The coastal Georgia town of Brunswick has been rocked by the fatal shooting of a 13-month-old boy by two teen boys as he was pushed in a stroller by his mother. Two suspects were arrested Friday by police and charged with first-degree murder. According to the child’s mother, Sherry West, the shooting occurred when a [...]
Video Featuring Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank Imagines World if They Had Lived
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
A lovely, moving video produced by the Anti-Defamation League imagines what the world would be like if a series of human rights leaders, from Martin Luther King Jr. to Anne Frank, had not been cut down by hate and bigotry. Set to the music of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” the video was made to celebrate the [...]
Sheik Bouti, Important Syrian Cleric, Among 42 Killed in Suicide Bombing
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
An explosion at a mosque in Damascus, Syria yesterday killed 42 people, including Sheik Mohammad Said Ramada al-Bouti, one of the most important religious leaders in the country and one of President Bashar al-Assad’s few Sunni supporters. It is a devastating blow to Assad because al-Bouti, 84, a Sunni leader in a nation controlled by [...]
Africans Concerned About China’s Role In Its Business Affairs
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
As China becomes more heavily involved in the business and affairs of Africa, push back is inevitable—coming in the form of African commentators and observers wondering if China is getting by far the better deal in its business arrangements with countries like Nigeria. In fact, in a piece in the Financial Times reprinted on AllAfrica.com, [...]
In Israel, Obama Backs Away from Insistence that Israelis Stop Building Settlements
March 22, 2013 | Posted by
Just as he urged Palestinians and Israelis to think outside the box in a speech to a crowd of young Israelis Thursday in Jerusalem, President Obama also seemed to move away from the usual insistence that Israelis must stop building settlements in Palestinian territory before the two sides could resume peace talks. That insistence has [...]
Iran Leader Khamenei Issues Threat to US, Israel on Nuclear Weapons
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that his nation would destroy Tel Aviv and Haifa if Israel decides to attack its nuclear infrastructure. The intent of Iran’s nuclear capabilities has been an obsession of Israel. The Israelis are trying to use President Obama’s visit to get the U.S. to agree to join Israel in [...]
Advocates Claim Texas Death Row Inmate Was Victim of Racial Bias
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
After Duane Buck was convicted of murder for the 1995 shooting death of his ex-girlfriend and her acquaintance in Houston, a psychologist testified that blacks were more likely than whites to be violent re-offenders if they were ever released back into the public—a claim emphasized by the prosecutor during closing arguments. Buck was sentenced to death [...]
Obama to Move Controversial Drone Program from CIA to Defense Dept.
March 21, 2013 | Posted by
In a change that could have a major impact on the PR of the Obama administration, President Obama is switching the operation of the controversial drone program from the CIA to the Defense Department, according to a report on The Daily Beast. The move is intended to increase the transparency of the program, something for [...]
Police Injure 7 Striking Coal Miners in More South African Conflict
March 20, 2013 | Posted by
After months of brutal violence last year surrounding worker strikes at South African mines, labor conflict was back in the news Wednesday as nine striking workers were arrested and seven had to be hospitalized after police fired rubber bullets at them. About 250 employees engaged in a wildcat protest at Shanduka Coal’s Graspan colliery, refusing [...]
At Start of Visit, Obama Declares ‘Unbreakable’ Bond with Israel
March 20, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama sought to reaffirm the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the U.S. today, after he touched down at Tel Aviv airport at the start of a three-day Middle East trip. Observers on both sides of the Atlantic expect that the trip will not result in any significant progress in the interminable Israeli-Palestinian struggle. “I see [...]
