GZ Expat, Part II

links for 2009-07-27

• Argentina's first couple deliver prosperity – for themselves | World news | The Guardian
  GZE2 - There is a reason the American president must put all of his assets into a blind trust during their tenure in office.
  (tags: politics argentina corruption)

links for 2009-07-17

• Latest Hong Kong, China & World News | SCMP.com
  Video of African protests in Guangzhou
  (tags: china guangzhou protests)

links for 2009-07-07

• Han Chinese vow revenge after deadly riots: AFP - Yahoo! Singapore News
  And....so it begins...
  (tags: china protests)
• The Weekly Standard
  it’s one of those rare occasions when the military stands to deny, not support, the aspirations of a dictator-in-waiting. No junta has or will be formed, and a new election is forthcoming. Not only was Honduras' action legal, it stands as a model for how a republic steels itself against internal subjugation.
  (tags: news honduras)
• In Latest Upheaval, China Applies New Strategies to Control Flow of Information - NYTimes.com
  government took all the usual steps to enshrine its version of events as received wisdom: it crippled Internet service; blocked Twitter’s micro-blogs; purged search engines of unapproved references to the violence; saturated the Chinese media with the state-sanctioned story.
  (tags: china protests)

links for 2009-07-06

• Lufthansa to end Portland-Frankfurt flights - OregonLive.com
  Managers of the Port of Portland, which operates Portland International Airport, are so eager to retain remaining international links that they propose an unprecedented deal to pay Delta Air Lines $3.5 million for continuing its nonstop Portland-Tokyo service.
  (tags: oregon)

links for 2009-07-02

• Unemployment with and without 'Stimulus'
  Projected numbers, along with the actuals...your tax dollars at work!
  (tags: politics economics)

links for 2009-07-01

• The Associated Press: FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments
  It would be the first time the FTC tries to patrol systematically what bloggers say and do online. The common practice of posting a graphical ad or a link to an online retailer — and getting commissions for any sales from it — would be enough to trigger oversight.
  (tags: blog internet)