Obama’s First General Assembly: A Spittin’ Preview
I had a fleeting fantasy last night that the media, in this new post-Bush era, might somehow choose not to reduce Obama's first General Assembly meeting from a serious and substantive platform of world leaders from across the globe into a perceptual cat-and-mouse game between Obama and Ahmadinejad.
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The Practice of Domination in Everyday Life
The photo appeared on page A8 of the morning edition of the New York Times with this caption: “ Tinderbox In Hebron, a Jewish settler threw wine at a Palestinian woman.... Look at the woman’s coat and hat, and at the Star of David scrawled on the storefront; she...
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Cutting a Figure
After the unusual firing of McChrystal's predecessor and all the build up surrounding this Saddam-capturing, Zarqawi-snuffing former Special Ops wonderkind, the notorious Stanley stands in the middle of this crowd of Afghans as if he's invisible.
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Gay Israel
Netanyahu the hawk, the man's man, visiting the Tel Aviv gay youth center, Beit Paz, where two people were murdered last week.
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Return of the Diplomats
What makes the image of Bubba and Kim Jong-Il so profound is the visual sense Clinton pulled off a "summit on the fly."
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Iran: Low Lights from the Show Trial
I could only wince looking at this screen shot from the Iranian show trial.
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We Are All Neda
International protests on the fortieth day after the young martyr, Neda Agha Soltan, was killed in Iran.
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Netanyahu the Look Out
The product of one of the more disingenuous photo ops circling now, we see Netanyahu taking to the desert with a pair of binoculars, the picture of an "outward looking" leader surrounded by empty expanse.
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Iran Update: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
Given the profound combination of political expression and primitive repression in Iran right now, it is fascinating to watch the reform movement patiently adapt its form and tactics by the week.
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Obama, Ghana, Shouting From The Rooftops
As a singular image, I was struck by the one showing Obama waving from his car after visiting the General Hospital in Accra. Against the overcast sky, it serves as a striking counterpoint to the scene of hapless residents stranded on rooftops in New Orleans post Katrina.
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Iran Again: New Pictures … And Echoes
Tell me this doesn't resonate because the woman evokes Neda, the martyr of Iran's contested-election demonstrations?
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L’Aquila: The Woe Summit
Wednesday's stroll by G-8 summiteers comes off no better than disaster tourism.
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Obama You're Not, Sir!
If Obama killed the bug, it seems the bug -- comically exposing Ahmadinejad for the sham he is -- has had a bit part in squashing Iran's phony president.
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Obama – Putin Not in Love!
Then, fast forward to this week with the return to normalcy marked by a healthy distance; looks of feeling each other out; and skepticism for gamesmanship and artificiality.
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BAGnewsNotes contributer Alan Chin filed these photos and this brief report this afternoon on the violence in Xinjiang:
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Robo-Iran
After a two day gap in his Iran coverage, Toronto tweeter faramarz posted this shot on his flickr site.
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Entrance of the Presidential House
Maybe the Honduran military coup represents the greater evil, but I'm wondering how much our support for Zelaya -- who pushed to abrogate the constitution to remain in power -- somehow isn't just good for business.
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Iran Update: "Can You Hear Me Now? …Hello?" (…Crackle…)
Are you still in withdrawal over the Iranian suppression of the post-election protests?
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