A Gay Girl in Damascus

Seeded on Sat May 7, 2011 9:42 AM EDT (PRNTT)

It's Friday morning; I'm in Damascus. Today may be the big day of the National Uprising that we have been working for. This might be the last post on this blog. Or the next one may be triumphant

women, gay, syria, muslims, lesbian, islam, world-news, girls, damascus

Terminator 5

Seeded on Sun Apr 24, 2011 12:56 PM EDT (libero.it)

Federica Pellegrini turns back and goes home; from Paris to Verona. Back to her roots.

sports, paris, verona

Human rights: meeting the leaders of oppressed populations, near Rome

Seeded on Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:34 PM EST (Radio radicale)

Rebya Kader, the leader of the Uyghurs, the President of the Tibetan Parliament in exile Penpa Sering, the leader of the Montagnards Kok Ksor, Rubina Greenwood (Sindhi), Joel Batila ( Republic of Cabind ), and many more, this week-end are near Rome to talk about human rig …

human-rights, egypt, italy, rome, world-news, tibet, uyghurs, penpa-sering, rubina-greenwood, joel-batila

Funny and irreverent Pope picture

Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:33 AM EDT

Matthew 10:9-10 (New King James Version) [9] Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts, [10] nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs; for a worker is worthy of his food.

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religion, rome, pope, pope-benedict-xvi, catholics, buddhism, funny, religions, prntt, radical-party

The exile for Saddam Hussein was possible, but George Bush and Tony Blair chose the war instead.

Seeded on Tue Oct 5, 2010 3:49 PM EDT ()

Marco Pannella has called for the establishment of an inquiry commission in Italy on and the war in Iraq.

bush, saddam, gulf, war, blair, world-news, oraq

Blair's case for Iraq invasion was self-serving, lawyers tell Chilcot inquiry

Seeded on Fri Oct 1, 2010 3:40 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

The Blair government undermined the UN, bowed to US political pressure and relied on self-serving arguments to justify its decision to invade Iraq, according to evidence to the Chilcot inquiry by international lawyers.

iraq, saddam, blair, world-news, uk

Donate $1 to $5 to Haiti for free: how?

Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:56 AM EST

As you know, behind the button above called 'Earnings', you have from few dollars to dozens. Be logic: only if you reach 25 dollars it is possible to have them paid and hundred of us will never (never!) reach that goal for many years.

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haiti, earthquake, health, help, donations

The sabotage of the only concrete initiative as an alternative to the Iraqi war

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:38 AM EST (www.radicalparty.org)

The deliberate sabotage of the only concrete initiative that would have on one hand avoided the war, saved lives of thousands of persons, avoided spoils and destructions; and at the same time that would have liberated Iraq from Saddam's dictatorship.

bush, iraq, italy, saddam, politics, war, blair, pannella

Big Brother Awards Italy 2009

Seeded on Sun May 24, 2009 10:40 AM EDT ()

Today, the votes of the jurors for the Big Brother Awards Italia 2009(http://bba.winstonsmith.info/ ) is public. The jurors have made their choice on the basis of the proposals sent by all Italians.

entertainment, big, brother

Secret EU Open Source Migration Study Leaked

Seeded on Fri May 15, 2009 3:53 PM EDT (Slashdot)

For 4 years MEP Marco Cappato tried to get access to the EU Council's 2005 open source migration study because he is a member of a responsible IT oversight committee in the European Parliament. His repeated requests for access were denied.

technology, eu, europe, microsoft, european-parliament, linux, ms-office, marco-cappato

Silvio Berlusconi (Italian Prime Minister): marriage ended

Seeded on Sun May 3, 2009 6:19 AM EDT (rai.it)

Veronica Lario "closes the curtain" on his married life. After nearly thirty years, the streets of the President of the Council and his wife are divided, even legally.

italy, divorce, berlusconi, world-news, prime-minister, silvio-berlusconi

FIAT "eco:Drive", tips on how to consume less fuel improving your driving style

Seeded on Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:46 AM EDT ()

Thanks to the experience of Ferrari, Fiat introduces an innovative system of "telemetry" similar to Formula 1 to monitor their driving, learn how to improve it to consume less fuel by reducing CO2 emissions: the system is free and available to all holders of a new FIAT.

technology, oil, italy, car, pollution, fiat, co2, petrol, energy-saving, eco-drive

New Engine Technology from FIAT: MultiAir, more power, less fuel.

Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 4:05 AM EST ()

Chrysler's New Partner, already a world leader in advanced diesel engine technology, Fiat Group has just launched MultiAir, a fundamental breakthrough in petrol engine design that will dramatically cut fuel consumption, as well as significantly boosting power and torque, cutting …

technology

China objects to Dalai Lama granted honorary citizen status by Rome and Venice

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:50 PM EST ()

Buddhist spiritual leader is comforted in Tibet's search for autonomy. Beijing threatens actions that might affect its good relations with Italy. Today the Dalai Lama becomes honorary citizen of Venice.

china, italy, rome, world-news, dalai-lama, venice, honorary-citizenship

Dalai Lama receives German Media Prize and honorary citizenship in Rome and Venice

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:27 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)

BERLIN: The Dalai Lama has accepted the German Media Prize and praised the role of the press in assisting Tibet in its efforts to seek greater autonomy from China.

world-news

Photo-montage about Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger)

Fri Feb 6, 2009 11:57 AM EST

On the web there are a number of photomontages about Pope Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger), some really heinous, and the one which represents a false nazi greeting, I think that could arise from an original photo that could be similar to this reconstruction, which is a typical li …

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vatican, politics, pope, pope-benedict-xvi, ratzinger, photo-montage

Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists

Seeded on Fri Jan 2, 2009 9:16 AM EST (Telegraph)

A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim: the technology can generate electricity in water flowing at a rate of less than one knot - about one mile an hour - meaning …

technology, energy, renovable-energy

The text that the EU will present the UN for the universal decriminalization of homosexuality

Seeded on Sat Dec 6, 2008 12:33 PM EST (www.radioradicale.it)

The project for a universal decriminalization of homosexuality presented by the French presidency of the European Union and accepted by all 27 Member States, will be circulated among UN Member States and exhibited in December during the work of the General Assembly.

eu, france, vatican, europe, politics, pope, homosexuality, decriminalization-of-homosexuality

Wine Bar - Cultural reality show

Seeded on Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:22 PM EDT (www.winebarshow.it)

Wine Bar is a place of our imagination (each other), and wine is a good companion for a dialogue of culture and art, and much more, having dinner, in each episode, new and interesting people.

entertainment, italy, wine, sky, reality-show, sky-tv, wine-bar

Thanks to Italian wineries the U.S. embassy in Italy has finally cellar of his prestige

Seeded on Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:28 PM EDT (www.winenews.it)

Today we are here to inaugurate a new extension of the historic Villa Taverna, the residence of the ambassadors of the United States of America in Italy.

italy, wine, rome, world-news, u-s-embassy

Sarah Palin imitation - institutional spot on the national Italian TV

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:18 PM EDT (www.fainotizia.it)

Paola Cortellesi, the most brilliant actress (non only comedian) in Italy: I would like see her on an important movie, may with another great actress, Laura Morante. I think she is ready for Hollywood too...but, what a pity! In Hollywood nobody knows anything about her!

italy, politics, palin, sarah-palin, imitations, paola-cortellesi, mariastella-gelmini, cortellesi, gelmini

Wine Week 2008

Seeded on Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:21 PM EDT (www.settimanaenologica.it)

The event Wine Week takes place a few years Montefalco in Umbria (Italy), home of "Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG" (a kind of wine) and the seat of the National Center sweet wines.

italy, wine, world-news, umbria

His Holiness the Dalai Lama needs to rest

Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:20 PM EDT

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been experiencing some discomfort in the past couple of days.

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world-news, dalai-lama, tibet

Moratorium on the death penalty also for Tareq Aziz

Seeded on Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:58 PM EDT (www.radicalparty.org)

Member of the European Parliament and President of the Nonviolent Radical Party - has been on a hunger strike to halt the anticipated death sentence and immediate execution of former Iraqi Minister Tareq Aziz, number two in Saddam Hussein's decades-long regime.

iraq, italy, death-penalty, saddam-hussein, world-news, tareq-aziz

Not all the online political forums are futile: The case study of the "Italian Radical Community"

Seeded on Sun Jul 6, 2008 4:16 AM EDT (www.unige.ch)

The forum of the "Italian radicals" (www.radicali.it) is one of the most successful forums worldwide from the point of view of its rate of participation and probably as well from the perspective of its quality of participation.

italy, politics, italian-radicals, partito-radicale, radicali-italiani

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