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November 11, 2008

Goodbye Bush

Aggregated from: Pakistan Daily

For Pakistan, it’s not about Obama or Bush but about the Great Game, politics of intrigue, destabilization and deceit. While Mr. Bush’s departure is welcome, Mr. Obama’s victory should be received in Pakistan with caution. We have to wait and see before we judge him. He appears to be an hone...

November 8, 2008

Rising Voices Bloggers on Obama's Victory

Bloggers from around the world, including those trained in Rising Voices outreach projects, have been penning their reactions to President-Elect Barack Obama’s victory in Tuesday’s election in the United States. David Sasaki brings us the story.

November 6, 2008

Israel left uneasy by Obama victory

Aggregated from: Israel Today

Israeli officials in Jerusalem on Wednesday reacted to news of Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election with a degree of concern. Israel's leadership from caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to President Shimon Peres all offered their warm congratul...

Obama's First International Challenge Awaits

Aggregated from: A Blog for All

It didn't take long. Israel preempted a Palestinian terror attack in Gaza, killing five Hamas thugs as they were preparing to infiltrate Israel via a tunnel across the border. Hamas responded by launching 40+ kassam rockets and mortars into Israel, some slamming into Ashkelon and the Negev. How ...

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.