePF has blacklisted 41 online publications, including websites for American-owned Cable News Network (CNN) … more

South Africa: Sacked deputy health minister tells her side of the story From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (820 days old)

Sacked deputy health minister has her say Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was South Africa's deputy health minister - until Wednesday night that is. President Mbeki fired her after she allegedl… more

Zimbabwe & South Africa: ANC heavy weight speaks out against Mugabe From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (822 days old)

Asmal Seeks UN Pressure on Mugabe Cape Argus (Cape Town) 7 August 2007 Posted to the web 7 August 2007 Angela Quintal South Africa should turn to the UN Security Council to put pr… more

Zimbabwe & Malaysia: "Malaysia welcomes Mugabe" From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (822 days old)

Malaysia welcomes Mugabe 06/08/2007 10:14 - (SA) Langkawi - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, internationally condemned for his nation's economic meltdown and human rights abuses, was given a… more

US media: "PLANE MISSING SINCE 1939 LANDS WITH SKELETON AT THE CONTROLS" From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (823 days old)

That was one of the headlines from the Weekly World News; a tabloid launched 28 years ago by an ex-CIA agent who ran a newspaper publication. Never letting facts get in the way of a good story,… more

Word: Factoid From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (826 days old)

A factoid used to refer to a concept that is spurious, unverified, unverifiable, incorrect, and/or invented that is passed off as a "fact." In other words factoids are "facts" that rely on trut… more

Zimbabwe: [NYT] “The Powerful Thrive” in impoverished Zimbabwe From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (827 days old)

In this absolutely excellent article by the New York Times, a concise and thorough overview of the situation that Mugabe has created in Zimbabwe is presented. I would strongly recommend reading it i… more

Racism & Gaming: a blogging maelstrom has broken out over Resident Evil 5 From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (828 days old)

I was going to blog about the “Rise and fall of the SABC” (South African Broadcasting Corporation) but something else has just caught my eye today so I will do the SABC story some other time soon.… more

Zimbabwe: A most outlandish point of view From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (829 days old)

My Zim contact explains why fasting is good for the people Cape Times 26 July, 2007 By John Scott Interview with one Doc Mtusi who appears to be one of the few people who understands Zimba… more

Word: Islamophobia From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (830 days old)

The Following is from an article on Real Clear Politics, an American political analysis site that specialises in aggregating news and information from across the American political spectrum. What do … more

Global Media: Al-Jazeera Visits the Blogosphere From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (832 days old)

The rise of the 'blogosphere', that big amorphous community of bloggers across the world (namely you and me), Al-Jazeera English News ran this story on this relatively new phenomenon. The clip below … more

Zimbabwe: Fear protects Mugabe says ex-crony From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (832 days old)

Moyo: Fear helps keep Mugabe at the top London, United Kingdom 28 July 2007 07:50 Robert Mugabe's former information chief says in an interview published on Saturday that the Zimbabwean preside… more

South Afrirca & Zimbabwe: Thabo Mbeki's trackrecord on Zimbabwe From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (834 days old)

There has been some talk on the blogs these days about South Africa's persident, Thabo Mbeki,asking why he is not doing more, or anything meaningful for that matter, about the worsening situation … more

South Africa: Zimbabwean editor shot in Johannesburg From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (834 days old)

Zim editor shot in Johannesburg 26/07/2007 14:02 - (SA) Johannesburg - The editor of an independent Zimbabwean news service based in South Africa was in serious condition after being shot in … more

Zimbabwe: A US Depatment of State article about Zim - very informative From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (836 days old)

Recently I came across this page on the U.S. Department of State website about the situation in Zimbabwe. It is quite old, from 2003, but I found it very interesting and relevant to what is go… more

Washington Post: "How to Talk to Iran" - whats your opinion? From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (837 days old)

The following extract is from a Washington Post article giving a short history of US/Iranian relations and how the US should move onto a different form of dialog with Iran, as apposed to the current o… more

South Africa: Political Party Threatens Local Blogger (Closure) From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (838 days old)

Yesterday there was some closure on the whole Mystery Political Sex Blogger drama that had a political party in South Africa criticising the blogging community; causing a storm in the South Afri… more

Zimbabwe: Revenge of Marxist-Leninists From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (839 days old)

In this opinion piece written by Bill Saidi of the Zimbabwe Standard, the future of Mugabe's rule over Zimbabwe is thoerised. Saidi clearly thinks that there is a clear method to Mugabe's madness and… more

US: Bush is cornered on torture From Ark-888 in Political Vuvuzela (841 days old)

In this Television Interview from 11 September 2006 with Matt Lauer, a reporter from the MSNBC show "Today", corners Bush on his defense and promotion of torture by US government officials. The messa… more