Blogging the democratic revolution
John at Crossroads Arabia strongly recommends an article that relates many facts about the temporary city of two million, Haj. I haven’t been able to read it yet, but anything he recommends tends to be good stuff.
Blog de Connard has a rather… strange picture of some Russian pension protesters dancing in the metrograd.
Abdymok has some great photos from Yushchenko’s inauguration. And comparatively, there are quite a few of Yulia Tymoshenko. Hey ladies! (Who is that on the left? Anyone?) Beautiful. That’s just a sampling. Check it out.
David McDuff has more news about the pension protests going on in Russia. But what I found even more interesting was his reflective thoughts on his Russian studies and his own thoughts on totalitarianism while the Soviets were in power. Since for someone from a Western democracy it’s almost impossible to understand cognitively the reality of the fabric of life in a totalitarian state, a Westerner????????s memories of contact with that fabric are almost always bound to be selective, personal and subjective to an extent that may make them irrelevant in terms of historical truth. Yet I believe that since…
More on the the Washington election fraud and how the blogosphere uncovered it.
Dan McMinn over at Orange Ukraine has got his inauguration photos up in two different galleries. The first gallery, obviously, are the inauguration photos! But with this an era does come to an end. Even though the work of the Orange Revolution will go on, here are pictures of the tent city before it eventually comes down. On another note, he does have a write-up of the recent announcement of Tymoshenko as PM and Yushchenko’s trip to Russia. And a history of the two in the Kuchma government, with many sources to back it up. Best of luck to all…
Over at Powerline, they are reporting on the latest from the Washington debacle, in which up to 3,000 felons, dead people, and those not eligible voted. Even though the Republican candidate won two recounts, the Democratic won the last hand-recount. And honestly, not only do I find that fishy, but the fact that they are willing to ignore the fraud is worse. This is really irritating to me. It has been going on for awhile now, but like Powerline says, it is only just finally getting attention in the mainstream media. They can’t hide from it anymore. Ukraine got a…
Miguel Octavio has a terrific translation of Venezuela????????s leading dissident editor Teodoro Petkoff today, regarding President Hugo Chavez????????s filthy, sexist, racist comments delivered on national television about Condoleezza Rice.
Before a nationally televised audience Sunday, President Chavez of Venezuela made a full pig of himself, hurling racist, sexist insults at the sort of person he’s never quite gotten used to: an intelligent, beautiful woman who happens to be very powerful, Dr. Condoleezza Rice
I have recently been in discussion with a couple of fellow bloggers over an idea I had to make this site run both more efficiently and at a higher level of content. Since there are only twenty-four hours a day — most of which I cannot dedicate to the blog — there is no way that I can possibly read all the news, all the blogs, link to them, and comment on them. It’s impossible. So what I’m proposing is to make this blog a “moderated open-source,” so that instead of me having to search for what all of the…
Babalu Blog is talking about it here. Chavez has apparently just signed into law a land reform decree that would reallocate farmland. Not good. And Gustavo Coronel has a new essay up regarding Chavez’s oil policy, which is illogical and in conjunction with Chavez’s inane and random behavior.
David McDuff has dug up some more criticism of C.J. Chivers’ recent Ukraine article. From no other than an actual Ukraine historian, Taras Kuzio. David also has some thoughts about Ukraine over the past several years.
Check out Bloggledygook, he’s got the scoop on some more spy novel writing going on in major newspapers regarding the events in Ukraine.
Via TulipGirl, it seems as if Yushchenko has chosen Yulia Tymoshenko for prime minister. Not that there was any doubt! From the Kyiv Post: (AP) – President Viktor Yushchenko on Jan. 24 tapped top ally Yulia Tymoshenko to be Ukraine’s prime minister in an appointment that pays tribute to her key role in Yushchenko’s torturous election victory but also will likely vex his opponents at home and in Russia. Yushchenko’s office announced the decision while the president was in Moscow on his first foreign trip following his inauguration a day earlier. The visit was intended to smooth relations with Russia,…
Hat tip to Sisyphean Musings for finding the Iraqi television ads up for download. Pretty cool!
