Press slams Chinese censorship
China Clings to Control: Press Freedoms in 2010
France refuses combat troops to Afghan
France will not send any more combat troops to Afghanistan, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told CNN Thursday, reinforcing his country’s opposition to joining the U.S.-led surge there.
Twitter Works on Technology Censorship
Twitter is hoping to find technical ways to help users in China and Iran evade censorship to use their service.
Taliban demands Islamic Emirate
The Taliban leadership council again demanded that Western forces withdraw from Afghanistan and insisted it would reestablish the Islamic Emirates Before any peace or reconciliation with the Taliban can occur,the following must happen: 1.) elimination of Mullah Omar and other irreconcilable and ideological i.e. Al- qaeda-compromised Taliban leadership 2.) replacement of the Karzai regime with…
Western powers pushing talks w/ Taliban
Robert Grenier was the CIA’s chief of station in Islamabad, Pakistan, between 1999–2002. He was also the director of CIA’s counterterrorism centre.
Arianna Huffington Says
Something for Everyone Arianna Huffington: Obama’s State of the Focus Group Speech