Category: america
“We are here to stay.”
that’s U.S. president barack obama telling asia that the U.S. military would expand its role in the Asia-Pacific region, despite budget cuts, declaring America was “here to stay” as a Pacific power which would help shape the region’s future. he … Continue reading
mubarak’s good friday?
so mubarak has dug in. insists that he is the legitimate ruler until september elections. his supporters agree, afraid that if he goes life will get even more chaotic, not only for pro-mubarak egyptians, but for israel and america, because … Continue reading
mubarak / marcos / endgame
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for a new term in office in September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt’s soil, in a television address … Continue reading
egypt / edsa
in the beginning it seemed like egypt was doing an edsa. and then it became clear that, where we had cory-in-waiting to replace marcos, the anti-mubarak forces have no leader to replace the dictator with, and are/were depending on, expecting, … Continue reading
g-20, apec, aquino, and the peso
MANILA, Philippines—Six Filipino activists who had planned to take part in alternative meetings that are set to run parallel to the G20 summit in South Korea have been deported from Seoul, their colleagues said on Sunday. … The activists were … Continue reading
america’s boy 2010
na-confuse naman ako kay carmen pedrosa, kolumnista ng philippine star na panahon pa ni fvr ay kilala nang chacha-federalism advocate. inaamin niya na she has been / is critical of noynoy aquino’s candidacy, allegedly because he is the candidate of … Continue reading
cowards all
it’s not only manny villar, who has been called a coward for refusing to answer questions re the c-5 extensions that allegedly benefitted his real estate empire in the millions, billions. i don’t even think that snubbing the senate is … Continue reading
miriam eyeballs, gloria blinks, ermita fumbles
interesting, the sudden lifting of martial law in maguindanao effective saturday 9pm. what a relief, yes, but also what a surprise. with hostage situations erupting in basilan and agusan del sur while congress was holding that joint session to vote … Continue reading
animals!
‘WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS ARE THESE KILLERS?’ MANILA, Philippines—Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chair Leila de Lima Tuesday said the perpetrators of the mass murder in Maguindanao were “not human.” Saying she had been shaking with rage since Monday night, … Continue reading
Dear Hillary
Conrado de Quiros Not that you are likely to read this, though it can’t hurt to read something a little more intelligent than the usual crap given you that passes for intelligence. I write to reiterate some of the points … Continue reading
the dacer whodunit
i had just typed in the title of this post and was making buwelo to share my thoughts on the lacson-estrada senate showdow in the context of the dacer-corbito murders nang nabulaga ako kay senador miriam defensor santiago looking good … Continue reading
WORRY, BE HAPPY
Satur Sulit the trouble in theory with American democracy is its childish devotion to the pursuit of being happy what is happiness after all but fleeting and immeasurable happiness at what cost would make it so valuable? the possibilities are limited … Continue reading