Stories about U.S.A. from April, 2009
Tunisia: Obama Snubs Sarkozy
Tunisian blog Nawaat posts a video which they claim shows US president Barack Obama snubbing French President Nicolas Sarkozy – who is later seen embracing Tunisian President Zeinalabideen Ben Ali.
Cuba, U.S.A.: MLK Tributes
Havana Times reports on the official Martin Luther King tribute in the capital, while Uncommon Sense blogs about the MLK tribute by Cuban civil rights activists who “gathered to remember and honor King as someone who has inspired their own struggle for freedom and justice.”
Armenia-Turkey: Mixed reaction to Obama speech in Ankara
Mindful of the delicate state of negotiations between Armenia and Turkey to resolve the past, U.S. President Barack Obama avoided referring to the massacre and deportation of Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire as genocide during his visit to Turkey this week. Reaction from bloggers has been mixed.
Europe: Obama's Visit
Obama in Europe roundup: thoughts on Obama-Putin meeting and arms control – at Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces; BBC's Mark Mardell on Obama in Prague – here, here and here; notes on the Prague visit and link to Obama's speech – at Czechmatediary; The Reference Frame notes, among other things, that...
Iran: The New Year Starts With a Message From Obama
On the day Iranians celebrated Norouz (Nowruz) as the traditional Iranian new year holidays, the US President Barak Obama sent a message to the Iranian people and to the Islamic Republic leaders, calling for a new start between the two countries. Several bloggers have reacted to this message, see some of them.
USA: Research on terrorism
John Maszka has launched a survey on his blog concerning terrorism. He says “I’m interested in the correlation between American foreign policy and terrorism”.
Barbados, Cuba: Lifting of Travel Ban
Barbados Free Press is concerned that the imminent lifting of U.S. restrictions on Cuba poses a threat to Barbados’ tourism industry.
Turkey: Obama disappoints Armenian-Americans
Writing on his Frontline Club blog, Global Voices Online's Caucasus editor says that today's visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to Turkey is likely to disappoint many Armenian-American supporters. However, the blog adds, they shouldn't be surprised.
Australia: Indigenous Rights Declaration Approved
Australia’s government has endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a year and a half after voting – along with Canada, New Zealand, and the United States – against the September 2007 document. Reform Wollongong City Council, a blog from Australia, writes: On Friday 3 April...
Global Job Losses and Returning Migrant Workers
This post focuses on the stories of the unemployed and migrant workers who are returning home to their countries. Job layoffs are perceived by most people as the primary and most recognizable indicator of the global economic recession. How has unemployment affected individuals around the world? In what ways the reverse migration of workers creating problems for developing nations?
Haiti: What the G20 Should Do
Dying in Haiti republishes a letter that a friend wrote to The Washington Post about “what the G-20 can do for Haiti.”
Cuba, U.S.A.: New Policy?
For Havana Times, Circles Robinson reports that “with the clock ticking away before the April 17-19 Americas Summit, U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar continues to push President Obama to do what he offered in his campaign and more regarding a new Cuba policy.”
Palestine/Israel: Palestinian Support on U.S. Campuses
“What is happening on the U.S. campuses is not about supporting the Palestinians as much as it is about promoting hatred for the Jewish state. It is not really about ending the ‘occupation’ as much as it is about ending the existence of Israel,” observes journalist Khaled Abu Toameh, a...
USA: Do Mormons Want Internet Filtering?
News For the Mormon Legal Community posts a discussion on the Mormon church's position (or lack thereof) on Internet filtering.
Cuba, U.S.A.: The Cuban Press
As President Barack Obama eases U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, Generation Y says: “In the street no one talked about anything else…but the official media treated it warily. The journalists have been caught up in other issues: the potato harvest, the World Baseball Classic, the Bolivarian Revolution and, of course,...
