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Comment on Cuba: Yoani Sanchez & Other Bloggers Seized by Milton Sanchez-Parodi

Milton Sanchez-Parodi — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:21:20 +0000

Yoani may be just a dissatisfied young adult like many throughout the world, including the USA and Europe. The thing is that she obviously benefits by those fostering discontent in Cuba.

Does she think that all those thousands of US dollars and awards come to her for free? Obviously she is selling out her and her country to all those foreign interest. Her behavior is actually worse than the \jineteras\ and jineteros.

What is very remarkable is that in Cuba of all places she was attending a \non-violent\ demonstration. Perhaps she should bone up on World History and look at the violent societies. Perhaps she should watch CNN and look at the violence not only social but governmental of the US. I do not think she was attending a non-violent demonstration condemning the US. On whose service is she anyway.

The remarkable thing about Yoani Sanchez’s blog is not what she says but what she doesn’t say.

Milton Sanchez-Parodi

Comment on China: Electoral Reform by Minax

Minax — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:06:49 +0000

I would really love to imagine that people actually have a vote out there.

Comment on Cuba: Interview with Blogger Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo by Global Voices Online » Cuba: Yoani Sanchez & Other Bloggers Seized

Global Voices Online » Cuba: Yoani Sanchez & Other Bloggers Seized — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:08 +0000

[...] on November 6, along with fellow bloggers, Claudia Cadelo (a Global Voices contributor) and Orlando Luís Pardo Lazo. The three were on their way to an anti-violence march in the Cuban capital, [...]

Comment on Cuba: Journalism Prize Winner Denied Permission to Leave Cuba by Committee to Protect Bloggers » Blogger Yoani Sanchez Briefly Detained

Committee to Protect Bloggers » Blogger Yoani Sanchez Briefly Detained — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:26:02 +0000

[...] month, award-winning Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was once again denied permission to leave the island, this time to receive the Maria Moors Cabot award for journalism. [...]

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Comment on Talking to Guyanese litblogger Charmaine Valere by Questions regarding Internet Copyright and Libraries « Global Librarianship

Questions regarding Internet Copyright and Libraries « Global Librarianship — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0000

[...] a blog?” (The answer, I hope, is “NO” since this came from Guyanese blogger Charmaine Valere:) What if you logged on to your favourite social networking site one day and discovered the talk [...]

Comment on Syria: The Best or the Worst Article Ever? by Anas Qtiesh

Anas Qtiesh — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:22:04 +0000

Damn, it’s a small world! Nice “seeing” here Austin.

Alan is blissfully oblivious to the situation in Syria and can’t really tell the difference between criticizing Syria and criticizing the President or the regime.

You’re absolutely right with everything you said, and it is very likely that خطه حلو.

Salam.

Comment on Cuba: Details of the Sánchez detention emerge by larusalka's status on Saturday, 07-Nov-09 17:21:33 UTC - Identi.ca

larusalka's status on Saturday, 07-Nov-09 17:21:33 UTC - Identi.ca — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:21:38 +0000

[...] http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/11/07/cuba-details-of-the-sanchez-detention-emerge/ a few seconds ago from Gwibber [...]

Comment on Syria: The Best or the Worst Article Ever? by Austin

Austin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:09:45 +0000

Fancy seeing you here, Anas! I was one of Justine’s friends in Damascus, in case you don’t remember.

Reading Alan’s comments, it’s difficult to tell if he’s being serious or not, although I certainly hope he is not. If he is, then it’s just another reason why I hate hearing white tourists talk about the Middle East; I assume he’s white because you sure as hell wouldn’t want to visit Syria twice a year just for kicks if you’re black or Asian. But that’s a different story. أو ممكن خطه حلو بس

Comment on Philippines: Dita Tree saved 36 lives during floods by jing cordero

jing cordero — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:54:06 +0000

To protect our lives, we must not cut trees. Instead love the trees. These trees can protect our environment. We better plant more trees. I am sure all of us will be benifitted.

Comment on Japan: Debating the fate of Shimokitazawa by Jon Allen

Jon Allen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:40:28 +0000

Thank you very much for taking the time to translate the whole blog entry.

I live 10 minutes walk from Shimo and I’ve been following the progress of the railway construction for the past two years: It’s lucky that Matsunaga-san is not against the railway redevelopment as that part is very well advanced and will it make a significant improvement with the removal of eight or nine level crossings and much bigger station.

The Odakyu has rebuilt a number of other stations further west on the line and results are fairly bland and un-interesting. While this new station is different and maybe it will look out of place initially, I think it will ehance the appeal of the area.

However the plans for the road building show the classic signs of a pork barrel project: wanting money for a shiny new road and bulldoze the messy bits.
I hope it does not come to pass . Bigger roads just encourage more traffic so any reduction in congestion will soon disappear.

There are some more artists impressions of the station on
http://www.shimochika-navi.com/ too.

Comment on India, Bangladesh: East Or West, Bengal Is The Best by Vande Mataram

Vande Mataram — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:10:30 +0000

YES we bengalis of west bengal are ready to fight. We are ready to fight for coming 1000yrs….. but with BANGLADESH. We will reunite. but before that these pakistanis should be thrown away from bangladesh. Bangladesh was always land for hindus not for converted muslims. All converted muslims of bangladesh come back to your forefather’s religion hinduism. Then we will fight together & throw these pakistanis to bay of bengal. And we will reunite with INDIA.

—JAI HIND–

Comment on Global Job Losses and Returning Migrant Workers by Ofw

Ofw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:48:54 +0000

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Comment on USA: Race and Gender Politics of Halloween by Herman

Herman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:28:44 +0000

Some people have absolutely no sense of humour. I can see why racial stereotypes might be slightly offensive. (But then again doesn’t humour include seeking for the boundaries sometimes?) However, the illegal alien costume is definitely something interpreted totally wrong by some nitwits. It’s not about making fun of illegal aliens, there would be no sane person who thinks that illegal aliens look like extraterrestrials. I can’t understand what’s so difficult about getting the joke and recognizing the play of words here.

Comment on Somalia: Introducing a network of Somali journalists and bloggers by Rahm

Rahm — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:57:06 +0000

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