Category Archives: Socio-Politico Rants

Socio-Political Rants.. New Video Shows Kidnapped Reporter WeepingFreelance writer Jill Carroll is shown in this Sept. 5, 2005, file photo provided by the Christian Science Monitor. An Arab television channel aired a silent 20-second videotape Tuesday Jan. 17, 2006 of Carroll, who has been held hostage in Iraq since Jan. 7, and said an accompanyingContinue reading “Taking the rights away from Jill Carroll, the Kidnapped Reporter in Iraq.”

Corporate responsibility: Reporters Without Borders urges Internet users and bloggers to support its recommendations on freedom of expression Sign the petition on : http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=16119 On 6 January, Reporters Without Borders issued six concrete proposals aimed at ensuring that Internet-sector companies respect free expression when operating in repressive countries. The organisation calls on bloggers and InternetContinue reading “Corporate responsibility: Reporters Without Borders urges Internet users and bloggers to support its recommendations on freedom of expression”

Socio-Political Rants I came away from the WTO protests completely disillusioned. The following photographs explains why. There were more onlookers, journalists, and "photographers" than protesters, who were being cheered on like it was a gladiator fight. The real concerns of the farm subsidies and inequality of trade gets lost in this first world entertainment. IContinue reading “Feeding Frenzy of the WTO Protest in Photos”

Fergus is a guest writer on Glutter presenting an alternative view of the WTO protests. I don’t always agree with him but I like hearing what he has to say. There has been much discussion in this blog about the incidents in Wanchai the other night and I feel that I must add a fewContinue reading “Guest Writer Fergus: post WTO comments”

Fergus is represents the radical protesters of the anti-wto movement. I asked him to write for Glutter to present an alternative interpretation of the events of the last week. More often that not, I disagree with him but I do believe in open forums to allow different points of view to be heard, without itContinue reading “Guest Writer Fergus: The World Trade Organization”

Socio Political Rants 700 people have been brought to the station to be booked, and 200 people remain on Gloucester Road, the stand off has lasted over 11 hours already. I think the police are playing it really restraint, first carrying away the women farmers until most of them left on their own starting aroundContinue reading “Globalize Trade, Globalized Violence, Violence of poverty, and Having the Strength of Convictions to Deal with Consequences”

So the first tear gas canisters have been thrown, the protesters have pepper spray, railings have been pulled down, metal sticks torn off police railings used. Hundred probably thousands of police has been mobilized, and all TV stations are playing the live feeds. Hong Kong has not seen any riots since 1960’s, all the roadsContinue reading “Hmm. You gotta say at least the WTO meetings themselves are peaceful..”

So it’s happening, it’s turned truly violent. I am watching in the news and it seems complete mayhem, although I know the reality is probably somewhat different. I want to talk more about how I feel pretty angry about the whole thing, which was the reason I left the protest which turned out to beContinue reading “WTO Diary: Genuine Concerns Turns First World Violent Entertainment.”