| |  American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 2/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Part 2: Bush Doctrine of Lies and DeceptionsThe Bush Doctrine echoes many of the ideas of the neoconservative think tank - Project for the New American Century (PNAC), which was founded in 1997. PNAC, in its foundin | |
| |  Filling the gap by Thanos Kalamidas
And his name is …Joe Biden and it was like hell for all of us who don’t live in the States, not very familiar with the name and the background to find out who Biden, Mr. Joe Biden is. The US Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama | |
| |  American National Security in the Age of Insecurity: 1/5 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Part 1: American National Security and Presidential DoctrinesThe notion of total national security has never been a reality, neither during the heydays of Egyptian, Assyrian, Byzantine, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Em | |
| |  Obama: Dream Weaver/Catcher/ Dream Maker? by Leah Sellers
Mr. Obama. The American Dream Weaver. The Global Societies Dream Weaver. Dreams worthy of Weaving. Calling Forth a Reverential Remembrance of Our American and Global Past and Present, and the Transmutational Energies needed for a Hopeful and Innov | |
| |  The Train They Call the City Of New Orleans by Christopher Wilkinson
New Orleans is sinking. I'm thinking about my country -- America -- its people and its pride. I do believe in the principles my country stands for. In a democracy the people not only elect the government -- we are the governm | |
| |  Obama and his European domino effect by Thanos Kalamidas
USA presidential hopeful Barack Obama has managed to gather crowds in Europe, attract all the media attention and make me wonder what the great expectations are or if the Europeans will once more be disappointed, especially since the memory of | |
| |  Why Not? by Gush Shalom
IF YOU want to understand the policy of a country, look at the map - as Napoleon recommended.Anyone who wants to guess whether Israel and/or the United States are going to attack Iran should look at the map of the Strait of Hormuz betw | |
| |  Nuclear Proliferation - The Iran Issue: Are we heading for war? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
It is no secret that the Bush Administration is against Iran. Thus, when in early July Iran test fired long- and medium-range missiles the corporate media echoed the sentiment as if Iran had done something awfully bad, highly provocative. Forgotte | |
| |  "Dilettanti". Bush's press office and its unprofessional behaviour by Newropeans-Magazine
If an Italian writes about Berlusconi, he has to be in favour or against. You cannot say "this is good, this is bad...", you cannot argue normally. There are several reasons for that (the main one being th | |
| |  He wants the world and he wants it now! by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  An Afghan's Message to "president" Obama by Abdulhadi Hairan
An Afghan's Message to “President” ObamaCongratulations!I don't know about the election process in America nor have any clue about the policies that you will make for the whole world. I just know that | |
| |  Bush's Blood-Orgy in Somalia: "They Are Slaughtering Somalis Like Goats" by Newropeans-Magazine
"Land is not our priority. Our priority is the people's peace, dignity and liberty. It is the people that are important to us." Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, Head of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) | |
| |  Obama's nuts! by Thanos Kalamidas
A comment like ‘I want to cut his nuts off’ from one of the leaders of the Democratic Party weeks before the confirmation of Barack Obama’s candidacy for the Presidency of the United States is both pathetic and ridiculous, especi | |
| |  Hazardous Waste by Jack Wellman
The nation, indeed the whole world, is experiencing an energy crisis. But it is also suffering from a major pollution problem. What to do with mounting piles of hazardous waste, rejected by both the trash service and the recycling cent | |
| |  American Politics, Terrorism and Islam: Part 7 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
How Can Terrorism be Defeated? As is well-known among experts, terrorism cannot be fought without understanding its underlying causes (and not symptoms). Unles | |
| |  Let's Talk About Guns! by Leah Sellers
Imagine, rootin’ tootin’ pistol packin’ mamas and papas strolling the neighborhoods with their children and squeaky baby carriages, shopping at grocery stores (complaining and grumbling ever louder and more stridently about the r | |
