Stories about U.S.A. from April, 2008
China: Money Talk
Zhang Yi-fang from mindmeters reposted two emails that explained the stock market performance in China and the U.S.
Russia, U.S.: NATO Summit
Scraps of Moscow writes about various aspects of the NATO Summit in Bucharest and the coverage it is receiving in the U.S. and Russian media.
Russia, U.S.: Response to Opinion Piece on Russophobia
A detailed response to an opinion piece by Andrei Tsygankov, associate professor of international relations at San Francisco State University, who claims that “the U.S. presidential candidates are increasingly playing the Russophobia card in their campaigns” – at Scraps of Moscow.
Ukraine: “No Go from NATO”
A roundup on Ukraine and NATO: A Fistful of Euros reads Yushchenko's address and isn't surprised “other NATO countries are balking”; Mark MacKinnon writes that granting membership to Ukraine might lead to “further internal strife”; Eternal Remont highlights the Communists’ “sophisticated and highly nuanced policy position”; Ukrainiana posts a video...
Armenia: Young, Gay & Depressed
The Armenian Gay & Lesbian Association of New York (AGLA) responds to an email from a LGBT person in Armenia requesting information on immigration and asylum procedures in the U.S. The blog responds, but also offers its assistance in helping LGBT people in Armenia find others in order to feel...
Algeria: The White Man and Arab Americans
Algerian Nouri the Moor takes on the Angry Arab News Service‘s Dr Assad Abu Khalil and his references to the White Man. “When the Angry Arab repeatedly rails against the White Man and those who seek to please this White Man, he tells us something about Arab Americans,” he writes.
Japan: Was it lucky?
Akky at Asiajin reports on an interesting case of “lost in translation”. Chicago Cubs fans at a Major League opening game in Chicago, where Japanese baseball player Kosuke Fukudome made an impressive debut for the team, were seen waving signs with the Japanese words “偶然だぞ” (Guzen da zo), roughly translated...
Qatar: Sami Alhajj's Hand Drawings Censored
US authorities have stopped the publishing of hand drawings by Sami Alhajj, Aljazeera cameramen imprisoned in Guantanamo, depicting his hunger strike and how he was tortured, reports Abdulrahman Warsame, from Qatar.
