Morocco bars al-Jazeera for 'unfair' coverageMorocco suspended activities of al-Jazeera on its territory after broadcasts 'seriously distorted' country's image
guardian.co.uk, Friday 29 October 2010 18.20 BST Article historyMorocco has suspended the activities of al-Jazeera on its territory for what it said was unfair reporting that had damaged the country's reputation.
The Moroccan communications ministry said it had noted several incidents in which the Qatar-based television station had violated journalistic standards for accuracy and objectivity.
It said al-Jazeera's broadcasts had "seriously distorted Morocco's image and manifestly damaged its interests, most notably its territorial integrity".
The station had shown a "determination to only broadcast from our country negative facts and phenomena in a deliberate effort to minimise Morocco's efforts in all aspects of development and to knowing belittle its achievements and progress on democracy," the ministry said.
Note: Al-jazeera deserve that and this stop of Morocco is long due. Al-Jazeera formented the break of Morocco itself and the lionization of the Amazigh issue in effort to break the country in two in a very irresponsible way. It attacked the censorship of movie depicting Moroocan women who were hijab in a very damaging light.
Aljazeera should know its boundary and what her determined coverage issue will bring
One may agree that Al-Jazeera broadcast was to ruin Morocco international image. Is this only sensational broadcasts?
Friday, October 29, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Eclipse of the American Power and Clout Throughout the World
With the collapse of communism, the Soviet Union and the end of the cold war long time ago the need of American leadership has been weaned. With ten years almost passed since 9/11 the sympathy to the US has withered through history and the end of the Iraq war and occupation pulled the US out of the scene in the daily news. Afghanistan war still there but undoubtedly in its final stages where the work in progress to train and establish local police force and army and leave.
What has caused the eclipse of the American and US power is the world becoming an economic machine. What moves the world now is the economic powers and forces of gravitation. To add to the acceleration of the American loss of dominant clout is that in this very becoming competitive world huge stellar economic powers like in China and the south east had become forces that can't be ignored. In south America the country of Brazil is becoming more and more economic powerhouse.
When America wants to exert its political will on other countries they are usually nullified by economic powers and interests of such countries that become the deciding factor.
So America needs to realize how the political world landscape and play the amazing economic football and have many home-runs as possible.
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When I think of America’s failed financial policies, its weak political leadership and its feeble foreign policy I am reminded of an interesting Thai phrase: “Maa du khreuang bin tok.” Translated it means “A dog watching an airplane crash.” The phrase describes an event that is totally beyond the spectator’s comprehension.
I believe we are witnessing an historic eclipse of American power in the world. It has been ongoing for at least three decades, but it has accelerated dramatically in just the past couple of years. One might argue that the decline of U.S. power began with the nation’s ignominious withdrawal from Vietnam back in 1975–an event that I personally witnessed and experienced.
Do you seriously believe that China cares a whit about the U.S. economy? Or than Muslim nations such as Pakistan feel any allegiance to Washington’s political will?
We are becoming a nation of political wimps who are guided more by political correctness than correct political foreign policy. The idea that we can be everybody’s friend is a joke in a world where alliances are only important when they serve a nation’s economic and political self-interest. Does anybody really think that the imams and sheiks of the Middle East have any real affection for America? The same goes for nations like China, India and our closest neighbors–Canada and Mexico.
In his book, “The Much Too Promised Land,” Aaron David Mille tells of his years as a State Department official engaged in what is forlornly called the peace process. In his book he writes that in the Middle East today the United States finds itself “trapped in a region which it cannot fix and it cannot abandon,” where America is “not liked, not feared, and not respected.”
Is it any wonder that Muslims the world over despise a nation that has become narcissistic and hedonistic while growing more and more obsessed with sex, fame, wealth what passes these days as music.
Once, while traveling in Pakistan I was asked by a Muslim cleric why America allows women to be degraded, why it no longer esteems marriage and family and why it lavishes praise and wealth on entertainers, athletes and others who contribute little
http://ronaldyatesbooks.com/2011/02/the-eclipse-of-american-power/
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What has caused the eclipse of the American and US power is the world becoming an economic machine. What moves the world now is the economic powers and forces of gravitation. To add to the acceleration of the American loss of dominant clout is that in this very becoming competitive world huge stellar economic powers like in China and the south east had become forces that can't be ignored. In south America the country of Brazil is becoming more and more economic powerhouse.
When America wants to exert its political will on other countries they are usually nullified by economic powers and interests of such countries that become the deciding factor.
So America needs to realize how the political world landscape and play the amazing economic football and have many home-runs as possible.
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When I think of America’s failed financial policies, its weak political leadership and its feeble foreign policy I am reminded of an interesting Thai phrase: “Maa du khreuang bin tok.” Translated it means “A dog watching an airplane crash.” The phrase describes an event that is totally beyond the spectator’s comprehension.
I believe we are witnessing an historic eclipse of American power in the world. It has been ongoing for at least three decades, but it has accelerated dramatically in just the past couple of years. One might argue that the decline of U.S. power began with the nation’s ignominious withdrawal from Vietnam back in 1975–an event that I personally witnessed and experienced.
Do you seriously believe that China cares a whit about the U.S. economy? Or than Muslim nations such as Pakistan feel any allegiance to Washington’s political will?
We are becoming a nation of political wimps who are guided more by political correctness than correct political foreign policy. The idea that we can be everybody’s friend is a joke in a world where alliances are only important when they serve a nation’s economic and political self-interest. Does anybody really think that the imams and sheiks of the Middle East have any real affection for America? The same goes for nations like China, India and our closest neighbors–Canada and Mexico.
In his book, “The Much Too Promised Land,” Aaron David Mille tells of his years as a State Department official engaged in what is forlornly called the peace process. In his book he writes that in the Middle East today the United States finds itself “trapped in a region which it cannot fix and it cannot abandon,” where America is “not liked, not feared, and not respected.”
Is it any wonder that Muslims the world over despise a nation that has become narcissistic and hedonistic while growing more and more obsessed with sex, fame, wealth what passes these days as music.
Once, while traveling in Pakistan I was asked by a Muslim cleric why America allows women to be degraded, why it no longer esteems marriage and family and why it lavishes praise and wealth on entertainers, athletes and others who contribute little
http://ronaldyatesbooks.com/2011/02/the-eclipse-of-american-power/
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The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
The Democrats Running for Congress are they Running from Barack Obama?
It is extremely foolish for any Democrat running for the house or senate to shy away and distance him/her from Barack Obama. This is fool-hardy and will not buy them any thing, an iota.
Jack Conway is perfect example of bragging his running for himself and has nothing to do with Obama and his programs he is now much behind the Republican opponent Rand Paul in the Kentucky senatorial sweep stake.
http://www.randpaul2010.com/2010/10/obamacare-is-destroying-medicare-where-is-jack/
http://www.jackconway.org/welcome/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politifact-ad-says-rand-paul-would-end-faith-based-initiatives/1129578
Jack Conway is perfect example of bragging his running for himself and has nothing to do with Obama and his programs he is now much behind the Republican opponent Rand Paul in the Kentucky senatorial sweep stake.
http://www.randpaul2010.com/2010/10/obamacare-is-destroying-medicare-where-is-jack/
http://www.jackconway.org/welcome/
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politifact-ad-says-rand-paul-would-end-faith-based-initiatives/1129578
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