http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:05:03 -0700 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:50 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-down-side-of-the-First-Amendment?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner A scientology building in Los Angeles This images is in the public domain.Australian Senator Nick Xenophon is on a mission. He's trying to get an inquiry into Scientology begun in his country. So far he's been unsuccessful. He says he's going to kee... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:31:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d19-The-down-side-of-the-First-Amendment?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Palestinian-statehood-declaration-would-make-little-difference?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The last guy to pronounce Palestinian statehood This image is in the public domain.While the European Union is urging the Palestinians not to seek U.N. recognition of an independent state, sitting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and chief negoti... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:22:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Palestinian-statehood-declaration-would-make-little-difference?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Has-Roy-Bennetts-guilt-already-been-decided?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe This image is in the public domain.Roy Bennett, a deputy minister in the government of Zimbabwe and treasurer of the country's leading opposition party (The Movement for Democratic Change [MDC]), has pled not guilty ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:42:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Has-Roy-Bennetts-guilt-already-been-decided?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Hamas-refusal-nixes-Palestinian-elections?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The flag of Palestine This image is in the public domain.Thanks to intransigence from the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Election Commission is recommending to outgoing President Mahmoud Abbas that elections set for January of n... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:06:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Hamas-refusal-nixes-Palestinian-elections?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d12-The-ghost-of-Chairman-Mao?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Chairman Mao with President Nixon This photo is in the public domain.The ghost of Chairman Mao still haunts our world. Andrew E. Mathis Two items caught my eye reading the news today. First, there was the report of Nepalese police clashing with pro... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:13:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d12-The-ghost-of-Chairman-Mao?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Rebellion-in-Yemen-and-the-fateful-quadrangle?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The Middle East This image is in the public domain.Saudi Arabia has sent troops into Yemen to aid that country's government in fighting a Shia Muslim rebellion. Now the Saudis are warning the rebels to retreat from areas near the Saudi border or fac... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:26:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Rebellion-in-Yemen-and-the-fateful-quadrangle?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Hezbollah-brought-into-Lebanese-government?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The flag of Hezbollah This image is in the public domain.Lebanese prime-minister–elect Saad al-Hariri has brought terrorist group Hezbollah into the Lebanese government, in the interest, he says, of forming a government of "national conco... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:25:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Hezbollah-brought-into-Lebanese-government?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d6-China-and-India-tensions-up-again-over-Dalai-Lama?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama This image is in the public domain.Less than a month after tensions rose between India and China over the latter's territorial claims in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, India has announced it will bar foreig... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d6-China-and-India-tensions-up-again-over-Dalai-Lama?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Abbas-will-not-run-for-reelection?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, with President Obama This image is in the public domain.There has not been an official announcement yet, but his aides say that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not run for a new term ... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:20:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Abbas-will-not-run-for-reelection?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-administration-truly-dithers-on-Middle-East?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Netanyahu with Abbas at the White House. This is image is in the public domain.The Obama administration is guilty — again — of giving mixed message on the issue of Israel-Palestinian peace. Andrew E. Mathis Over the weekend, Secretary o... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Obama-administration-truly-dithers-on-Middle-East?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Southern-Sudan-may-opt-for-independence?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Flag of the Sudan People's Liberation Army This image is in the public domain.In this column, I've written fairly frequently on the pros and cons of secession movements. I support independence for Tibet, strong, viable, and self-sufficient Palestini... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:42:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Southern-Sudan-may-opt-for-independence?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Luxembourg-tries-to-block-Blairs-big-for-EU-presidency?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The flag of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg This image is in the public domain.The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has raised an objection to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's being tapped to be President of the European Union. Mighty Luxembourg! ... Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:57:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d28-Luxembourg-tries-to-block-Blairs-big-for-EU-presidency?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Water-is-the-key-to-ArabIsraeli-peace?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The Jordan River valley This image is in the public domain.Despite international pressure, the terms under last winter's war with Gaza was ended, and humanitarian concerns of many Israelis, Israel is still not giving enough water to the citizens of ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:23:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Water-is-the-key-to-ArabIsraeli-peace?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Martin-Van-Buren-Gay-American?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The eighth President of the United States This image is in the public domain.Did you know Martin Van Buren was gay? Honest. This President of the United States — our eighth — was homosexual. I bet you didn't know that. Van Buren also, by... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:44:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Martin-Van-Buren-Gay-American?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Mister-Dithers?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Richard Bruce Cheney This image is in the public domain.Like a bad penny, former Vice President Dick Cheney keeps turning up. First, he seemed to be throwing George W. Bush under the bus by defending the government's torture of detainees under the B... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:11:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Mister-Dithers?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-More-on-the-Honduran-constitutional-crisis?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Flag of Honduras This image is in the public domain.In the latest bizarre turn in the Honduran coup and its aftermath, negotiators for de facto President Roberto Micheletti have offered to ousted former President Manuel Zelaya that the legislature o... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:02:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-More-on-the-Honduran-constitutional-crisis?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Double-standard-on-war-crimes-investigations-is-bad-for-everyone?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner President Obama with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton This image is in the public domain. The double standard is not a practice that has traditionally been "good for the Jews." In fact, given that the double standard is the root of all p... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:25:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Double-standard-on-war-crimes-investigations-is-bad-for-everyone?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-ASEAN-launches-human-rights-commission?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner A map of the ASEAN nations This images is in the public domain.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has announced the inauguration of a human rights commission for their member nations. This is an excellent development and one that sh... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:42:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-ASEAN-launches-human-rights-commission?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Obamas-mixed-message-on-drugs-ignores-basic-principles?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner Mexican President Felipe Calderón with President Obama This image is in the public domain.The United States has been targeting Mexican drug cartels over the last few days, using thousands of police in 19 states to try to stop the illegal drug... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:32:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Obamas-mixed-message-on-drugs-ignores-basic-principles?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Nick-Griffin-cant-escape-his-past?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner The Celtic Cross has been co-opted by Fascists since WWII. This is a public-domain image.Nick Griffin, head of the far-right British National Party (BNP), faced a hostile crowd on the BBC last night, as he appeared aside members of the mainstream Br... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:21:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-14373-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Nick-Griffin-cant-escape-his-past?cid=exrss-Progressive-Geopolitics-Examiner