If you are in the New York Area, I recommend checking out these two films at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival being held at the Lincoln Center: CAMP VICTORY, AFGHANISTAN explores the reality of building a functioning Afghan military; RESTREPO chronicles the deployment of a platoon of US marines in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, […]
The latest row between the battling Begums and their parties is over budget proposals and procedures. On Monday, during a press conference Begum Khaleda Zia offered proposals for an alternative budget. However Begum Zia only announced these proposals outside the parliamentary session. This even though the ruling Awami League had offered and welcomed BNP proposals […]
Group G, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): Spain, Chile, Switzerland, Honduras. Comments: Just about everyone who is not choosing Brazil to win it all is taking Spain, and it’s not a bad guess, though La Furia Roja have a history of coming up short on the big stage. Still, they […]
The world media continues to spout nonsense condemning Israel for the Gaza flotilla raid. Now, the Huffington Post is publicizing a so-called report claiming that Israeli soldiers fired the first shots when boarding the lead Gaza-bound ship. The “reporter” quotes a British activist on one of the other boats as the main source for the […]
Group G, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): Brazil, C’ote d’Ivoire, Portugal, North Korea. Comments: Brazil moves on, of course. As in just about everyplace else in the world, Brazil, is the second favorite international team of most South African soccer fans. This World Cup might mark and exception as fans […]
Group F, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand. Comments: Ok, let’s just etch Italy in stone into the second round. In this anti-Group of Death the Italians, who are always in the running to win it all, will cruise. Similarly, let’s just etch New Zealand in stone […]
Over at SB Nation Spencer Hall has a great paean to the World Cup that is made all the better by the fact that it is cynical and snide and sarcastic but still in the end heartfelt and true.
Group E, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): Netherlands, Cameroon, Denmark, Japan. Comments: The Netherlands are the best nation never to have won a World Cup. They had one of the greatest teams in history in 1974 but lost to Germany. They were runners up again in 1978. The Netherlands, for a […]
Group D, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): Germany, Ghana, Australia, Serbia. Comments: Were it not for slightly top-heavier Group G this would be the Group of Death in this year’s tournament. And unlike Group G, this one has no North Korea to save the top four teams. The “worst” seeded team among these […]
The Department of the Interior announced last Thursday that it is suspending all offshore drilling, including drilling in the Arctic, until at least 2011. The press release stated, “The Department will make decisions about potential future lease sales in Alaska in the 2012-2017 OCS program based on public input, scientific analysis, and the results of […]
At present, there is a debate in India about the action to be taken against the Naxalities/Maoists who have increased their operations against the Indian government and civilians over the last few months. In the month of May, Naxalite attacks killed around 175 people including 29 security personnel. Prior to that in April, they carried […]
Group C, projected order of finish (top two, in bold, to advance): England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia. Comments: The US and England face off on Saturday in what should be one of the marquee matchups of the tournament. The game should be quite a spectacle since Brits and Americans will be the two largest visiting […]
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