The Impudent Observer header image 1

Entries Tagged as 'Multicultural'

Is This Terrorist A Terrorist?

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

In the rush to uncover al-Qaeda secret agents, law enforcement authorities are quick to jump on any report that a man seized by the police is a terrorist. A major problem with finding terrorists is their refusal to walk around with signs that tell the world they are wanted by Americans or Pakistanis or someone. [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Barack Obama · Human Rights · Islam · Military · Multicultural · Muslims · Politics · Satire · Social Justice · US Foreign Policy · United States · War · World News

Sex Abuse And Catholic Church-What’s New?

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Once again, another story about alleged sexual abuse in a Catholic organization, only this time the person identified as connected to the incident is a brother of the pope. Monsignor Ratzinger has agreed to testify about claims that a highly regarded choir he was involved with somehow is connected to incidents of sexual abuse. There [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Catholics · Christianity · Gender Issues · Human Rights · Italy · Multicultural · Politics · Religion · Social Justice · World News

Khandahar Is Not Far Away For Fighting

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

The fight for Marjah is now completed and Taliban forces have been driven from the city limits after a few weeks of intensive fighting. General McChrystal was not pleased the battle took so long, but was glad that civilian casualties were low compared to initial fears of massive deaths. About 19 civilians died during the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Barack Obama · Conservatives · Democrats · Human Rights · Islam · Military · Multicultural · Muslims · Politics · Social Justice · US Foreign Policy · United States · War · World News

Is There A Chance For Democracy In Egyp.t?

March 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Mohamed El-Barardi, former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) threw his hat into the ring of Egypt’s political arena and will run for the presidency. Under the title, “Together We Will Change,” he demanded that his nation truly have a democratic election. He wants an end to the state of emergency, judicial supervision of [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Gender Issues · Human Rights · Islam · Multicultural · Muslims · Politics · Social Justice · World News

SCOOP–REAL STORY OFG 9/11 BY AHMADINEJAD!

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Thank God Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken an interest in the supposed attack on 9/11 of the supposed World Trade Center. The Iranian president, after an exhaustive research of the topic, had finally revealed to the world the real story as to what happened–or did not occur on that day. First of all, the so-called hole [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Conservatives · Dick Cheney · Don Rumsfeld · George Bush · Human Rights · Iran · Islam · Multicultural · Muslims · Politics · Republicans · Social Justice · US Foreign Policy · United States · World News

HEADLINES FROM THE WORLD PRESS

March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Each day we offer a sample of headlines that appeared in the world press along with our comments.
UK, The Independent: “Israel-Killing Hamas Leader Not Murder”
I assume from the Israel perspective killing a Hamas leader is like killing a non-human. Gee, I heard this argument about sixty years ago when used against Jews.
Denmark, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Conservatives · Democrats · Education · Europe · Gender Issues · Human Rights · Liberals · Multicultural · Peace · Politics · Religion · Social Justice · US Foreign Policy · United States · War · World News

300 Lashes For No Male Escort!

March 6th, 2010 · No Comments

The world of Saudi Arabia often appears to come across as an unused set from a Hollywood film about the Middle Ages that has been let out in the weather to wither and corrode. However, reality is Saudi Arabia is all too real in the modern world even though its religious leaders could win Academy [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Gender Issues · Human Rights · Islam · Multicultural · Muslims · Social Justice · World News

Ever Get Feeling You Don’t Want To Go?

March 6th, 2010 · No Comments

There is a nasty war going on in Afghanistan and some soldiers did not think fighting in the mountains of that country was what they signed up for in the military. Lance Corporal Joe Glenton has become famous to anti-war advocates by speaking out against serving in that hell hole. He even went further by [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Human Rights · Military · Multicultural · Politics · Socialists · UK · War · World News

Must A Real Jew Criticize Israel?

March 6th, 2010 · No Comments

I recently read an interesting column in Haaretz by Bradley Burston who argued if one really is a Jew then it is necessary to speak honestly about what is happening in Israel. Burston was not born in Israel but became an immigrant in the land. “I fell in love with this place…I wrote recently about [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Human Rights · Islam · Israel · Judaism · Military · Multicultural · Muslims · Religion · Social Justice · War · World News

Who Cleans Your House?

March 5th, 2010 · No Comments

As one wanders the world of advanced technological societies it becomes quite clear that any dirty or cleaning work will not be done by anyone who was born and raised in the country. Those in the industrial world have abandoned the idea of heavy physical work and now import cleaners because the very idea that [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Gender Issues · Human Rights · Multicultural · Social Justice · Sweden · World News