Protests
Former Governor Gary Locke Unhurt In Beijing Protest
The US Ambassador to China and former Washington Governor Gary Locke had his car surrounded by angry protesters in Beijing. Protesters in China are upset about Japan’s wartime occupation and Tokyo’s recent purchase of islands also claimed by Beijing.
Opinion: Obama’s Security Breach In Libya Is Ignored By American Media
As the liberal American press and ultra-liberal bloggers inundate the Internet and newsprints with criticisms of what Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential challenger to President Barack Obama, said about Obama during the Libyan attacks and murders, throngs of foreign press and few American outlets tell the real story involved with the White House’s role in the incidents that we now know could have been prevented.
US official: Marine Team Sent To Yemen
An elite Marine rapid response team arrived in Yemen’s capital Friday in the wake of violence and protests at the U.S. Embassy, the Pentagon said.
Anti-Muslim Film Promoter Outspoken On Islam
The public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East is a Vietnam War veteran whose unabashed hatred of radical Muslims has drawn the attention of civil libertarians.
Arctic Drilling Creeps Forward Now, And In 5 Years
Shell is sending the capping stack, skimmers, boom and a containment dome on board a flotilla accompanying drill ships to Alaska’s northern shores as part of a spill response plan that has the blessing of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Shell expects final approvals within weeks and drilling by late this month.
Occupy Demonstration Turns Violent In Seattle
May Day demonstrators who marched through Seattle turned violent Tuesday, as several black-clad protesters used sticks to smash downtown store windows and ran through the streets disrupting traffic.
Democracy Now Covers Anti-Austerity Protests, Syria, The President’s Budget And More
Today’s Headlines Greek Protests Spread as Parliament OKs Austerity Measures Belgium Firefighters Spray Water on Police at Anti-Austerity Protest Expanded Role for U.S. Special Operations Forces Sought Arab League Calls for Peacekeepers in Syria Obama’s […]
Judge: Seattle College Can Evict Protesters
Occupy Seattle protesters say they’re looking for a new base, possibly an abandoned warehouse, after a judge ruled Friday that Seattle Central Community College can evict them from the campus.
History Unfolding: Mubarek Steps Down
Just one week from what pro-democracy protesters had dubbed “Farewell Friday”, and after nearly 30 years of dictatorial rule of Egypt, a peaceful grassroots movement for change has prevailed as Hosni Mubarek has officially transferred […]
Egypt: Mubarak Refuses To Quit, Hands Powers To VP
By MAGGIE MICHAEL Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is transferring power to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, but will not leave the country. Mubarak said in a nationally televised […]