| |  The Politics of Philosophy within Neo-Conservatism in the US by Emanuel L. Paparella
To even begin to understand the mind-set of neo-conservatism in America, one needs to examine the origins of the classical, rationalistic, esoteric philosophy of the school of Le | |
| |  Ethiopian Official Defects to U.S., Decries Anuak Genocide by Doug McGill
An Ethiopian government official seeking to distance himself from what he says is a continuing attempt by Ethiopia to eradicate an African tribe, has defected to the United States. Obang Oman, who only three weeks ago visited | |
| |  Obama: The Poetry Man? by Leah Sellers
You’re a smart cookie, Mr. Obama. Machiavelli, would probably be impressed with the unexpected and surprising money game you decided to play with your future political funds (no limiting yourself to the taxpayers' public finance advantag | |
| |  Bush Fait Ses Adieux a l'Europe by Europe & Us
Ce fut davantage une visite protocolaire qu’une tournée d’adieux chargée en émotions. A cinq mois des élections présidentielles américaines, les Etats-Unis et le reste du monde semblent désormais fixe | |
| |  In Darfur, Minnesota, Another Kind of Siege by Doug McGill
Every once in a while, someone in this tiny speck of a prairie town catches sight of a “Save Darfur!” poster in a magazine or a newspaper, or on the flickering TV at the Darfur Lounge on main street.What follows is | |
| |  Pax Obama by Thanos Kalamidas
Hillary Clinton said that she’s asking all the people who worked so hard for her to work now for Barack Obama and Obama himself said in answer …nothing! It's tough work to be a presidential contender, after all this time and all th | |
| |  Barack Obama's Audacity of Hope by Emanuel L. Paparella
“Alongside our famous individualism, there's another ingredient in the American saga, a belief that we are all connected as one people.... It is that fundamental belief—I am my brother's keeper, I | |
| |  Au revoir or see you soon, Hillary! by Thanos Kalamidas
The words should be 'united we stand' but it came out like, we failed to elect a woman and that’s the way Hillary decided to say au revoir to eighteen million people who voted and followed her for the last months. Apparently au revoi | |
| |  How interesting! by Leah Sellers
Three days before the democratic convention is to take place in Colorado, the violent men who willingly murdered thousands of people from all over the world on American soil at the World Trade Center are finally being tried for their crimes. What | |
| |  Murphy's Law by Valerie Sartor
With her fair skin, rosy cheeks and silky, straw colored hair Ann Murphy embodies a true Irish rose. But don’t be fooled by her delicate beauty: behind those baby blues is a sharp wit that has been honed by decades of hard intellectual work. | |
| |  Wings of the American eagle by Leah Sellers
In American life and politics everyone keeps talking about the left wing Liberals and the right wing Conservatives. Mid-wingers flutter somewhere and everywhere in between. In my experience, the Liberals are actually the Conservatives and the Cons | |
| |  Hillary's Bitter Pillary by Leah Sellers
For several months, the American Democratic Party has been prodding Mrs. Hillary Clinton in various forums and mediums "to quit the Race".The Democratic Party has decided to throw its super delegate (does this mea | |
| |  Between Iraq & A Hard Place by Jack Wellman
I can understand why many Americans are getting tired and discouraged from the long Iraqi war. On the website controversialforums.com, which addresses many of the most controvers | |
| |  Who's going to tell her? by Thanos Kalamidas
So, who’s going to tell her that it’s over? If you are expecting me to do so, you are in deep trouble first of all because I live on the other side of the Atlantic and most importantly because I don’t have the right to vote in th | |
| |  9/11's Great What If?! by Leah Sellers
September 11, 2001. The World Trade Center and thousands of lives in and around that national symbol of American/Global wealth, might and power, are destroyed, desecrated by judgmental, hate-filled religious and political fervor from without and w | |
| |  Creating barbarians by Thanos Kalamidas
Every time there is something on the news about funny situations between America and the eastern front, Russia and her allies, I remember an old poem by the Greek poet Kavafis written more than a century ago. The title of the poem is “Waitin | |
| |  By example by Thanos Kalamidas
