beyondBeijing2008.com

Archive for September 23rd, 2008

23 Sep, 2008

For Poles, U.S. election is personal

Posted by: admin In: Around Beijing| News

By Jennifer Carlile, msnbc.com reporter
 SLUPSK, POLAND – For the citizens of the Polish city of Slupsk, the American election is personal.
Like the rest of Poland, the northern city has borne the scars of Europe’s many wars and invasions. Now Slupsk is preparing for another potential conflict – as proposed host to a controversial U.S. missile site, [...]

23 Sep, 2008

Shock waves from Marriot blast

Posted by: admin In: Around Beijing| News

By NBC News photojournalist Mike Simon
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – “Be careful, Mike! These things usually come in pairs.”
The words of my sound recordist, Bobby Lapp, ring as loudly as any memory of the attack.
There was no doubt what had just happened. A huge truck bomb had ripped apart the Marriott Hotel in downtown Islamabad. The [...]