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Rapture – Where are you?
It is 6:15 on Saturday, May 21st. I am still here. But, am I the only one? Has everyone ascended into heaven? My dog is here. But, I guess if…
WikiLeaks Own Information Leaked: Is the Assange Organization Truly Nonprofit?
A document pertaining to the registration of a company in Iceland raises serious doubt as to WikiLeaks’ continuous claim of being a nonprofit organization. The company certificate, issued on January…
WikiLeaks Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian lawmaker nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize last week. Snorre Valen, a 26-year-old legislator from Norway’s Socialist Left Party, shared his nomination with the Associated Press…
Protests Spreading to Jordan, Syria, and Sudan
Protests continue to spread through Africa and the Arab world. While Egypt continues to dominate the news as their protests have been the largest and most organized, many other nations…
Egypt Becomes a War Zone – How will it Change the Middle East?
Open gun battles early Thursday morning could be heard in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Chants grew louder and louder as the anti-government protesters screamed “Leave” over and over. High grade military…
CNN’s Anderson Cooper Attacked in Cairo
In a day turned violent by mobs of pro-government protesters clashing with the anti-government demonstrators, the streets of Cairo, Egypt became an unsafe place. The relatively peaceful protests that have…
Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Resign Before 2013
Before a day of planned protests in Yemen’s capital city, Sanaa, President Ali Abdullah Saleh promised on Wednesday to step down from office before 2013 elections and to remove his…
Civil War Breaks Out in Egypt
As darkness descends on Egypt Wednesday, the week-long protests are now turning into bloody battles. Video footage shows pro-Mubarak supporters and anti-government demonstrators violently clashing, hurling stones, bricks, bottles, and…
Jordan, Syria, and Algeria: Anti-Government Movements Grow Larger
As the protests in Egypt continue to become more massive and incessant, anti-government demonstrations are spreading throughout the Arab world. In Jordan, King Abdullah II fired his Cabinet on Tuesday…
Mubarak Threatens War with Protesters
Although the initial big story about Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s speech on Tuesday was his promise to not seek re-election in September, the underlying and perhaps more important story is…
Protests Breaks out in Yemen
In Yemen, protests erupted across the region as citizens called for the removal of the Yemeni president. Tens of thousands of protesters took part in demonstrations, led by opposition members…
Mubarak Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced on Tuesday that he will not seek re-election. In a televised address after another boisterous day of protests where nearly a quarter of million Egyptians…
The Million Man March of Egypt – Will Mubarak Stay in Power?
In another day of vast protests, Egyptians continued their pleas for President Mubarak’s immediate ouster despite the concessions that Mubarak and his new cabinet are trying to make. Egyptians planned…
250,000 Egypt Protesters in Dowtown Cairo – Military Refuses to Open Fire
Egypt saw the dawn of Sunday as another day of boisterous protests, looting, and a nation teetering on the edge of descending into complete collapse. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei spoke…
Safety Concerns for Uganda Lesbian
A lesbian woman due to be deported from Britain to Uganda has sparked international fears for the woman’s safety due to Uganda’s strict laws regarding homosexuality. Brenda Namigadde, 20, was…
Filibuster Reform Dead on Arrival
Filibuster reform was defeated before it even really started. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced a compromise following a two week retreat that…
The Revolution Continues – Unrest in Algeria, Jordan
Algeria, another northern African nation, has also been inspired by neighboring Tunisia and is seeing massive protests. More than 10,000 protesters marched against authorities in Algeria’s northeastern city of Bejaia…
The Fallout of the Palestine Papers
The fallout from the recent leaked Palestine Papers, which document over a decade of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, continues across the Middle East. In Gaza, thousands of Hamas supporters took to the…