It sounds ironic that Syria is building a nuclear reactor, especially after finding out that North Korea is helping them. It’s coming as a bigger irony if you remember all the fuss about Saddam’s nuclear reactor and the WMD and the continuatio | |
| |  A psycho killer called Mugabe by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading the news I was wondering how many graves the people of Zimbabwe will find after Mugabe’s regime ends. I was wondering how many mothers cry this very minute for their missing sons and daughters and how many kids grieve for their paren | |
| |  What does it mean to be an American? by Leah Sellers
I am an American - a teacher - an artist. So, why am I living in a tent in the woods?As a teacher, an idealist, I have struggled for many causes during my lifetime. I believe in standing up for and struggling for principals or situat | |
| |  Faith Swapping: Religion in America by Binoy Kampmark
American are not only changing jobs, changing locations, changing spouses, but they’re also changing religions on a regular basis.Luis E. Figo, Director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, 26 February 2008. | |
| |  Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq! by Thanos Kalamidas
Ms Rice said she saw a “coalescing of a centre in Iraqi politics” and that leaders of the various Iraqi factions were more united than ever.She arrived in the city a day after Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr threatened | |
| |  Olympic race to the White House by Thanos Kalamidas
Here it is again… something about Barack Obama that makes me stop and think, ‘What did he say?’ This time it was all about the Beijing Olympic Games and his call for President George W. Bush not to go to China for the Opening Cer | |
| |  Pray for them by Thanos Kalamidas
What happened at the last NATO summit in Romania is known and hundreds of pages have been written from experts and analysts. All of them agree on one thing, George W. Bush has failed in many senses, but most of all he has failed with his ten year | |
| |  What Really Happened? by Thanos Kalamidas
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| |  Missing the forest by Thanos Kalamidas
I never pretended to be an expert on US politics and embarrassingly I have to admit that I learn a big deal on what’s going on in the White House and Capitol Hill from a television series called the “West Wing”. But I have to adm | |
| |  Whither Democracy in America? Part 3: Myths and Lessons of Athenian Democracy by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
In 1871, Walt Whitman, the great poet of America, wrote, "We have frequently printed the word democracy, yet I cannot too often repeat that it is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened, notwithstanding the resonan | |
| |  Whither democracy in America? Part 2: Is Democracy for sale in America? by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
The rise of Constantinian Christian power in American democracy has progressed in stages. As Professor Cornel West of Princeton has demonstrated in his must-read book – Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism - firs | |
| |  Whither democracy in America? Part 1 by Dr. Habib Siddiqui
America goes to the poll in November of this year to elect its president. While in recent weeks the list of candidates from the two major political parties has narrowed down significantly it is not yet clear as to which party will eventually captu | |
| |  Ms. Kern's right and paid sex by Thanos Kalamidas
Two US officials came to the centre of the news last week each for very different reasons. One is resigning, perhaps facing legal implications, and the other enjoys full protection from the party she represents and local authorities; what were the | |
| |  Future Consequences of Kosovo's Independence by Newropeans-Magazine
George Bush said that the US supported Kosovo's independence because his administration "believes it will bring peace." He may be the president of the most powerful country in the world, but he does not seem to know anything about c | |
| |  The enemy within or a ticket to ride by Thanos Kalamidas
Somebody called her monster and she beat him unmercifully in Texas, then he won Wyoming and both went running towards Mississippi. In the meantime, staffers and followers are using names and descriptions, mails and posts to treat the other candida | |
| |  The rise and fall by Thanos Kalamidas
