This is funny when you think about it…Bill Gates’ philanthropic efforts being rejected for being too condescending: Bill Gates’ philanthropic efforts are usually greeted with near-universal praise, but a recent attempt by the US billionaire to donate 100,000 chickens to impoverished countries has ruffled some feathers. The leftist government of Bolivia, one of the nations […]
The Washington Examiner reported: “Pope Francis appeared uncomfortable this week when Bolivian President Evo Morales presented him with a crucifix featuring Jesus Christ nailed to the universal symbol of communism: The hammer and sickle.” “However, it’s not quite what it looks like.” “As it turns out, the crucifix holds a deeper meaning as it is […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has been accused of helping an American escape the country of Bolivia, which has cold relations with the U.S. Reuters reported that American citizen and New York resident Jacob Ostreicher was accused by Bolivia of money laundering, to which the American State Department said there was flimsy evidence. Ostreicher was […]
WASHINGTON — After seeing country after country denying him political asylum, NSA leaker Edward Snowden is now applying for temporary asylum in Russia. Reuters reports that Snowden’s lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena , said his client will be in Russia for a brief time before hopefully settling in Latin America. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at one […]
WASHINGTON — The more time goes on, it seems a few countries have chosen to defy the United States by hiding wanted NSA leaker Edward Snowden. After Russia, only Bolivia, Venezuela and Nicaragua are offering him political asylum. Reuters reports that Snowden is thinking of moving on from his temporary home in a Moscow airport […]