Maziar Bahari Released From Jail in Tehran

Maziar Bahari from Newsweek has been released from jail in Tehran after he was held there since June 21st. Iran did not specify why they had released him on bail, but it is believed that the fact he is about to be a father and his mother has been ill may have something to do...

Will Uncle Sam Ever Mind His Own Business?

Dear Readers, Please bring your copies of Newsweek’s July 6/July 13, 2009 issue and turn to page 4: “Theocracy and Its Discontents”. There comes Victor Lopez’s question, “Thirty years after the shah...

Newsweek Misleads Readers on Chevron Ecuador and HIV/AIDS Award

Chevron and other “big oil” companies have been routinely criticized by politicians, commentators, and the media as greedy and heartless for making obscenely large profits. Apparently Newsweek’s Michael Isikoff now has a problem with Chevron contributing millions of...

Newsweek Demands Release of Canadian Journalist Held in Iran

Newsweek magazine is demanding the release of a Canadian journalist held in Iran.The CBC reported that Maziar Bahari was taken by a group of men believe to be "security officials" on Sunday from the apartment he share with his mother, according to Newsweek foreign editor...

Canadian Journalist - Maziar Bahari - Detained in Iran

Maziar Bahari, a Canadian Journalist working for Newsweek has been detained in Iran.  This is part of an extended crackdown by Iranian authorities on those protesting last week's Presidential  elections....

Is this Level 6?

" Remember the story of Felipe Solis? On April 16, “President Obama was received at Mexico’s anthropology museum in Mexico City by Felipe Solis, a distinguished archeologist who died the following day from symptoms similar to flu, Reforma newspaper reported.” link Well,...

Comparing Obama to Star Trek’s ‘Spock’ is Illogical

Illogical. That’s the only word that seems to apply to writer Steve Daly’s attempt in the latest edition of Newsweek to compare President Barack Obama to Mr. Spock, the half-Vulcan, half-human character who...

Newsweek Should Focus Upon Decline in Objective Journalism

The cover of the April 13 issue of Newsweek uses seven words -- THE DECLINE AND FALL OF CHRISTIAN AMERICA -- laid out in the shape of a cross to create a sense of drama aimed at enticing readers. Unfortunately, the...

Newsweek Plans Makeover to Fit a Smaller Audience

"By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Published: February 8, 2009 When US Airways Flight 1549 glided safely onto the Hudson River last month, Newsweek did what news organizations have done for more than a century — it sent reporters and photographers to the scene. Considerable effort...

Newsweek to Obama: Get Tough on Israel

From Aaron David Miller of Newsweek: The issue at hand is to find the right balance in America's ties with Israel. Driven by shared values and based on America's 60-year commitment to Israel's security and...

Voices from Gaza, Israel, East Jerusalem and the West Bank

From a Newsweek on line exclusive, featuring the thoughts provided by some of the many impacted by the recent developments occurring in Gaza, with statistics listing that one and a half million...

Most powerful people in the world (2008)

"They are the most powerful people in the world. They command respect and obvious admiration from their supporters across the world. Above all that, they are a mirror reflection of the nations they belong to....

Newsweek Tells Staff of Job Cuts

"Newsweek Tells Staff of Job Cuts Newsweek magazine, as expected, told employees Thursday it will cut staff as it adjusts to a weakening financial position and prepares for an overhaul of the magazine early next year that is likely to lead to a downsizing of its 2.6 million...

Why is the Media Silent on the Obama Birth Certificate Question?

Why has every major news source in the United States almost totally blacked out all reference to the Hawaiian Obama birth certificate controversy?   In layman’s terms the mainstream media may be afraid of...

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