Watching what this American administration is doing internationally you have to think that the general attitude is …screw them! We are going to do whatever we like and let the next administration deal with the aftermath; after all, it is not | |
| |  Elections Americaines: En Attendant Edwards... by Europe & Us
En se prononçant en faveur d’Hillary Clinton ou de Barack Obama, John Edwards, candidat deux fois malheureux aux primaires démocrates aurait sans doute le pouvoir d’influer profondément sur l’issue du farouche duel | |
| |  Corporate Diminishment of Education by Leah Sellers
Giving the youth of America an education with a corporate mentality is an accident waiting to happen. The process of educating young minds to think should have less to do with the bottom dollar and corporate driven national tests and educational | |
| |  Woman or black? Definitely not McCain by Thanos Kalamidas
So it is Thursday, Super Tuesday is behind us and John McCain feels comfortable and victorious, Barack Obama won in most States but Hillary Clinton got most delegates and the candidates’ circus has already moved to the next states of Louisia | |
| |  The British Invasion by Jack Wellman
On February 7, 1964, a British invasion of another sort hit the United States, starting in New York. The nation’s and the world’s taste in music would be forever altered - changes so epic in social and | |
| |  Super Tuesday: Primaires De Floride - L'eclaircie Avant La Tempete by Europe & Us
A l’issue des résultats de la primaire de Floride sont tombées le même jour deux nouvelles décisives pour la poursuite des élections avec l’abandon de Rudy Giuliani et de John Edwards. Le foisonnement de candid | |
| |  Fisher's checkmate by Thanos Kalamidas
When I was eleven I was asked by a family friend who is my favourite sports’ figure and to my answer Bobby Fisher he was surprised that I liked an English footballer, instead of a Greek one. It was the late-60s, in the middle of the Cold War | |
| |  On the American Elections by Alexandra Pereira
This really is a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to knock on America’s door and try to open the eyes of the majority (or the more conscious part) of their citizens for an obvious reality: they were cheated too. You simply c | |
| |  Rudy Giuliani and the hare by Thanos Kalamidas
While all the lights are on, Democrats Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republican John McCain declares the old soldier’s heroic comeback, there is somebody missing: the 9-11 mayor Rudy Giuliani! The man has not shown up yet, even though | |
| |  "ONE to one" campaign by The Ovi Team
Dear ONE Member,This year, what happens in Vegas—and all of Nevada—isn't going to stay there. That's because, on January 19, Nevada is holding its earliest presidential caucus ever, right on the hee | |
| |  Musharraf Holmes by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading the news from Pakistan, I was amazed to find out that dictator-president Musharraf will replace his army hat with the classic Sherlock Holmes deerstalker hat, he will start smoking a pipe and occasionally will take cocaine - the original S | |
| |  Ice storm by Judy Eichstedt
On Monday morning December 10th, I woke early and turned the heater up just a bit. It was very cold and had been raining ice. My thoughts were focused on Christmas and I was a bit sad that one of my sons, who lives in South Dakota, and my only | |
| |  Obama or Clinton? Huckabee! by Europe & Us
For many months, the two most asked questions raised in the US presidential elections were "Is America ready for a woman in the White House?“ and "Is America ready for an Afro-American in the White House?“. Somehow, the qu | |
| |  Amalia in Natural Elements by Amanda Aaron
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Amalia in Natural Elements. Scheduled to run from January 8th through January 29th the collection will feature a captivating selection of Amalia's Fi | |
| |  The Kurdish-American honeymoon has ended by Yerevan Adham
When I woke up and checked the news on Dec 16th, I realized that Turkey had bombed Iraqi Kurdistan. I became very sad and disappointed because of what we did by supporting the US from the first moment of their mission in Iraq until now. | |
| |  America's Workman Compensation: The Nation's Good Samaritan? by Leah Sellers
The Good Samaritan is a metaphor and story that warmly resonates within the hearts and minds of most Americans. What have I learned this past year about the concept of the Good Samaritan within our present Workman's Compensation system? That i | |
| |  Ludicrous Laws by Jack Wellman
