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The recent assaults in Brazil and India have raised questions about those countries’ safety records. Here are the places where travelers should actually be wary. Olga Khazan The Atlantic 4/2/2013 It’s been an alarming past few weeks for fans of international travel. In March, a Swiss woman was gang-raped while she was camped out in […] April 3rd, 2013 | Tags: Department of Foreign Affairs, tourism | Category: Brazil, Canada, Crime, India, Mexico, Middle East, State Department | Comments are closed
WorldTribune.com 12/12/2012 The administration of President Barack Obama has approved the delivery of advanced F-16 multi-role fighters and main battle tanks to Egypt. Congressional sources said Obama has ordered the Defense Department to deliver advanced combat platforms to Egypt in 2013. They said the White House cited what was termed “extenuating circumstances” for the multi-billion-dollar […] December 13th, 2012 | Tags: anti-semitism, Egypt, F-16 fighter jets, Lockheed Martin, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, tourism, weapons, William Engdahl | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Fascism, Middle East, Military | Comments are closed
…asked commenter #14 July 8, 2012 at 10:49 am “Ripped” Taliban Executes Accused Adulteress in Front of Cheering Crowd in Afghanistan (Video) Jim Hoft GatewayPundit 7/8/2012 Onlookers cheered as the Taliban tortured and executed a woman for adultry [sic] in the village of Qimchok in Shinwari district, about an hour’s drive from Kabul. Reuters reported, […] July 8th, 2012 | Tags: adultery, Bamiyan, cultural heritage, Hamid Karzai, Kabul, Libya, Mali, misogyny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Shariah Law, Taliban, Timbuktu, tourism, traditions | Category: Afghanistan, Africa, Barack Obama, Elections, History, Islam, Michelle Obama, religion, Video | Comments are closed
ABC News 6/7/2012
Audrey Wozniak and Gloria Riviera report: BEIJING – In a matter of days, the number of expected foreign visitors to Tibet has gone from millions to zero. Chinese authorities alerted foreign travel agencies Tuesday that they would no longer be issuing entry permits to Tibet, the latest in a series […] June 7th, 2012 | Tags: Buddhists, National Uprising Day, Saga Dawa, self-immolation, Tibet, tourism | Category: China | Comments are closed
Ace Ace of Spades HQ 4/12/2012 Not a hate crime, just “opportunistic criminal behavior.” What was the opportunity? One white guy lost in a black neighborhood? What was the selection process for their victim? Was it just random they chose the one white guy? If that wasn’t random — if he was chosen, at it […] April 12th, 2012 | Tags: 'teabag', "Hate Crimes", Baltimore, Frederick H. Bealefeld III, St. Patrick's Day, tourism | Category: corruption, Crime, law enforcement, Maryland, Media accountability, Racism | Comments are closed
“By locking up the Atlantic, Pacific and parts of the Arctic, the Obama administration is forfeiting the production of new American energy, the creation of over a million new American jobs and the generation of new revenue.” ~Congressman Doc Hastings Rob Hotakainen McClatchy Newspapers 2/15/2012 It’s cost $15 to shoot a […] February 16th, 2012 | Tags: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, fees, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), oil and gas drilling, Park Service, Rep. Doc Hastings, Rep. Edward Markey, Rep. John Garamendi, tourism, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Department of the Interior, Employment, Energy, Environment, Federal spending, Taxes | Comments are closed
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