After the United States released a report last week that lashed China for widespread human rights violations, the Chinese government turned the tables on the U.S. today and issued its own report on the human rights record of the U.S., focusing on the rampant gun violence, racial discrimination and the use of political donations to [...]
United States, Sudan’s Relations Tell the Tale of Decades of Deception
March 27, 2013 | Posted by
Diplomatic relations between United States and the Sudan were as normal as they could be following Sudan’s independence in 1956. The only time they ties were severed was in 1967 – the result of the war between Egypt and Israel. Relations were once again restored in 1972, but have steadily deteriorated since June 1989. So [...]
After Another Tie, Reggae Boyz Need Win Against Costa Rica
March 25, 2013 | Posted by
The Reggae Boyz must recalibrate before Tuesday’s CONCACAF Final Round World Cup Qualifying match against Costa Rica after a weekend of lamenting a 1-1 draw against Panama. Marvin Elliott gave the Jamaicans a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute of play on Friday, only to have Luiz Henriquez of Panama counter the goal in the [...]
Lolo Jones Assists US Team Win Gold at World Championships
January 28, 2013 | Posted by
Olympic 100-meter hurdler Lolo Jones assisted the United States team in winning gold on Sunday in the combined bobsled-skeleton team event at the world championships held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This is Jones’ first gold medal in her short bobsledding career, which began shortly after her disappointing performance at the 2012 London Olympics. She failed [...]
US-Africa Trade Falters as China Steps up
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
Africa’s international relationships are increasingly hinged on trade and investment rather than strategic security and aid, but attitudes in Washington are slow to change. While many Africans were celebrating President Barack Obama’s re-election victory, arguably a more important leadership shift was taking place across the Indian Ocean. Xi Jinping, chosen by the Beijing elite to [...]
Who Says America is The Greatest Country?
January 9, 2013 | Posted by
I was consulting with a store manager recently, when he blurted this line from out of nowhere: “America is the greatest country on earth!” Hell, I had gone into the man’s shop to buy a pool stick, not to chest-bump and sing the “Star Spangled Banner.” Apparently, he didn’t care. He did what lots of [...]
Alia Atkinson Wins Jamaica First-Ever Medal at World Championships
December 14, 2012 | Posted by
Alia Atkinson won the silver medal Thursday in the Women’s 50m breaststroke in Istanbul, Turkey at the FINA World Swimming Short Course Championships, giving Jamaica their first-ever medal at the event. The 24-year-old Atkinson finished with a time of 29.67 seconds securing her silver medal and place on the podium. She has the rights to [...]
How Far Will U.S. Go In Its Unyielding Devotion to Israel?
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
How far will the U.S. and President Obama go in the slavish devotion to Israel? Turning our backs on a treaty and conference pushing a ban on nuclear weapons in the Middle East—a conference that our arch-enemy Iran has pledged to attend—because Israel doesn’t want to talk about giving up its nukes? Allowing Israel to [...]
Israel Moves to Build More Illegal Settlements in Palestine
December 4, 2012 | Posted by
A week after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to make Palestine an “observer” state in the United Nation, Israel appears to be aggressively acting out—going ahead with the construction of more settlements in Palestine territory and refusing to join the rest of the world in a treaty to ban nuclear weapons in the Middle [...]
U.S. and Iran To Negotiate on Nukes, According to NY Times
October 21, 2012 | Posted by
The United States has agreed to hold one-on-one negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, a development that could have a significant impact on Iran‘s capability of developing nuclear weapons—and also on the upcoming presidential election, according to a story in the Sunday New York Times. The possibility of one-on-one negotiations would complicate matters for [...]