I have heard of some strange laws and how many are still on the books or in effect. These various laws reflect a mental philosophy about the cultures and times in which they lived. These are the very reasons they were enacted. Some are obviously o | |
| |  2008 Elections & the Price of Freedom by Christopher Wilkinson
As the rhetoric for America’s presidential election builds up I, like others, watch the news about the candidates. I cannot say I am fully informed. I do have a feeling that something important is missing.I hear the in | |
| |  Etats-Unis, Iran, Syrie... C'est la victoire! by Newropeans-Magazine
Depuis plusieurs mois le monde étonné voit l'Iraq se calmer, comme par miracle. Bientot certains GIs pourront rentrer chez eux. C'est une victoire américaine, mais aussi syrienne et iranienne, car la Syrie a été | |
| |  Losing a war by Thanos Kalamidas
Over the last year Iraq has managed to monopolize our interest. A war zone, a civil war, hundreds of innocent victims daily, bombs in the centre of the cities and behind all of that is a dead dictator and his regime, | |
| |  Annapolis: Start of a Middle East Helsinki Process? by René Wadlow
There was a high level of scepticism — not to say cynicism — concerning the outcome of the 27 November conference on Israel-Palestine in Annapolis. All the chief actors in this drama had different motivations and different interests | |
| |  Kidutus kunniaan by Matti Ripatti
Tarkoitus pyhittää keinot. Niinhän hokema meille vakuuttaa, mutta sananparsien yleiseen tapaan sen opetus on syvästi epäilyttävä. Yhtä napakkaa vastalausetta on vaikea keksiä, joten täytyy tyyty | |
| |  Medias et politique en France: la loi du silence by Newropeans-Magazine
Je me souviens combien les médias français s'étaient pris un plaisir de dénigrer Angela Merkel quand à peine nommée Chancelière d'Allemagne elle s'était empressée d'aller serrer les m | |
| |  Europeans from Venus, Americans from beyond the Stars? by Emanuel L. Paparella
Abstract: The causes of the crisis of legitimacy afflicting the transatlantic alliance cannot be discerned by simply focusing on Machiavellian secul | |
| |  Geopolitical Overview of Interests Focused in the Iraq War Zone 3/3 by Christopher Wilkinson
It will be remembered that coincidental to Iraq’s invasion of Iran Russia invaded Afghanistan. The repulsion of Russia from Afghanistan was spearheaded by CIA trained and supported Freedom Fighters, some of whom were actually Arabs. The bo | |
| |  Geopolitical Overview of Interests Focused in the Iraq War Zone 2/3 by Christopher Wilkinson
Upon consideration, a fundamentalist Sunni Arab who spoke Arabic would have a difficult time working as an organizer of any kind in a country of sincere Shi’a Muslims who speak Parsi or Dari. It is hard to believe such a person would be abl | |
| |  I want your... Euros by Thanos Kalamidas
What does it mean when a fashion model refuses to be paid in US dollar but insists on being paid in Euros emphasizing that the US dollar is not a strong currency? To many probably nothing, but to bankers it raises a most likely huge, gigantic ques | |
| |  Exclusion, deprivation and affirmative action by Akli Hadid
With increasing immigration inflows, several countries have ended up with “ethnic minorities”. While some voluntarily decide to exclude themselves from society, some try to integrate, yet fail.What “ethnic mi | |
| |  Native American Indian Policy: Removal or Genocide? 3/3 by Jack Wellman
Kansas Territory was declared Indian Territory in 1825. This small area, purposed for hundreds of tribes from the east, had no forests, few animals and not much water. This was a disaster waiting to happen. Just after it was called Indian Territor | |
| |  Native American Indian Policy: Removal or Genocide? 2/3 by Jack Wellman
During the 1700s and 1800s, the vast majority of Americans wanted Indians gone. Out of sight and out of mind. Alive or dead! And the ones with the power and ability to do something about it worked within all of their means to achieve this end. Par | |
| |  Native American Indian Policy: 1/3 by Jack Wellman
The Spanish had one of the earliest contacts with Native American Indians The Quiveran Plains Indians lived close to where Wichita, Kansas is now located in the central U.S. The Indians were mesmerized by Spanish missionary, Juan de Padilla. They | |
| |  Who said it! by Thanos Kalamidas
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her Russian visit showed concern about Russia’s situation, especially over human rights issues, and was worried about too much power concentrated within the Kremlin. Before we get to the Kremlin | |
