the GOP helped Iraqi lawmakers to draft and pass their constitution with a single-payer guaranteed healthcare system for all Iraqis, in 2005.
GOP – Healthcare Is ‘Socialism, Slavery’ For Americans, A ‘Right’ For Iraqis
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Author Archive for Emine Dilek
Emine Dilek is a journalist/writer, radio host, and a women’s rights activist. She works as a columnist for PALM BEACH woman, a business magazine for women. She is also a contributing editor for Women's Views on News, a UK based news magazine covering women's news from around the world. She has two blogs where she writes about women’s issues and translates poetry. She has covered UN Women events and interviewed high profile guests such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Many of her articles have been published in The New Agenda, The Vibe, W.E.A Women @ Work, Amazing Women Rock and ICAHK. She also produces and hosts a radio program called Women’s Voice to connect women around the world so that they can share their expertise, support each other’s causes and understand the root causes of problems at local level. She has been an active member of NOW (National Organisation for Women) for years. She is also a member of WOW (Women for Women International), The New Agenda, Women’s Refugee Commission, Dynamic Diaspora: Women and Immigration, and many other women’s organizations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management
The United Nations To Investigate The US Government’s Treatment Of Native Americans (Interview)
by Emine Dilek •
This year, for the first time in history of the United Nations, the UN has decided to open an investigation on the US Government’s former and current treatment of Native Americans.
Ann Romney’s Private Shopping Struggles
by Emine Dilek •
I cannot imagine the pressures political candidates and their families endure during a campaign, and I despise the fact that many news outlets exploit candidates’ families, even children. So I sympathize with Ann Romney’s preference to shop privately at the posh Fiandaca store in Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, which was closed for her shopping needs for four hours last Saturday.
Ann Romney: A Modern Day Marie Antoinette
by Emine Dilek •
I have no personal animosity against Mrs. Romney, and I can even ignore the fact that this severely hard-working stay-at-home mother has about 4 maids for one of her several homes and drives a couple of Cadillacs, but what I can’t ignore is her remarkable disconnect and utter lack of awareness about the everyday lives of working or stay-at-home mothers.
Megyn Kelly Does Not Have A Clue About Sandra Fluke (VIDEO)
by Emine Dilek •
Megyn Kelly, a news anchor employed by the Fox News Channel claimed that Sandra Fluke is not a ‘victim’ on last Thursday’s ‘O’Reilly Factor.’
Bachmann Shocked That GOP Women Are Not Treated Equally
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Former GOP Presidential candidate Congresswoman Michele Bachmann claims the media and social outrage over Limbaugh’s 3 day long tirade towards college student, Sandra Fluke, for exercising her right to speak as a concerned citizen in US Congress, is not equal to the outrage when GOP women were called names by other men.
How The Gas Prices Are Manipulated By The Koch Brothers And Other Wall Street Players
by Emine Dilek •
Why are gas prices surging to levels unseen since the 2008 oil spike while the oil companies reporting record profits? Much of the problem is actually created by Wall Street traders here in the USA who gamble on oil prices and powerful multinational companies that manipulate the supply and demand by stockpiling oil when the price is low and expected to rise in the near future.
Thou Shalt Not Spill Thy Seed! Anti-Masturbation Amendment Added To Anti-Abortion Bill
by Emine Dilek •
Mitt Romney’s War on Truth and Religion
by Emine Dilek •
At a rally on Monday in Colorado, Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney accused President Obama of “infringing upon Americans’ religious rights” for allowing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to require some religious institutions, including schools and hospitals, to provide coverage of birth control to their employees.
Romney’s Firm Instructs American Airlines to Sack 13,000 Workers
by Emine Dilek •
On Wednesday, February 1st, American Airlines announced that it will take the advice of Mitt Romney’s firm, Bain Capital, and lay off 13,000 workers -15 percent of its workforce- replacing their pension plans with 401(k) plans and ending company-paid retiree healthcare.
Romney’s Love Triangle: Iran, Russia and China
by Emine Dilek •
Recently disclosed tax returns for the Romney family trust show numerous trades in companies that conduct business in or with Russia, China and Iran.
GOP Says ‘No’ To Bailout American Homeowners
by Emine Dilek •
Responding to a plan President Barack Obama proposed Wednesday to help responsible but adversely effected homeowners refinance through a direct landing program, House Speaker John Boehner said ‘none of these programs have worked’ implying a GOP refusal.
First Bill Obama Signed; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
by Emine Dilek •
January 29th was the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, enacted by the 111th United States Congress, and signed into law by President Barack Obama. It was the first bill Barack Obama signed into law as a brand new President.
Virginia State Senator Howell Attaches Rectal Exam Requirement for ED Medication To Anti-Abortion Bill
by Emine Dilek •
State Senator Janet Howell, a Democrat from Fairfax (VA), attached an amendment that would require all men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication to a bill that requires women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion.
Romney, Damon Corporation and a $119 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement
by Emine Dilek •
The Damon case is certainly a valid subject for scrutiny of Romney’s business record. This is not about questioning ‘free market’ or ‘capitalism’; this is about questioning fraud and truthfulness of a Presidential candidate.
Romney’s Blind Trust in Collective Amnesia (VIDEO)
by Emine Dilek •
Willard Mitt Romney has all the right ingredients to be a President; good hair, nice smile, proper education, a fine family and lots and lots of money. Unfortunately, in addition to this impressive package he also has a slight problem with the truth and an excessive trust in the absentmindedness of the average American.
Corporate Psychopaths, Global Financial Crises, Not So Implausible
by Emine Dilek •
People who are categorized as psychopaths, which are approximately 1% of the population, have no conscience or empathy and do not care for anyone other than themselves. And when they advance to executive levels in large corporations it is a disaster waiting to happen.
Thatcher Secretly Armed Saddam Against UN Mandate
by Emine Dilek •
Secret documents have revealed that the British government illicitly supplied the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime with military equipment during his eight-year-long imposed war on Iran.
Pencils or Guns?
by Emine Dilek •
Virtually all GOP presidential candidates are in favor of getting rid of Department of Education–instead of improving it–and in favor of Gun Ownership.
Mitt Romney Said ‘Abortions Should Be Safe And Legal’
by Emine Dilek •
Oh, Mitt, I don’t even know who you are anymore, from 1994 to 2011 you have flipped flopped on almost every issue that my head is dizzy from trying to figure out what do you actually stand for.