Posted by Matt in June 20th, 2008 |
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Asia,
Asia,
Burmese,
Commentators,
Falderal,
Globalization,
Headlines,
Natural Catastrophe,
Presidential Campaign,
Reshaping Asia,
Revolutionary Forces,
Worldwide Media
As always – but especially now with globalization intensifying the effect — a few continuing events dominate the worldwide media. From the drama of the natural catastrophe that has befallen the Chinese and the Burmese to the falderal surrounding the American presidential campaign, the headlines and the commentators leave little room for these “minor” topics.
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Posted by Matt in June 3rd, 2008 |
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Iran,
Affection,
America The Great,
Conclusion,
Conversations,
Fascination,
Insatiable Demand,
Iranian Politics,
iranians,
Presidential Campaign,
Regard,
Satan,
tehran,
Thoroughfare,
Two Women,
United States
On a recent afternoon, while riding a rickety bus down Tehran’s main thoroughfare, I overheard two women discussing the grim state of Iranian politics. One of them had reached a rather desperate conclusion. “Let the Americans come,” she said loudly. “Let them sort things out for us.”
Although their leaders still call America the “Great Satan,” [...]
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