| |  The Eagle by Jack Wellman
Benjamin Franklin once lobbied for the turkey as the national symbol for the United States. I am personally glad we went from a bird as prey to a bird of prey. Throughout American history, there seems to be some sign | |
| |  The right captain by Thanos Kalamidas
The truth is that you can avoid thinking that the king is totally isolated from reality when you read things like the latest from George W. Bush. His decision to nominate a new commander of the US military forces in the Middle East with his missio | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #17 by Rob Jenkinson
Dear readers,Last week I almost died.Well not quite, but I felt like it could happen and with every un-Godly passing of a car and cutting off of other drivers I said goodbye to my life. It was soon to be over. | |
| |  Scraping the barrel by Asa Butcher
Barack Hussein Obama has a foreign-sounding name, so what? Oh yes, I forgot, we are living in the period of unbridled paranoia and frightening idiocy, which means that anything or anybody different from apple pie Ame | |
| |  E.T. call home by Thanos Kalamidas
I was browsing through the news when I noticed that China had launched a new missile that destroys satellites. So they successfully tested it with an old Chinese satellite 800 kilometers somewhere above the earth and then warned all the other spac | |
| |  La Crise climatique au secours de Bush by Newropeans-Magazine
Le Président George Bush s’est pour la deuxième fois adressé à la nation américaine. On savait que son discours portait sur les affaires intérieures, et il n'a donc soulev | |
| |  When global warming reached Aspen by Thanos Kalamidas
Media and organizations from all around the world are talking about global warming and the greenhouse phenomenon more and more lately. As amazing as it may sound, some of those voices belong to chief executives from some of the largest companies i | |
| |  America's first black president? by Amin George Forji
The US Presidential Election is unquestionably the most popular election the world-over. Many leaders and countries traditionally use it as a reference to justify their own democratic culture. This is not just because of its beauty and entertainme | |
| |  The Doomsday Clock by Thanos Kalamidas
Douglas Adams' book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has always been one of the books I like and my favorite part is the very beginning when the Earthman finds out that Doomsday is imminent! Howe | |
| |  Hillary is in it to win! by Thanos Kalamidas
In Ovi magazine, sometimes serious, occasionally with a humorous feeling, we have often written that it is about time for the superpower to have a woman president and, with a real twist of luck, Sen. Hillary Clinton has announced her intentions to | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #16 by Rob Jenkinson
Dear readers, My life is one big airport. I’m not kidding. As I write, I am awaiting what | |
| |  It's hard to say sorry by Thanos Kalamidas
The Romans used to say that is not enough for the Caesar to be honest, but the wife of the Caesar must also be honest. I remembered that while reading the news that Spain has issued an international warrant for three US soldiers accused of causing | |
| |  Who'll play Saddam? by Asa Butcher
As sequels go, this one has an extremely generous budget that shows no sign of making any money at the Box Office. It could go down as one of the biggest flops since Vietnam: The Movie, yet we are all quietly wondering whether the America | |
| |  Crying fire by Thanos Kalamidas
There is no way to win an argument when the other side starts with the idea that you just oppose everything they say without suggesting anything. In this case either your opponent has never heard your argument or never cared to hear. In the case o | |
| |  Martin Luther King Day by Jan Sand
Like any other organization based on faith in a basic set of principles, a nation has its panoply of saints. Unlike the very strict hierarchy of the Catholic Church, a nation usually has no formal procedure for designating people as fitting this e | |
| |  USA's Somalia offensive by Amin George Forji
The crisis in Somalia has now taken a new face, with the US military joining to track down suspected al Qaeda operatives. Heavily armed gunships from the US military base in Djibouti are said to have launched a series of military strikes on two vi | |
| |  Resolution on Burma by Amin George Forji
