July 28, 2010

The EU and the US in confronting Iran

When the European Union appears to line its policy up with the United States, we should take notice and examine the policy for yet another instance of “Please America First.”
This article weighs the Security Council Resolution 1929 aimed at Iran- and the further steps taken by the US and the EU’s “package.” The “package” of EU sanctions is found wanting from the standpoint of European values, especially in light of the past, deadly sanctions against Iraq in the 1990s. More Please America First from Lady Ashton? Is the EU once again following the US with regard to Iran?

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Summer vacation TIME…Zomer vakantie!
July 16, 2010

Summer vacation TIME…Zomer vakantie!

SUMMER VACATION!

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Dutch national team heroes welcome home!
July 14, 2010

Dutch national team heroes welcome home!

What has not been covered here in the US was the grand parade given for the Dutch national football (soccer) team. What is true is that this appears to be a unifying event for the dutch nation. Who cares if they didn’t bring home the cup – this probably was the greatest victory celebration EVER!

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Nederlandse overheid hypocrisie op vandaag
July 13, 2010

Nederlandse overheid hypocrisie op vandaag

Nederlandse overheid hypocrisie op vandaag – Ik heb er twee: De Surinaams verkiezingen en de strafregister van Desi Bouterse.
EN – vrijheid van het Internet is niet voor iedereen – alleen Iraniërs en Chinezen. Zo – in de toekomst Amerikaans Internet gebruikers zullen naar de gevangenis zetten.

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Roman Polanski FREE ! Another Oh Yeah Moment!
July 12, 2010

Roman Polanski FREE ! Another Oh Yeah Moment!

Roman Polanski is FREE! Yep – the Swiss, for all their recent idiotic Islamophobia, have issued what appears to be a rebuke of American injustice system. The legally fishy case was seen through by the Swiss, along with questionable documents and the time already served by Polanski – meant freedom.

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How the SWIFT Agreement could be used against human rights activists
July 10, 2010

How the SWIFT Agreement could be used against human rights activists

With the SWIFT Agreement passed by MEPs and the US Supreme Court ruling could now see human rights activists investigated by the European Union and prosecuted by the US for “aiding terrorism” – Will the European Union now find itself aiding the US in the prosecution of human rights activists? The potential embarrassment this Agreement could pose to the European Union could even undermine its foreign policy and place on the world stage.

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ECtHR shuts down UK extradition to US – questions conditions in US Supermax Prisons! OH YEAH!
July 10, 2010

ECtHR shuts down UK extradition to US – questions conditions in US Supermax Prisons! OH YEAH!

This Author’s long-awaited day when the cruelty and inhumanity of America’s prisons and jails comes under much needed international and European scrutiny has arrived! The ECtHR has put a stop on the extradition of four “terror suspects” until the question into their conditions of confinement in the ADX Florence “supermax” prison is examined. The question is if America’s Eighth Amendment and the current case law with it meet the same conditions as Article 3 of the European Convention of Human Rights. It is my view that American law falls far short of the higher European standards with emphasis on human rights and human dignity. It is also time to tear down the supermaxes!
Well – OHHHH YEAH!

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UK: Continued focus on Muslims while ignoring the EDL
July 8, 2010

UK: Continued focus on Muslims while ignoring the EDL

The threat from Islamist terrorist events is waning, but there continues to be vast expenditures by European governments of surveillance and even harassment of Muslim communities. The United Kingdom is at the tip of the iceberg. For the past several months we have been learning how the “Prevent” program of the UK Government – intended to prevent radicalization of British Muslims – is actually stigmatizing and dividing whole communities. As in the rest of Europe the growing threats lie in the rise of the radical right wing. The UK authorities are focusing on the wrong troublemakers and should be focused on real threats, such as the English Defense League (EDL) and the British National Party (BNP) who pose the greatest risk to British security. And – what should be more important for the UK is why British youth become radicalized to join the EDL and BNP.

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The World Cup and silly European bigotry
July 6, 2010

The World Cup and silly European bigotry

We see the silliness of questioning integration models across Europe down to football successes and failures. Oh the utter silliness of European bigotry! Bad football in the World Cup means bad integration and good football means good integration?! What about migrant success in other fields that are not as visible as the World Cup?
Kunnen de minderheid voetballers ook goed burgers zijn? Europese elftallen met veel goed succes (Nederland en Duitsland) hebben niet probleem op minderheid voetballers. Maar de verhaal in Frankrijk is een raciste probleem over World Cup mislukking. Zo dan – goed voetbal is ook goed voor sociale integratie van etnische minderheden, maar slechte voetbal is slechte voor sociale integratie van etnische minderheden?

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