The point of this blog is to applaud all the rights of mankind, to challenge all the wrongs of humanity and most of all to see the difference that exists between light and dark: gray matter. Random musings are also sure to ensue.
Being President Would Be Tough
- Japanese Tsunami
- Libyan Civil War
- Bahrain Unrest
- Economic Fears
- Balancing A Budget
- Ongoing Iranian negotiations
- Nationwide concern over the war in Afghanistan
- Nationwide concern over health care
- Nationwide concern over labor unions
- Middle Class Unrest
- Trying to negotiate with a hostile House of Representatives
- and don’t forget…an upcoming election
They would have to feed me Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann quotes every day to keep me laughing.
Afghanistan is one of the world’s poorest and most war-wrecked nations.. and still, Afghan officials in Kandahar donated money to victims of the Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster. This article is especially for all you racist, arrogant, selfish U.S. Americans who constantly complain and whine about how the United States is supposedly the only nation that gives money to other nations in times of crisis. Guess what, assholes? Other nations have stepped in to help the victims, too!
KABUL - ONE of impoverished Afghanistan’s most violent provinces on Saturday offered $50,000 in aid to help victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami, officials said.
The cash has been offered by officials in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan, which is seen as the birthplace of the Taleban and is one of the areas worst affected by violence in Afghanistan’s near-ten year war.
‘On behalf of the residents of Kandahar, mayor Ghulam Haidar Hamidi announced $50,000 in aid to the people affected by earthquakes and tsunami in Japan,’ a statement from Kandahar’s provincial governor said.
Japan was hit by an 8.9-magnitude earthquake on Friday which triggered a tsunami, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands unaccounted for.
The world’s third-largest economy has been one of the main contributors of aid for the reconstruction and development of desperately poor Afghanistan.
In 2009, Japan pledged up to five billion dollars in aid for Afghanistan, to be delivered by 2013. — AFP
This is amazing.
I can’t even <3
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According to the US Department of Defense FY 2010 Report on Sexual Assault in the Military
- 71 percent of women and 85 percent of men indicated on the survey they did not report the incident of unwanted sexual contact they experienced in the year prior to the survey.
The most frequently cited reasons Active Duty women gave for not reporting their incident included:
- not wanting anyone to know (67 percent)
- feeling uncomfortable making a report (65 percent)
- thinking their report would not be kept confidential (60 percent)
- being afraid of retaliation or reprisals from the perpetrator or his or her friends (54 percent)
- fear of being labeled a troublemaker (52 percent)
- hearing about the negative experiences of other victims (47 percent)
- thinking that nothing would be done about their report (47 percent).
“…It could be argued that Service members may be reluctant to report because they are not fully aware of their reporting options and the steps to follow. However, relatively few Active Duty women (15 percent) and Active Duty men (8 percent) endorsed lack of knowledge about how to report as a reason for not reporting.”
Celebration in Benghazi over UN resolution passing. Watch live here
Protests continue into their second day in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan has been ruled by one family since the fall of the Soviet Union: Heydar Aliyev came into power in 1993 and handed it off to his son, Ilham, in 2003. Yesterday, the Interior Ministry stated that it had arrested 43 protesters, 23 of which were released after questioning. The protests are being organised, unsurprisingly, via social media sites and much of the impetus comes from the opposition party Musavat. Read more at Reuters and RFE/RL.
Above, protesters rally in the capital city, Baku. 12 March 2011. Photo Credit: Azadliq Radiosu/RFE/RL
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Okay, we know, we know, it’s shameless self promotion. We will be using the increased traffic from our website to fund this donation. We will be sending Red Cross the check for the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.
UPDATE: We forgot to add what we’d do if someone were to “like” the post. We will combine the reblogs and likes we got from our last post along with the reblogs and likes we get from this post.
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