The USA has introduced a draft resolution before the UN on the crisis in Myanmar, also known as Burma, describing the situation there as deteriorating and a serious risk to regional peace. In the draft resolution, copies of wh | |
| |  State of lies by Bohdan Yuri
We have been living in a state of lies ever since Bush assumed the Presidency. Granted all administrations have lied at some level, but the trend in this administration has spread like a cancerous plague, leaving no one safe from the Republican vi | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #15 by Rob Jenkinson
Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls – It’s my great and intense pleasure to announce to you that Christmas is back in America!That’s right, the war against Christmas is over, but just like Iraq, there’s an | |
| |  Shift in American politics by Thanos Kalamidas
So, what’s really going on in America? Is this the beginning of the end or a new era all together? When it comes to American politics we are looking at them from Europe, but there is more than an ocean separating us, This not only relates wi | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #14 by Rob Jenkinson
Dear readers, it’s dry.Now, I’m sure that at least some of you are in Finland and will be thinking, “So what? It’s dry in Finland, quit your incessant whining,” and I know what you’re talking about. | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #13 by Rob Jenkinson
Well folks, my time in Nashville’s suburbs has come to an end. I must admit that I didn’t think that I’d make it, but I did. Right now, I’m at Nashville airport waiting to see if I’ll make it | |
| |  A new chapter by Amin George Forji
Even before he embraces the job, the American people, like President Bush, seem to be unanimous in the view that Robert Gates, a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the right person to replace Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Sec | |
| |  "the day of the movie" by Bohdan Yuri
towers on firecrimpling steel,sucked into the vortex of death.souls fallingdying one by oneand in bunches on each floor, left behind,the hollow walls of what once was. | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #12 by Rob Jenkinson
Well, readers, it has finally happened. I always knew it would at some point, but I chose not to believe it. I've heard many stories of it happening to other people and seen it happen with my own eyes, but, still, I di | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #11 by Rob Jenkinson
I don't know whether you have the Jack Daniels' billboard posters in Finland where they show off their workers in Lynchburg, Tennessee, living a simple life of making whiskey and little else.When I was living in London | |
| |  Cashing terror by Thanos Kalamidas
It is a fact that the Americans and the rest of the world will live with the nightmare of 9-11 for a long time, including all the changes and awareness it brought. It is true that a lot of people will cash in on thei | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #10 by Rob Jenkinson
Howdy Ovi readers! Those of you who read last week’s letter will remember that I was taking it upon myself to sway as many votes as humanly possible. | |
| |  Did the Republicans lose? by Thanos Kalamidas
Reading the headlines about the celebrations in the offices of the Democratic Party all around the USA, I was thrilled that they missed something: the Democratic Party didn’t win, George W. Bush lost. The Democrats have | |
| |  Another step closer by Amin George Forji
If there was candidate in this year's US mid-term elections whose popularity was put to the test, then it was Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton. She was not only fig | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #9 by Rob Jenkinson
"Do you want to elect someone who employs PAEDOPHILES as a governor? A vote for Marsh is a vote for PAEDOPHILES!" This is not a real advert for the mid-term elections, but, depressingly, it is not too far from the truth. | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #8 by Rob Jenkinson
Hello there readers, so life has been very busy. I found out that I was staying in a particularly rough part of Brooklyn called "Bed-sty", it wasn't too bad, but past 22:00 it turned into a playgrou | |
| |  Thought of the Day: Military Occupation by Christopher Wilkinson
The United Nations is supposed to represent a common ground where the nations of the world can work things out and prevent conflict. The Chair of the Security Counc | |
| |  Pre-Election Spectrum Analysis by Christopher Wilkinson
