Posts Tagged ‘Barack Hussein Obama’

Matt Damon on Obama ‘I’m Disappointed,’ André Leon Talley and Grace Coddington on Twitter ‘Outdated in 10 Minutes’ ‘

In Afghanistan, Art, Film, History, Internet, Iraq, News, Opinion, Politics, Twitter, War, fame, fashion on 2 March 2010 tagged @OfficialALT, Barack Hussein Obama, Barnes & Noble, Facebook, Grace Coddington, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Iraq, Iraq War, Matt Damon, New York Daily News, R.j. Cutler, Saddam Hussein, The Cut, The Green Zone, The September Issue, Twitter, Vogue, Vogue Magazine, Weapons of Mass Destruction, WMD with Comments

Speaking to the New York Daily News, Matt Damon comments on President Barack Hussein Obama’s ability to deliver on his rhetoric of ‘hope’ and ‘change,’ and meet the public’s inflated expectations of his Administration.
Damon, like many others realizes that the American public put far too much trust and hope in Barack Hussein Obama, but in [...]

Times : Karzai Government ‘Is The Taliban’s No. 1 Recruiting Tool’

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War, citizenship on 24 February 2010 tagged Barack Hussein Obama, ECC, Editorial, Election Fraud, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, NATO, taliban, United Nations, Voter Fraud with Comments

An editorial in yesterday’s New York Times calls Hamid Karzai’s amending of the Afghan Constitution to give him full control over appointment of all five Electoral Complaints Commission officials in Afghanistan a blatant power grab.
Though Karzai’s representatives said the amendment was a bid got ‘afghanise‘ the election process in Afghanistan, however, the Times sees the [...]

Hamid Karzai, Accused of Election Fraud, Now Appoints All Election Officials

In Afghanistan, Crime, History, News, Opinion, Politics, citizenship on 23 February 2010 tagged #Afghanelection, Afghan election, AFP, Barack Hussein Obama, Democracy, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, ECC, Election Fraud, Electoral Complaints Commission, Hamid Karzai, IEC, Independent Election Commission, Presidential Election, Siamak Herawi, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Voter Fraud with Comments

During Afghanistan’s second Presidential election this past August, the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (a body of the Afghan government) was exposed for it’s fraudulent practices that showed an inherent bias towards Hamid Karzai.
At the time, the Electoral Complaints Commission, a watchdog group whose membership was largely appointed by international actors, was considered to be [...]

Sign 876,985,001 Larry King Needs to Retire : Patronizing The Dalai Lama

In History, News, Opinion, Politics, TV, fame, religion on 22 February 2010 tagged 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Barack Hussein Obama, Buddhism, Buddhist, China, CNN, Dalai Lama, His Holiness, india, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, larry king, Larry King Live, Lhamo Döndrub, Tibet with Comments

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, appeared on Larry King Live this evening to discuss his visit with United States President, Barack Hussein Obama, his exile in India, and whether he misses the homeland he was forced out of 50 years ago.
Ever the ridiculously ill-informed blathering [...]

Could Dutch Withdrawal From Afghanistan Collapse Orūzgān Province?

In Afghanistan, History, News, Opinion, Politics, War on 21 February 2010 tagged Asadullah Hamdam, Associated Press, Barack Hussein Obama, Canada, Dihrawud district, Dutch, International Security Assistance Force, ISAF, Marja, Marjah, Mullah Omar, NATO, Netherlands, Oruzgan, Perth, Stephen Smith, taliban, Task Force Uruzgan with Comments

The consequences of the Netherlands’ impending troop withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of 2010 will have a wide ripple effect throughout the embattled nation. According to Canadian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, the Canadian government is not willing to takeover much of the duties of the Task Force Uruzgan from the Dutch.
In fact, with [...]