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Jailing Journalists, Military Power & Corruption: The Deadly Perfect Storm

July 12, 2014 by wpfixit

Egypt and Thailand: the Lethal Nexus of Military Rule, Corruption, and Press Censorship Egyptian army claims it has discovered AIDS cure using debunked science of novelty toy marketed to find lost golf balls; thousands arrested, killed as Thai military buys same bogus technology to detect explosives, drugs By Nate Thayer July 12, 2014 Egypt’s “men of […]

Filed Under: Corruption, egypt, fake bomb detectors, Human Rights, Iraq, Landmines, Middle East, Nate Thayer, Terrorism Tagged With: al jazeera, Corruption, egypt, fake bomb detectors, Human Rights, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Terrorism, Thailand

US to China:’H. Rights Now or Embassy St. Name Changes!’: China to US: ‘Exactly’

June 25, 2014 by wpfixit

US Threatens to Change Chinese Embassy Street Name; Boldest Defence of  Human Rights in Decades Beijing Spokesman Responds: “Exactly” China Changed Name of  Beijing Street of U.S. Embassy to “Anti-Imperialist Street” in 1970’s:  Now Location of  McDonald’s  Selling Most Hamburgers in the World By Nate Thayer June 26, 2014 U.S. politicians are boldly moved to rename […]

Filed Under: China, China Human Rights, Human Rights, Nate Thayer, U.S Congress, U.S. China Policy Tagged With: Human Rights, Nate Thayer, U.S. China Policy, U.S. Congress, U.S. Politics

Cambodian Army’s dossier of shame

January 7, 2014 by wpfixit

Army’s dossier of shame The state sponsored violence in Cambodia in recent days has a long and predictable history that made the current events inevitable. “Villagers feel totally helpless as they see no recourse against official arbitrary violence and abuses. Deprived of any means to seek justice, even when their children are taken away and […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Cambodia human rights, Corruption, Human Rights Tagged With: Cambodia, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Nate Thayer

A letter to a young Cambodian-2013: Reflections on a toxic political culture

June 26, 2013 by wpfixit

Cambodia-2013: Reflections on a toxic political culture A letter to a young Cambodian If Cambodia is not careful, they will be relegated to selling roadside trinkets along the highway as the rest of properly organized Asia zooms through without stopping  between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City By Nate Thayer June 26, 2013 Alright I just expelled […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Cambodia coup, Corruption, Free People, Free Speach, Free Speech, Freedom of speech, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, organized crime, Pol Pot Tagged With: Cambodia, Cambodian elections, Corruption, free speech, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog

Why I am a Journalist: Continued….From a Daughter in Exile From her Own History

March 21, 2013 by wpfixit

Why I am a Journalist: Continued… From a Daughter in Exile From her Own History Dear Mr. Thayer, I truly enjoy your many articles and writing that you have posted on your website.  Growing up in the States and being around the Khmer community, I constantly remember old folks and even my grandfather blaming the […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, Free People, Free Speach, Human Rights, Journalism, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pol Pot, Ta Mok Tagged With: Cambodia, free speech, Human Rights, Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, Pol Pot

Thoughts on the Death of Mass Murderer Ieng Sary:Cambodian Political Culture and North Korea

March 14, 2013 by wpfixit

Thoughts on the Death of Mass Murderer Ieng Sary: The Khmer Rouge and North Korea It is the Cambodian Political Culture which Should be Indicted By Nate Thayer (c)Nate Thayer. All rights reserved. No republication in whole or part without express written permission from the author Pol Pot’s brother in law, Khmer Rouge foreign minister […]

Filed Under: Cambodia, Free People, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Ieng Sary, Journalism, Khmer Rouge, Media, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Pol Pot, Sympathy for the Devil Tagged With: Cambodia, free speech, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Ieng Sary, Ieng Sary Death, Khmer Rouge, Khmer Rouge and North korea, Nate Thayer, Pol Pot, Sympathy for the Devil

My Friend, Arthur: the World’s Biggest Dope Trafficker

March 9, 2013 by wpfixit

Herb Trader Arthur Torsone

Herb Trader: A Tale of Treachery and Espionage in the Global Marijuana Trade A Book Review, Sort of….. Excerpts from Sympathy for the Devil:A Journalist’s Memoir from Inside Pol Pot’s Cambodia. (To support the publication of Sympathy for the Devil, and to read other excerpts, see the right hand column of this website) (Copyright Nate Thayer. […]

