What should we make of the Wikileaks story?Obviously, the Swedish “sex crime” charges are ridiculous, as are the death threats against Wikileaks founds Julian Assange. See this, this and this.Some leading first amendment advocates support Wikileaks as…
Posts Tagged ‘Central American’
Heidi & Spencer Offered $100K To Leave The Country (Where Do We Sign ‘Em Up?)
November 10th, 2010 |
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills, cash-strapped former reality terrors Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are being offered a high-paying job in Costa Rica, with just one little condition: They’ll have to leave the country. We can live with that! YouWager.com, an online betting website, is helping the American people get rid of Speidi by [...]
10 Loudest Grunters in Women’s Tennis
June 22nd, 2010 |
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With Wimbledon upon on us, we’re set to be served up a feast of top level tennis, accompanied not just by strawberries and cream, but by some of the loudest female grunting this side of the San Pornando Valley. Martina Navratilova called for grunting to be stamped out of women’s tennis – the former World [...]
China miffed over plan to name stadium after Dalai Lama
January 22nd, 2010 |
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The Chinese government has said a Costa Rican presidential candidate’s pledge to name a stadium in San Jose after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama “is not in line with the common desires of the two countries”.
In a statement to EFE Thursday, the Chinese foreign ministry said the stadium “represents the Chinese people’s friendship with Costa [...]
Honduras leader firm against world pressure
August 1st, 2009 |
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Honduras’ de facto leader vowed on Friday that no country will push the small Central American nation around and pledged to resist international pressure to reinstate toppled President Manuel Zelaya. Roberto Micheletti, who was named president by Congress just hours after soldiers overthrew
Honduras Talks Break Down Over Zelaya’s Return
July 20th, 2009 |
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Talks on resolving Honduras’ leadership crisis broke off Sunday after the interim government rejected a proposed compromise, saying a provision calling for ousted President Manuel Zelaya to serve out his term was “…