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June 17, 2008

What is good for America…

Aggregated from: Dutchblog Israel

This is a rough translation ( for the Poligazette ) of the previous posting, which was published in the Dutch daily Friesch Dagblad. Four years ago, when American voters were able to choose between four more years with Bush jr. and the unknown alternative which John Kerry offered, I wrote that ...

April 10, 2008

Obama's candidacy reverses anti-Americanism among immigrants in Holland

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama

A powerful example of the way Senator Obama is changing international attitudes towards America comes from Reverend Axel, a German who ministers to a church in Amsterdam, Holland. He's only visited the US as a child and has two American cousins, but his experiences of interfaith dialogue with Muslim...

April 5, 2008

The Global movement supporting Obama is growing

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama

All around the world an energetic and unprecedented movement is growing in support of Senator Obama's candidacy to be the 44th US President. Some examples of the worldwide movement include: In Trinidad, calypso legend The Mighty Sparrow sings that America could "regain worldwide respect with Obamaâ€...