Filed Under: Arthur Torsone, Cambodia, Conspiracy Theories, Corruption, Freedom of speech, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Internet Freedom, Journalism, Journalism and Spies, Journalistic Ethics, Media, Media Ethics, Most Popular, Nate Thayer Tagged With: Arthur Tonsone, Cambodia, Corruption, free speech, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Internet Journalism, Journalism ethics, Khmer Rouge, Nate Thayer, U.S. Politics, United States

Susan Brownmiller and Why I am a Journalist

March 6, 2013 by wpfixit

Susan Brownmiller and Why I am a Journalist Ok, You want to know why I will never cease being a journalist?  This whole kerfuffle today over a post on my blog, which had perhaps a 100+ followers this morning, about the state of journalism which has gone viral and attracted the attention and comments of […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Free Speach, Freelance Journalism, Freelance Journalist, Journalism, Media, Nate Thayer, Nate Thayer blog, Sexual Violence and Freedom, Social Media, Stories, Susan Brownmiller Tagged With: free speech, Freelance Journalism, Human Rights, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, Susan brownmiller

Happy Chinese New Year in Cambodia: Corrupt Govt Officials Hand Cash to Hundreds of Soldiers

February 11, 2013 by wpfixit

Happy Chinese New Year in Cambodia What a pathetic embarrassment the Cambodian government is, a B grade rip-off of the Lord of the Flies. Happy Chinese New Year in Cambodia means hundreds of police, military police and Cambodian army soldiers gathering to receive cash envelopes outside the house of one of Cambodia’s biggest crime syndicate […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Cambodia, China, Corruption, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Journalism, Mafia, Nate Thayer Tagged With: Cambodia, Corruption, Human Rights, Hun Sen, Journalism, Nate Thayer

Frequent Flyer’s Guide to North Korean Air: a Review of World’s Only One Star Airline

January 26, 2013 by wpfixit

Frequent Flyer’s Guide to North Korean Air: a Review of World’s Only One Star Airline By Nate Thayer Air Koryo, North Korea’s official airline, is rated the world’s only one star air carrier. But it is improving. In August, Pyongyang’s promise of being global technological leaders achieved a key milestone, when the national airline announced […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Humor, Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-un, Media, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korean Capitalism, North Korean Government Control, North Korean Propaganda, Propoganda Tagged With: democratic peoples republic of korea, Human Rights, Humor, Journalism, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-un, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korea sanctions Kim Jong-un, North Korean propaganda

Out of 7,000 Internet Readers of This Blog Today, Exactly Zero Came From North Korea and Precisely One From China

January 21, 2013 by wpfixit

Out of 7,000 Internet Readers  of This Blog Today, Exactly Zero Came From North Korea and Precisely One From China A Brief Data Report Addressing the Thousands of Speculative News Stories in Recent Days on the March Towards an IT Revolution by Pyongyang and a Commitment to a Free Press In Beijing By Nate Thayer […]

Filed Under: China, China Press Freedom, Free People, Free Speach, Freedom of speech, Freelance Journalism, Google North Korea, Internet Freedom, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Journalism and Spies, Media, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korea Internet, North Korea Media, North Korean Propaganda, Social Media Tagged With: democratic peoples republic of korea, free speech, Human Rights, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korea cencorship, North Korea Media

Teenage Daughter of Google Chief Spills The True Story on North Korea Visit: Puts to Shame Free Press, Dad, and U.S. Government

January 20, 2013 by wpfixit

Teenage Daughter of Google Chief Spills The True Story on North Korea Visit: Puts to Shame Free Press, Dad, and U.S. Government By Nate Thayer Google chief executive Eric Schmidt may now regret inviting his 19 year old teenage daughter, Sophie Schmidt, along on his world headline grabbing, secretive trip to North Korea last week. […]

Filed Under: Blog Nate Thayer, Free People, Free Speach, Freedom of speech, Freelance Journalism, Google North Korea, Internet Journalism, Internet media ethics, Journalism, Journalistic Ethics, Media, Nate Thayer, North Korean Capitalism, North Korean Propaganda, Social Media, Sophie Schmidt, U.S. Asian Policy, U.S. North Korea Tagged With: democratic peoples republic of korea, free speech, Google, Human Rights, Internet Journalism, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Kim Jong-un, Media Ethics, Nate Thayer, North Korea, North Korea Media, North Korea sanctions Kim Jong-un, Sophie Schmidt Google, U.S. Politics

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