September 2010

How U.S. Tax Dollars Enable Ahmadinejad to Practice Press Censorship at the U.N.

September 27, 2010

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The brilliant and intrepid Claudia Rosett, the investigative journalist who exposed the oil for food scandal, has a sharp blog post about a shocking incident that took place at the U.N. last week when Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, kicked out...

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Standing Up to Ahmadinejad at the U.N.

September 23, 2010

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Crowds gathered yesterday at the U.N.’s Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance at the United Nations of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani addressed the crowd, saying:...

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Escaped South Sudanese Slave, Human Rights Leader Simon Deng to Prez Obama: “We Can’t Wait!”

September 16, 2010

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Human rights leader Simon Deng, a former Sudanese national swimming champion and escaped slave, has launched his 250-mile freedom walk from the United Nations to Washington D.C. this week to gain U.S. support for the independence of South...

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Long Live Carla Bruni and Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

September 1, 2010

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Disturbing news out of Iran this week as the regime-backed newspaper daily Kayhan says Carla Bruni, first lady of France, deserves to die for her views.

Taking a stand for the rights of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who...

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