Organizations

Burma: monks vs. junta (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

The longstanding tensions between the two largest organizations in Burma (Myanmar) – the military and the Buddhist clergy – are finding new outlets as both groups confront the devastating aftermath of cyclone Nargis.

Rights Groups React to Russian Charges (New York Times)

16 May 2008

Rights organizations have accused the Russian government of persecuting the Sakharov Museum in Moscow by charging its director, Yuri Samodurov, above, with inciting ?religious hatred? and ?offending human dignity? when he mounted a 2007 exhibition, ?Forbidden Art,? which outraged some members of the Orthodox Church, Agence France-Presse reported.

McCain Addresses Troop Withdrawal Timeline (Washington Post)

16 May 2008

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-ARIZ.: My friends, I'm very happy to be here with you today. I want to thank all of our volunteer organizations I see represented here, ONE, Divided We Fail, other civic-minded and dedicated Americans who want to see a better and more committed America. And I thank you for bei...