Canadian MP Jason Kenney of the Tories visited the home of Zhao Ziyang. He was the first foreigner to visit the house in 15 years, and did it as a show of support for Ziyang and the underground democracy movement. Mr. Kenney said later that he made the effort as a show of support for those who back the underground democratic movement in China. “Why should we as Canadians be shy about appropriate expressions of support for democracy and human rights in China?” Mr. Kenney asked. “I hope other foreigners do something symbolic to show the underground democracy movement here…
Via Andrew Sullivan, the SMCCDI is reporting that millions of Iranian are cheering the news of U.S. moral support for the cause of freedom, Reports from across Iran are stating about the massive welcoming of President George W. Bush’s inaugural speech and his promise of helping to bring down the last outposts of tyranny. Millions of Iranians have been reported as having stayed home, on Thursday night which is their usual W.end and outgoing night, in order to see or hear the Presidential speech and the comments made by the Los Angeles based Iranian satellite TV and radio networks, such…
John Hawkins at Right Wing News has his thoughts about the misinterpretations of the Bush speech. He has the right idea, as most pundits and newspapers I have seen don’t seem to. We aren’t going to start bombing the whole world. We’re going to take each opportunity case-by-case and see what we can do. For Ukraine, it was supporting a revote. For Iran, it may be bombing some infrastructure and assisting the people overthrow the government, whereas with Saudi Arabia it might just be simple political pressures to reform. The ultimate goal is to end tyranny, but that doesn’t mean…
Here is the roundup by Discoshama for 01/24. Lots of good news. – The Telegraph has some highlights from Yushchenko’s speech. This struck me: “This was a victory of freedom over tyranny. A victory of law over lawlessness. We have a single aim – a democratic and prosperous Ukraine. . . Ukraine will not be a buffer zone or a testing ground for anyone else.” Amen.
There is a new article posted over at abdymok, an interview with Cabinet of Ministers veteran Viktor Skarshevsky. He’s telling the Kyiv Post what the government needs to do next, and why Yushchenko’s pick for Prime Minister is so important. KP: What should be the new government????????s first steps? VS: Overhauling the nation????????s moribund judiciary system, defending businessmen and foreign investors from arbitrary harassment by state law enforcement, and the like. I would start by introducing legislative change or repealing laws granting certain enterprises privileges and preferences, including tax breaks. For example, the country????????s two dozen or so ???????free economic…
I hope you like what you see. And in the meantime, I’ll be contacting my host for a bandwidth increase. But in all seriousness, thank you for the recognition Mr. Sullivan. It means that many more people will see what’s going on in the undemocratic world. Take a tour, read up, and make sure to visit those on my blogroll, since they make it happen.
We have a lot about Iraq going on with the runup to the elections, so here’s a rundown of what’s on in the news and what some of the bloggers are saying. News: –Purported al-Zarqawi tape: Democracy a lie –Iraq Details Security Plans for Election Day –Civil war erupts online as Iraqis prepare for a great experiment –Iraq ads promote united nation –Iraq PM hopeful calls for U.S. pullout –Germans hold two suspected of dirty bomb plot Blog commentary: –Zarqawi Suckered by Austin Bay Blog –More Zarqawi “Wowee” by Roger L. Simon –Minutemen by Andrew Stuttaford –Zarqawi Tape Commentary at…
I don’t think I need to tell you all what I feel about the inauguration of rightful President Yushchenko… because I think it can all be summed up better and more expansively by everyone else. So for your reading pleasure, here are the reactions around the blogosphere! Here are the people that were there and have write-ups: Orange Ukraine Äpictures by tomorrow!Å, Le Sabot Post-moderne Äpictures!Å, Blog de Connard Äpictures!Å, Little Miss Reformed, Neeka’s Backlog Äliveblogged, w/ picturesÅ, Siberian Light. Also, here are some reactions from blogs outside of Ukraine. Captain’s Quarters, Sounding the Trumpet, Bloggledygook. There were lots of…
We are having an ongoing discussion over at Babalu Blog over whether we should continue current policy on Cuba, or lift restrictions on it. The premises being which will more quickly bring prosperity, freedom, and democracy to the Cuban people.
Discoshaman has got a Ukraine news roundup for 01/23, and will be covering and posting photos of the inauguration. So will many other bloggers. I’ll make sure to do a roundup of everything by tomorrow night. And for anyone wondering… there is no way I can live up to the promise of not blogging on the weekend. I retract my previous statement.