President Obama’s Speech at University of Indonesia

President Obama’s Speech at University of Indonesia: “… May our two nations work together, with faith and determination …” Jakarta, November 10, 2010     Thank you for this wonderful welcome. Thank you to the people of Jakarta. And thank you to the people of Indonesia.I am so glad that I made it to Indonesia, [...]

From Communism to Confucianism

 NEW PERSPECTIVES QUARTERLY, WINTER 2010, Vol 27-2 From Communism to Confucianism:  China’s Alternative to Liberal Democracy   Daniel A. Bell is professor of political philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing and the author of China’s New Confucianism: Politics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society. Beijing—Four decades ago, it would have been suicidal to say [...]

Islamic Theology in Indonesia, was infected by USA?

This article from Washington Post. About Islamic Theology that is infected by American? By Andrew Higgins In the early 1980s, Nasir Tamara, a young Indonesian scholar, needed money to fund a study of Islam and politics. He went to the Jakarta office of the U.S.-based Ford Foundation to ask for help. He left empty-handed. The [...]

Bibles with ‘Allah’ are Confiscated

 http://www.latimes. com/news/ nationworld/ world/la- fg-briefs30- 2009oct30, 0,7232083. story   October 30, 2009   MALAYSIA Bibles with ‘Allah’ are confiscated Malaysian authorities have confiscated more than 15,000 Bibles because they referred to “God” as “Allah,” a translation that has been banned in this Muslim-majority country, Christian church officials said. The Rev. Hermen Shastri, general secretary of [...]

C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help to Kill Jihadists

August 20, 2009 C.I.A. Sought Blackwater’s Help to Kill Jihadists By MARK MAZZETTI WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency in 2004 hired outside contractors from the private security contractor Blackwater USA as part of a secret program to locate and assassinate top operatives of Al Qaeda, according to current and former government officials. Executives from [...]

SBY Covered Up Ambush Murder of U.S. Citizens

From: John M Miller <fbp@igc.org> Subject: SBY Covered Up Ambush Murder of U.S. Citizens To: etan@etan.org Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 9:45 AM SBY Covered Up Ambush Murder of U.S. Citizens   Eben Kirksey, Ph.D., University of California (Santa Cruz) +1.831.429.8276 or +1.831.600.5937  (English or Bahasa Indonesia) Paula Makabory, Institute of Papuan Advocacy and Human Rights [...]

Obama: From Anti-war Law Professor to Warmonger in 100 Days

Obama: From Anti-war Law Professor to Warmonger in 100 Days It didn’t take long for President Barack Obama to swing behind targeted assassinations and bombing raids, says Alexander Cockburn By Alexander Cockburn May 21, 2009 “First Post” — How long does it take a mild-mannered, anti-war, black professor of constitutional law, trained as a community [...]

Obama’s Middle East Imperialism

 By Shamus Cooke Global Research, May 10, 2009 http://www.globalre search.ca/ index.php? context=va&aid=13556 The velvet gloves are off and the reality of Obama’s Middle East plans are being revealed: a bare-fisted pummeling of Afghanistan and Pakistan — with Iraq’s fate yet to be determined. The media have been preparing this for months, with incessant talk about [...]

Indonesia’s dark-horse candidate

http://www.atimes. com/atimes/ Southeast_ Asia/KC31Ae01. html Mar 31, 2009 Indonesia’s dark-horse candidate By Katherine Demopoulos JAKARTA – Career soldier Prabowo Subianto is still a dark-horse candidate among the 38 different political parties jockeying for position ahead of next month’s legislative elections and a looming presidential race set for July. A former son-in-law of dictator Suharto, and [...]

An open letter from Dr. Mahathir to Obama

January 1, 2009 Dear Mr. President, I did not vote for you in the Presidential Election because I am Malaysian. But I consider myself one of your constituents because what you do or say will affect me and my country as well. I welcome your promise for change. Certainly your country, the United States of [...]