Posted in Seychelles, World politics, tagged Burma, Lonely Planet Guide, Myanmar on February 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s an interesting dilemma to weigh …
When a country has gone to hell in a handbasket, is it better to give it a wide berth or barge in and take a look around?
This is the debate between the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) in conjunction with Tourism Concern Burma, and the Lonely Planet Guide [...]
Posted in Adoption, Children, International Adoption, The USA from the outside in, World politics, orphans, tagged Africa, AIDS, GW Bush, Mugabe, orphans, PEPFAR, Zimbabwe on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve just read the most confounding bit of news I’ve seen in a while, and in a source that usually delivers it straight up, making it even more confusing.
It’s this article in the Washington Post that sent me scurrying all over the Internet in search of corroboration and reason.
The story is about George W. [...]
Posted in England, International Adoption, WTF?, World politics, tagged 2008 Olympics, British football, Nazis, Steven Speilberg on February 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
After posting yesterday on Chinese-made choking hazards in the shape of toys in really, really, really bad taste, this story out of Britain provides another.
British Olympic chiefs are to force athletes to sign a contract promising not to speak out about China’s appalling human rights record – or face being banned from travelling to Beijing.
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