Tag Archives: Kuwait

Sun Tzu

Kuwaiti PM’s Cabinet Resigns, Parliament May Be Dissolved

Posted by Sun Tzu Nov 28th 2011 at 9:41 am in Middle East, News, Politics | Comments(16)
Like the Cabinet of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Kuwait’s own government officials have stepped down in response to continued protests from citizens. The country’s emir may go one step further and dissolve the nation’s parliament. Will this be a step towards greater democratic influence by Kuwait’s people, or will the move merely lead to [...]
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Sun Tzu

Report: Gays Coming Out A ‘Non-Event’

Posted by Sun Tzu Oct 17th 2011 at 3:53 pm in Soldiers | Comments(39)
From the Associated Press: LAS VEGAS — Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan kept it simple and sweet. She was eight months into a nine-month assignment in Kuwait, and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had just informed Congress that the U.S. armed forces were ready to integrate openly gay troops. Morgan decided the time was right to come out [...]
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John J. Xenakis

9-Aug-11 World View — Riots And Looting Spread Across Britain

Posted by John J. Xenakis Aug 9th 2011 at 5:28 am in Asia, China, Economy, Europe, Middle East | Comments(11)
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Riots and looting spread across Britain Arson and looting in London British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his vacation on Monday to fly home and speak soothing words, as riots and looting spread across London for the third night in a row, and began to spread to other cities, including [...]
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El Cid

Islamic Teacher: Bring Back Slave Girls!

Posted by El Cid Jul 17th 2011 at 8:36 pm in Featured Story, Islam, Islamic extremism, Middle East | Comments(63)
This will help preserve Muslim families.  Really.  It will.  I promise. embedded by Embedded Video jQuery('#lazyload_post_3 img').lazyload({placeholder: '/wp-includes/images/blank.gif'});
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John J. Xenakis

Rise Of Gulf Cooperation Council Raises Concerns In Mideast

Posted by John J. Xenakis Jun 17th 2011 at 3:25 pm in Africa, Asia, China, Europe, Iran, Middle East | Comments(6)
At this week’s meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iran was the major topic of discussion among the foreign ministers of the six Arab member nations (Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait). GCC meeting in Jeddah on Tuesday (Arab News) In the final communiqué, the ministers said Iran’s interference in their affairs comes [...]
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El Cid

Video: It’s Okay To Take Sex Slaves From Non-Muslim Countries…

Posted by El Cid Jun 16th 2011 at 5:25 pm in Islam, Islamic extremism, Middle East, sharia | Comments(73)
…it’s a way to avoid immorality.  It’s okay,  really.  Numerous religious leaders in Kuwait told her so. embedded by Embedded Video jQuery('#lazyload_post_5 img').lazyload({placeholder: '/wp-includes/images/blank.gif'});
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Al Mutarjim

Kuwaiti Lawmaker Proposes $15,000 Reward for Men Who Marry a Second Wife

Posted by Al Mutarjim Jun 14th 2011 at 9:39 am in Islam, Islamic extremism, Middle East, sharia | Comments(27)
Interesting that this is coming out at the same time that a former Kuwaiti candidate for parliament is calling for a revival of the old Qur’anic system of taking sex slaves from infidel raids, and selling them in Kuwaiti markets to help satisfy the Kuwaiti man’s sexual appetite (stay tuned here for more on that [...]
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John J. Xenakis

Sunni Versus Shia Divide Splitting Kuwait

Posted by John J. Xenakis Jun 8th 2011 at 4:17 pm in Iran, Middle East | Comments(25)
Three weeks ago, a fistfight broke out among seven members of Kuwait’s parliament. It started when a Shia pro-government lawmaker referred to Kuwaitis being held by American armed forces at Guantanamo Bay prison as “terrorists.” A pro-Sunni Salafist opposition lawmaker took offense at that characterization, according to Reuters, and a sectarian fistfight quickly [...]
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John J. Xenakis

20-May-11 World View — Spain: Huge Amounts Of Hidden Debt

Posted by John J. Xenakis May 20th 2011 at 5:52 am in Africa, China, Economy, Europe, Israel, Middle East, North Korea | Comments(5)
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Weekend elections in Spain may uncover huge amounts of ‘hidden’ debt Weekend elections are threatening to drive Spain’s ruling Socialist party from power in several regions. They’re also threatening a nasty surprise: to uncover billions of dollars of “hidden debt” owed by local governments to health clinics and other suppliers. [...]
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Iranian General: Persian Gulf Belongs To Us

Posted by Reza Kahlili May 1st 2011 at 8:09 am in Iran, Middle East | Comments(62)
A top Iranian military officer on Saturday denounced what he called an “Arab dictatorial front” and claimed that the “Persian Gulf has belonged to Iran for ever”, media reports said. “The Arab dictatorial regimes in the Persian Gulf are unable to contain the popular uprisings,” General Hassan Firouzabadi, the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, [...]
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