Now, if you've been reading my blog, you sometimes get the impression that whenever I'm writing a post about current events, I'm focusing too much on negativity, especially about the Muslims. The reason why many of my posts are about Muslim is because my blog is especially geared towards Islam and Muslim; Religion, history, literature, culture, society, current events and possibly everything under the sun. Also, everyone knows that the news about current events is generally about something interesting, exciting and explosive; good news are soo mundane of everyday things that they rarely fall into anything you would consider interesting, exciting, explosive or news-worthy.
Anyway, many Muslims would be pleased that the news cycle for February 2014 is dominated mostly with craziness coming not from that part of the world where most Muslims reside but from places where there are very few Muslims or significant Muslims population to interrupt the progressive and superior non-Muslim culture or society (ha-ha).
The citizen protest in Ukraine has turned very violent and bloody in the recent days. The images that are coming to us are very shocking and horrifying. For those who are not following the news, here's a brief scope. The citizen of that country wishes to move to the European model of governance (possibly adopting everything that Europe stands for). The corrupt Ukrainian leadership, who are mostly puppet of the charismatic Russian dictator (Vladimir Putin), do not want the citizen of their country to abandon the big brother Russia. Of course Ukraine is very important to Russia because it has resources and is strategically located to serve her interest. Sometimes I get the impression that Russia is just a cold-blooded terminator who doesn't care the feeling and the aspiration of her people or others. As long as the Kremlin hierarchy is happy and profiting then the rest of the world can go to hell.
The Venezuelan dictator, Hugo Chavez passed away recently. Shortly afterwards the hypocrisy of his government (which is now controlled mostly by his buddies) is being exposed right in front of our eyes.
Here's a brief news of what's happening:
Since last week, four people have been shot to death in protests, dozens have been wounded and scores have been arrested. A local newspaper said some of the shots fired in one killing appeared to have come from a group that included uniformed security officers and men accompanying them in civilian clothes.
Venezuela became a bitterly divided country during the 14 years of Mr. Chávez’s presidency, which ended with his death in March. He fostered a cult of personality and dominated all aspects of political life, pushing the country, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, toward his vision of socialist revolution.
In a psychological blow to many in the opposition, a stridently antigovernment television station, Globovision, was sold last year to investors believed to be close to the government. Since then, the station has toned down its programming and ceased to be a counterweight to the relentlessly pro-government tone of several government-run television stations.
Last week Mr. Maduro ordered a Colombian news channel, NTN24, removed from cable because of its coverage of the demonstrations.
Now, there has been little live news coverage of the wave of protests, while government television has relentlessly vilified the demonstrators.
“There are very few outlets where the opposition can make itself heard,” said Cedomir Mimia, 27, a lawyer at a recent protest, who said his top concern was “the information blackout.”
Many protesters say they are simply fed up with the country’s bitter divide. “I’m here because I’m tired of the crime, of the shortages, tired of having to stand on line to buy anything,” said María Luchón, 21, at a recent rally. “I’m tired of the politicians of both sides.”
Reference
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/world/americas/protests-swell-in-venezuela-as-places-to-rally-disappear.html?_r=0
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