-
Recent Posts
MichaelBenjamin2012
Categories
- Africa
- African Americans
- Bronx
- Campaign Finance
- Corrections
- Corruption Watch
- Counter-Terrorism
- Crime
- Economic Development
- Education
- Education Reform
- Elections
- Finance
- Food
- Foreign Policy
- Foreign policy
- Gender Rights
- Government
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration Issues
- International Affairs
- Labor
- Media
- Mental Health
- Music
- National Security
- Political corruption
- Politics
- Poverty Pimps
- Presidential Politics
- Public Corruption
- Public Policy
- RAce Relations
- Racial Justice
- Religion
- Sports
- The Economy
- Uncategorized
- Voting Rights
- Women's Issues
Meta
RSS subscription
Blogroll
Category Archives: International Affairs
Guatemala President Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina resigns amid corruption scandal The corruption scandal, uncovered by prosecutors and a U.N. commission probing criminal networks in Guatemala, involved a scheme known as “La Linea,” or “The Line,” in which businesspeople paid bribes to … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption Watch, Government, International Affairs, Public Corruption
Tagged bribery, corruption, Guatemala, Perez Molina
Leave a comment
Chosan Kef’s Find The Cure (4 Ebola) track
Download Chosan Kef’s “Find The Cure (4 Ebola)” featuring Miss Sierra Leone 2014 & Miss West Africa UK http://bit.ly/1y6q4eY My friend and rap artist Chosan Kef was born in Sierra Leone, raised in Great Britain and now lives and works … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, African Americans, International Affairs, Music, Public Policy
Tagged chosan kef, ebola, sierra leone
Leave a comment
Say No to military intervention in Syria
Congress must defeat President Obama’s War Powers resolution authorizing military action against the Assad regime in Syria. Continue reading
CUSIB Applauds Appointment of Kevin Klose As RFE/RL President and CEO
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) congratulates Kevin Klose upon his appointment to serve as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President and CEO. Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Government, International Affairs, Public Policy
Tagged Ann Noonan, CUSIB, Kevin Klose, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Ted Lipien
Leave a comment
Tweet from Nadia El-Awady (@NadiaE)
Interesting post critiquing Nigerians’ feelings towards Boston bombings in contrast to their numbness towards Boko Haram madness. http://t.co/ddnW2dGTkh (https://twitter.com/NadiaE/status/325868402344337408) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download
Posted in Counter-Terrorism, Government, International Affairs, Political corruption
Tagged Boko Haram, Boston, Nigeria, terrorism
Leave a comment
Sino-African media relations – Listening Post – Al Jazeera English
If this doesn’t alarm you, I don’t know what will. While our President and Congress dither over a fiscal cliff and gun control, Communist China is cleaning our clock in Africa. The economic re-colonization of Africa by a foreign power … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, International Affairs
Tagged Africa, Al Jazeera English, china, kenya, Sino-African relations, Xinhua News Agency
Leave a comment
U.S. had early indications Libya attack tied to organized militants | Reuters
An American Ambassador can’t manage all the risks when posted aboard. The late Ambassador Chris Stevens probably knew this more than anyone. But after action reports and reviews are revealing the truth about the attack that led to Ambassador Stevens … Continue reading
Review & Outlook: The Libya Debacle – WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal opinion page’s Review & Outlook column is a must-read for those interested in what really happened in Benghazi, Libya earlier this month. The Obama Administration’s mischaracterization of the events that resulted in Ambassador Chris Stevens’ death … Continue reading
Former Navy SEALs died after coming to the aid of others – CNN.com
As we put time and distance between the events of September 11, 2012 in Benghazi, Libya, the clearer we understand what transpired that day. We now know that Ambassador Chris Stevens, who perished, traveled in an armored vehicle and had, … Continue reading