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November 6, 2008

My dear brothers and sisters you are silent devils

Aggregated from: Egyptian chronicles

I was very sad to know that there are Muslims in the United States of America who boycotted the Presidential elections for Religious reasons not because that they are not convinced with the candidates.I read that there were certain calls in some mosques there for the Muslims to boycott the elections...

November 5, 2008

How Will Terrorists Respond to Obama’s Election: Open Thread

Aggregated from: CultureFeast

It's safe to say that in this neck of the world, there are two predominant ideals regarding the anti-American terrorist response to United States Presidential Election. This is an open thread, so we'll state the two opposing views and allow you to discuss. View #1: Anti-American Sentiment Will Lesse...

Who's good for India?

Aggregated from: blogbharti

Krittivas Mukherjee wonders ‘how wise is predicting U.S. policies for any one particular country when what Obama or McCain will eventually do is, what they perceive is, good for the American people’ but asks the question nevertheless: Not all agree. “Yes, McCain might be more inclined to at...

Who will be a better friend to Lebanon, Obama or McCain?

Aggregated from: Ya Libnan

Despite the clear evidence provided by the Iraq adventure and its fallout of the limits of American power in the Middle East, the new president will assume control of the world’s only superpower, with the global ambitions and huge military budget to match. This ensures that American policy will co...

November 4, 2008

Armenians of the World, Rejoice! The End is nigh for the American Government Denial of the Armenian Holocaust and its Nazi Imitation (*)

Aggregated from: Professor Hovhanness Israel Pilikian's Blog

There is a post-modern American presidential virus (I call it ArmGenDen-itis) that infects US Congressmen and President-elects immediately after their election victories – the criminal denial of the attempted Genocide of the Armenians in 1915 by the Ottoman elite of the Young Turks. When...

African Bloggers Offer Solidarity to Obama

As Americans line up to vote-in their 44th President, African bloggers write in solidarity and offer near unanimous support for an Obama Administration. So what are people saying? Ari Herzog brings us the scoop from Africa and around the globe.

Bin Laden Aide Convicted, Lashes Out At U.S.

Aggregated from: PoliGazette

An aide to terrorist Osama Bin Laden was found guilty by a U.S. military tribunal on Monday of 35 counts of conspiracy, solicitation to commit murder and providing material support to terrorism. Ali Hamza al-Bahlul was a key propagandist for Bin Laden, and an intregal part of the Saudi’s terro...

Only in America (part IV), Anthony Barnett

Aggregated from: open Democracy News Analysis - USA

In the fourth part of his exchange with KA Dilday, Anthony Barnett argues that Obama sees the US as part of the world, not apart from it. Catch up with part 1, part 2, and part 3.   Dear Kay, Senator Obama - and I SO hope by tomorrow morning it will be "President-elect" Obama - agre...

Election Day Open Thread

Aggregated from: SuperFrenchie

The last time I remember the citizens of the United States to be united around something was right after Sept 11. Even I, who’s not a citizen and have no desire to become one, had an American flag on my lawn for months. In fact, that unity wasn’t just of Americans. The whole world was w...

The Caribbean Hopes for History to be Made

There is no doubt about it, the 2008 US Presidential election has captured the attention of the world. Whatever the reasons for the unprecedented global interest, there is one common denominator - the rest of the world will continue to be affected by US policies - so in a sense, this is their election as much as it is America's. And in one little corner of the world, at America's back door, Caribbean bloggers have been monitoring developments and waiting for this day...