US media afraid to talk about racism?
I can’t get my head round this whole racist thing with Barack Obama. I mean I knew it would be an issue, but I never thought it would be quite this deep. Check out the Al Jazeera clip below, it’s much worse than the BBC article I posted earlier and I couldn’t quite get my [...]
How will Tehrangeles vote?
Tehrangeles is a word used to describe the Iranian diaspora in Los Angeles. Traditionally they have been Republican supporters. Many voted for George Bush in the previous elections.
Dumping children in Nebraska
Apparently it is legal to dump children of any age in hospitals in Nebraska. So parents and other family members are coming from other states to do just that… A quote from the article:
“I certainly recognise and can commiserate and empathise with families across our state and across the country who are obviously struggling with [...]
Omar Khadr
Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen. He was 15 when he was taken into custody by US soldiers in Afghanistan. He is now 23 and still has not been sentenced. He remains in Guantanamo and the Canadian government is not doing anything to help him (Omar Khadr is the only Western national remaining in Guantanamo, [...]
Sniffer dogs in teenage bedrooms
I found this really sad. My parents always trusted me and discussed things with me and I would have told them I’d tried drugs if I had. It really bothers me when parents show this sort of distrust towards their children :-/
If you talk to people in an accepting way there’s no need for this. [...]
How much racism is there in the USA?
That is the question everyone is asking right before the coming elections. I guess I’m naive cause I never anticipated quite this much could depend on racial issues. Some of what people said in this article really shocked me:
Charles is a registered Democrat in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
“If it wasn’t for Obama I would vote Democrat. Blacks [...]
Iran supporting Afghanistan
I’m trying to finally get back to reading news - I miss it :]
So I just read an article about a railway being built between Afghanistan and Iran, financed by the USA. Somehow I found it strange since the US is supposed to consider Iran evil and all. Even more interesting, it says Iran has [...]
WFF: My Day 4, Day 8 of the festival (Friday, 17th October)
Friday was a busy day (4 films), but a good one - no major disappointments :)
Secrecy
Impressions In Short
Very professionally made documentary. Some excellent interviews.
Some Details
It’s a very well-made documentary. Mainly it consists of interviews with people who were at one time or other involved with government policies to do with keeping certain information classified. There [...]
