Odd looking photographer? Must be a terrorist
If you have a long-lens camera, more then one mobile phone or a peculiar home life then you could be branded a terrorist in London. The Metropolitan Police have just stepped up their campaign against terrorist activity by increasing “stop and search” powers and reminding the public to keep their eyes peeled for “odd” people. Our Observer in London is apparently one of them. Read more…
Did Clinton blacken Obama?
Tension seems to be mounting between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. A post on the political blog Daily Kos generated a firestorm of controversy. Read more…
Assoud, the Hamas 'holy war' rabbit
Chavez, Uribe and Correa: let the battle begin
Since the Colombian army marched into Ecuador to kill the FARC rebel group's number two Raul Reyes, a three-way brawl has erupted between presidents Chavez, Correa and Uribe. Comments from our Observers in Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador...
Moroccans gang together for the release of the "Facebook prisoner"
Fouad Mourtada got three years in a maximum security prison for creating a fake Facebook profile page for a member of the Moroccan royal family. Now, web users all over the world are ganging together to get Fouad out of prison. Read more…
Web-users show support for the Facebook prisoner online
Jack backs Clinton
Barack Obama might enjoy the support of stars Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson and George Clooney, but film favourite Jack Nicholson decided to side with Hillary Clinton in a video clip, helping to pull the “doomed” democrat candidate out of what seemed like a political grave only last week. Clinton’s wins in Ohio and Texas come after 11 consecutive defeats, and an endorsement video from Nicholson. Read more and see the clip, along with the Obama takeoff, of course.
The 'dumbest blog post of the election season'
When one blogger fine-combed Hillary Clinton’s last campaign clip (below), she thought she had found something incredible. On the pyjamas of the sleeping child who appears at the beginning of the clip, the letters “NIG” are printed. A racist message from the ex-first lady? Read more…
Extreme drivers risk extreme deaths
There’s nothing new about "extreme driving" in Saudi Arabia. Only now, the whole world can admire Saudi drivers’ exploits on YouTube. Young people in the kingdom are literally bored to death. Our Observers' comments on the phenomenon, along with a few videos…
A montage of reckless performances by Saudi drivers. Posted on Liveleak 27 Feb. 08
Anti-whaling activists attack hunters with butyric acid
While delegates from the International Whaling Commission meet today to discuss the “sustainable use of whales”, a bitter war between two boats is being fought in the high seas. One of the ships' captain takes a break from battle to tell us, from a satellite phone onboard, why he’s willing to throw acid for the creatures’ safety. Read more…
Animal activists hurl rotten butter at Japanese whalers.
Vote-riggers can’t break their habit
Vote-rigging, banning candidates and censorship are all part of a traditional Russian election, according to many of the country’s bloggers. But this year, despite a clear front-runner, tales of even more ingenious methods are emerging on the blogosphere. Caught vote-rigging red handed? Just scream “terrorist”. Read more…
