Stories from 14 August 2006
Uzbekistan: Site Closures
Registan.net reports on the closure of music and video download sites in Uzbekistan and a human rights activism website that focused on Uzbekistan but was hosted in Russia.
Armenia: Walking Alongside Men
Marcella again contributes a post about women's issues in Armenia at di cavoli e di re, saying that women need to find a way to be more independent of men.
Uzbekistan: Shouting & Swearing
Shohruh of neweurasia translates an Uzbek language article on shouting and swearing as a tool of governance and briefly comments on the passivity with which it is accepted.
Mongolia: Banks
Alexa reports that Mongolia has plenty of banks, but few that are easy to do business with.
Armenia: Leaving Lachin
Onnik Krikorian reports on the depopulation of the Lachin corridor, an area of land linking Armenia to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Residents attracted there with promises of land and work are now leaving.
Egypt: Hezbollah Won!
Find out why Zeinobia consider Hezbollah won the battle!
Israel: Assessment at 08:00
Will the ceasefire hold? Maybe, maybe not, but the more meaningful question is whether the other clauses in the latest UN Security Council Resolution 1701 will be implemented, David Lisbona said.
Israel: Embarrassed!
Batya is embarrassed. “It's bad enough that I know that the government is setting us up for disaster, but now I'm getting emails from people who are reporting that American talk shows are saying the same thing. Nobody can understand why Israel agreed to something that so totally endangers us!“
Israel: War Over – Lies Exposed
War is over. Olmert made his victory speech. Time to check what Olmert promissed few days into the war. Check it out from Sharvul!
Lebanon: Going home
Zeina went to the school and looked for Zainab but she and her family had left early this morning back to Tyre. They have lost their house in Maroun Ras but they're going farthest south they can drive and will wait for the Israelis to leave their town so they...
Lebanon: On Winning
Hizballah did NOT win this round, and neither did Israel. Gloating would be foolish at this time. This last war was not a zero sum game. Actually it was a very costly game for everyone. Let's not forget that. I would rather this not have happened at all, so I...
Lebanon: A comparison
It took thirty days before Israel admitted its military failure. It took less than 2 hours -after the cease fire- for the lebanese people to return to what remained of their villages. Welcome to LEBANON, Hilal Chouman said.
Russia: “The Presidential Panic”
Ruminations on Russia writes about post-Putin “transition risk” and explains what's in store for those willing to make business in Russia.
Russia: Y2K Panic
Copydude writes about the groundless Y2K panic in the West: “It was one of many such reports which prompted Washington to evacuate all inessential staff from its embassies in Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Meanwhile, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office declared two thirds of Russia’s airports unsafe and counselled...
Czech Republic: Fidel Castro's Diploma
Lemuel of Deleted by Tomorrow writes about Fidel Castro's honorary doctorate from a Czech university.
Romania: Placebo's Concert
Owlspotting reports on an uninspired concert of Placebo in Romania.
Trinidad & Tobago: Stilt walkers get website
Photographer Stefan Falke announces that the Dragon Keylemanjahro School of Arts and Culture, a stilt walking school in Trinidad, now has a website.
Caribbean: Brooklyn Labor Day Carnival
Carib World Radio releases a podcast of a panel discussion on the Labor Day Carnival in Brooklyn, New York, and its benefits to the Caribbean community.
Belize: Hopkins Village
Lee considers the future of a Garifuna village in Belize, which “is disappearing little bit by little bit. Not to beach erosion but to an influx of million dollar concrete beachfront homes and resorts,” and links to an article with quotations from both residents of the area and visitors.
Poland: Lech Walesa vs Gunter Grass
The beatroot writes that Lech Walesa now “feels uncomfortable” in the company of Gunter Grass, following the recent revelation about the writer's past.
Estonia: Comparison With Finland
Bonjour l'Estonie compares Finland to Estonia: “Many Finns expected Estonia to build a Social-Democratic style welfare state, and were surprised and to some degree miffed that Estonia, which they wanted to regard as a little brother, chose to model itself after America rather than after Finland.”