The awareness that Elections are coming is fostered in several ways. Individuals come to the door to state that they are "running" for office -- which means that they hope to get it. Advertisements on publi | |
| |  The case of Sibel Dinez Edmonds by Ergo te Lina
Sibel Dinez Edmonds (born 1969 in Iran) is a Turkish-American former FBI translator and founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC). Edmonds was fired from her position as a language specialist at the FBI's Washington Fie | |
| |  Reagan, Gorbachev and Iceland by Thanos Kalamidas
Reykjavik, October 12th, 1986: "After the break, the president of USA Ronald Reagan said he had been sorry to keep the General Secretary of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, waiting so long, but Gorbachev knew the tr | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #6 by Rob Jenkinson
It’s funny, some of the weirdest things get lost in translation over here. Being British and sharing a common language with America, you’d think that you wouldn’t run into too many problems. However, every now and again, you do. | |
| |  Wheelbarrows by Jan Sand
Many parts of the world are engaged in terrible turmoil today, but the area of most violent action is unquestionably Iraq. And, unquestionably, the man most responsible for the conflict there is the President of the United States. People throughou | |
| |  Christ-mouse Day by Asa Butcher
Today is the 35th anniversary of the opening of Magic Kingdom, the main part of the world's most famous theme park Walt Disney World. The Magic Kingdom attracted 16.2 million visitors in 2005, making the theme park the most visited in the w | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #5 by Rob Jenkinson
Have you seen the film Office Space, starring Jennifer Anniston and is written and directed by Mike “Beavis and Butthead” Judge? Well, if you haven’t, I suggest you rush out and buy a copy | |
| |  A game for the world's peace by Thanos Kalamidas
In the Bad Boys' radio show we have a routine that includes international celebrations or events and while reading from the script I stopped at one date: Thursday 21st September, International Peace Day. I stoppe | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #4 by Rob Jenkinson
Before moving over here, I promised myself that I wouldn’t get into any political discussions as I knew I wouldn’t like the opinions of a lot of people here. It’s true, I don’t like the opinions of a lot of people; in fact, | |
| |  Iranian Déjà vu by Thanos Kalamidas
Another month, another deadline, and in the end nobody will remember when the first deadline was. Every month the same story, gradually they will have to add a new meaning for the word 'déjà vu' in | |
| |  Transmogrification of junk by Jan Sand
What we throw away is oftentimes more significant than what we keep. It has been noted that the skills in perception and storage, which defines humanity’s dominance over all other species are not attributed to | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #3 by Rob Jenkinson
Summer drags on in the US. You’d think that they would have the odd cold day just to mix it up a bit, wouldn’t you? But no. They have a storm here and there, but sadly when this happens it tends to rip the tops of people’s houses | |
| |  Rob Jenkinson's Letters from America #2 by Rob Jenkinson
Well summer is finally here in the Midwest USA. It took a couple of false starts, but we’re finally here. A few things have surprised me about the Am | |
| |  Tough being American by Dustin A. Lane
It's tough being an American these days. Senator John Edwards (former Vice Presidential candidate) says he voted wrong in authorizing the war in Iraq and that we should pull out. Several other Senat | |
| |  Hating Bin Laden by Thanos Kalamidas
Over the past days and for a few more to come there are going to be a lot of articles commemorating the events of September 11th, 2001. The international answer to Bin Laden's attacks was an invasion of Afghanistan and the global result of tho | |
| |  Back in USSR by Thanos Kalamidas
I was reading in the news that the US government demands more data on the passports for European travelers to the USA and I just remembered the good old…USSR! They demanded more, actually, and because they were n | |
| |  H1-B: The elusive visa by Jon Andrews
The economy of the United States is now being threatened by every emerging economy in the world. With India, Japan and Korea hot on the heels of the American dominated technology industry some are getting worri | |
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