Quote: "neoconservative vision of setting up a western-style, democratic state in Afghanistan - endorsed by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, among others - lies in ruins, discredited by widespread and state-engineered fraud"

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We often speak, in these Arroyo-addled times, of the "culture of corruption" that has seeped into the very marrow our society's bones. Last week, that phrase took an interesting twist.

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Following letter was sent to Obama through House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: His Excellency President Barack Obama Washington District of Columbia United States of America Dear Mr. President,

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[Manila, Philippines--] We will be holding an election in May 2010, which will be the most expensive ever for our country even at only a little over P7 billion just for the lease of the automated equipment which will buy us the results, which will not mean any real change for the …

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[Manila, Philippines--] Marichu Maceda shared with members of media a "shocking" conversation with her eight-year old grandson, Max, to underscore how Gloria Arroyo's cheating of the 2004 elections has destroyed our concept of elections as a tool for good governance and an  …

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So, the presidential election in Iran was rigged. How do we know this? Because the Western media almost invariably say it was.

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Iranian Nobel peace prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has criticised the "harsh" treatment of post-election protesters by the Iranian government.

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Hours after a warning from the powerful Revolutionary Guards not to return to the streets, about a thousand protesters defiantly gathered in central Tehran on Monday and were quickly dispersed in an overwhelming show of force by police who used clubs and tear gas.

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As the minutes go by, the world is learning more and more how an event that was believed to mean so little could actually portend a sea change in a volatile region of the world.

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A homage to Samuel Ong, hero of the 'Hello Garci' expose

R.I.P., Samuel Ong. Be in peace where your soul will traverse. Your noble efforts to inform your Filipino compatriots of the terrible crime and farce behind the presidency of the incumbent through your dissemination of the "Hello, Garci?" tapes will not be in vain.

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The man who exposed the "Hello, Garci" tapes linking President Arroyo to alleged fraud in the 2004 elections, died of cardiac arrest at the Chinese General Hospital in Manila yesterday...

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EXACTLY three years ago today, hundreds of soldiers of the Philippine Marines marched in full battle gear outside the Marine headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, defending their commandant who was then accused of mutiny.

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Apo Aguila, a computer programmer, moved to Singapore in 2005, frustrated with the news that Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had allegedly cheated in the 2004 presidential election.

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At first it was a relief to see that the conspiracy theorists who believe Barack Obama isn't eligible to be president didn't shoot any pumpkins at their press conference Monday afternoon.

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The two [Filipino] politicians who criticized the Thai people of being politically immature have denied having said anything of that sort.

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Before the Filipino people, the raison d'etre for its existence, the Armed Forces of the Philippines is currently in a state of disgrace.

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Millions of Filipinos continue to live in poverty because of a corrupt government's unceasing attempts to remain in power, Bro. Eddie Villanueva of the Jesus is Lord (JIL) movement said.

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Michael Collins, journalist and election integrity activist, has written an article for 911Blogger.com on the security and prospects of the United States electoral process.

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Are [Philippine] Church leaders now ready to back attempts to oust the Arroyo government?

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Considering how little time the SC spent on deciding the case and that there was no complainant about the bidding and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) tested and passed each and everyone of the machines in question, I must conclude that the SC at the time of the gr …

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Looking for some cogent arguments to convince those still on the fence to vote for Obama?  Here are ten such reasons, covering the financial meltdown, women's rights, torture, domestic spying and civil liberties, vice presidential nominees, Iraq, electoral fraud, etc.

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These days, the old west rail hub of Las Vegas, New Mexico, is little more than a dusty economic dead zone amid a boneyard of bare mesas.

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Here, in this shattering new interview, Stephen Spoonamore goes into harrowing detail about the Bush regime's election fraud, past, present and--if we don't spread the word right now--to come.

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Karl Rove, the "Boy Genius" architect of Republican power, has a few eye-opening things to say to his diary about George W.

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A video tribute to the man nationally believed to have been the genuine 14th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

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