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In only seven months, Hugo Chavez has passed 1,000,000 followers on Twitter. He announced the accomplishment this morning : "Hello beautiful world. I would like to thank all my followers, We've passed the million mark! Woo-hoo!." For comparison...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 8:11 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Internet

Berlusconi: Well at least I'm not gay

Abusing the power of the office of the presidency to bust a teenage girl out of prison and bring her to the "bunga-bunga" parties at your estate is generally frowned upon, even in Italian politics. But hey, it could be worse, right? Right? Read...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 11:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe

First Afghanistan, then Incan pottery

President Obama definitely has a lot on his mind after the drubbing congressional Democrats received yesterday. It seems unlikely that he'll get himself involved in an international argument over antiquities, but that hasn't stopped the Peruvian...

Published Wed, Nov 03 2010 1:54 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Latin America

The Israel Project rules the airwaves - By David Kenner

If you watched the midterm election results come in -- and if you're reading Passport, there's a good chance you did -- you likely saw this commercial from The Israel Project. And according to the organization's president, you're going...

Published Thu, Nov 04 2010 12:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Middle East, Media, Israel/Palestine

Morning Brief: Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy

Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy Top story: Syrian forces are bombarding the city of Homs for a fifth straight day, not long after President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the conflict. Lavrov...

Published Wed, Feb 08 2012 5:20 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Chaos in Maldives

Rioting has erupted in the tiny Indian nomination after a confusing sequence of events that saw President Mohamed Nasheed resign, then claim a day later that he had been forced from office. Police have now issued a warrant for Nasheed's arrest: Nasheed...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 8:44 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece

Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece Top news: Eurozone finance ministers dismissed a package of $4.3 billion in Greek budget cuts as incomplete, demanding an additional $400 million in cuts to this year's budget. The package was presented by the...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 5:15 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

State Dept releases a bird's eye view of Syria crackdown

The State Department wants you to see the crackdown in Syria. Today, it uploaded eight satellite images showing how President Bashar al-Assad's forces have positioned artillery toward major protest centers. The release was accompanied by a note by...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 3:09 PM by FP Passport

Inside Saudi Arabia's party scene - By David Kenner

As a general rule, I will click on any WikiLeaks cable titled "Underground Party Scene in Jeddah." And this account of a Halloween party at a prince's residence in the coastal Saudi city does not disappoint. Here's what one diplomat...

Published Wed, Dec 08 2010 11:12 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Pirates’ capture of Sudan-bound arms sparks political battle

Pirates’ capture of Sudan-bound arms sparks political battle Top story: In September 2008, Somali pirates hijacked the Faina , a Ukrainian freighter carrying 32 Soviet-era tanks, as well as other weapons. According to the cache of documents released by...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 6:03 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Pakistani media publishes fake WikiLeaks scoops

A front-page story in Pakistan's The News today reports that new WikiLeaks cables have confirmed what reads like a laundry list of Pakistani suspicions and grievances against India: A cable from US Embassy in Islamabad leaked by whistle-blower website...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 11:06 AM by FP Passport

Kim sibling rivalry?

South Korea's KBS television is reporting, via Chosun Ilbo , that the Kim Jong Il's oldest son Kim Jong Nam may be speaking out against his increasingly belligerent little brother. (The running caveat emptor warning for unsubstantiated Kim family...

Published Fri, Dec 10 2010 10:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: North Korea

Berlusconi: Ousting me would be "political folly"

The problem with elections, a wise man once said, is that the politicians always win. So it must seem in Italy, which on Tuesday faces a dramatic no-confidence vote in Silvio Berlusconi, the country's clownish prime minister (last seen bailing a 17...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 3:31 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe

Ethnic cleansing in the kingdom of happiness

Often overlooked in all the attention received by the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan's much-touted "Gross National Happiness" program is that the government's version of happiness includes being free of any unwelcome ethnic minorities...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 7:59 AM by FP Passport

Holbrooke the dove

The last words of Richard C. Holbrooke, a lion of U.S. diplomacy, were " You've got to stop this war in Afghanistan " -- a sentence worth pondering as the United States heads into a fresh round of debate over a conflict that has ground on...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 11:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan

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The global Twitterati

Berlusconi: Well at least I'm not gay

First Afghanistan, then Incan pottery

The Israel Project rules the airwaves - By David Kenner

Morning Brief: Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy

Chaos in Maldives

Morning Brief: Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece

State Dept releases a bird's eye view of Syria crackdown

Inside Saudi Arabia's party scene - By David Kenner

Morning Brief: Pirates’ capture of Sudan-bound arms sparks political battle

Pakistani media publishes fake WikiLeaks scoops

Kim sibling rivalry?

Berlusconi: Ousting me would be "political folly"

Ethnic cleansing in the kingdom of happiness

Holbrooke the dove