Lee: “There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?…They see us as a threat.”

SINGAPORE – The former Prime Minister and the founding father of Singapore stated that the country is the target of a conspiracy by human rights groups. Singapore is continuously being criticized for its style of governance.

“There is a conspiracy to do us in. Why?…They see us as a threat,” The Straits Times quoted Lee Kuan Yew saying.

Lee stated in a dialogue that the unprecedented economic growth of Singapore has sparked the curiosity of some Chinese and Russians, and has prompted them to visit and study the small but highly progressive country.

Above: Teenager in Lebanon, ready to throw molotov cocktail

Hezbollah has taken over western Beirut.

Hezbollah is a Shi’a Islamic political militia based in Lebanon. They first emerged in the early 1980s during the Lebanese Civil War. Before the faction was formed, they were initially from Musa Sadr’s Amal Movement. According to the group’s manifesto, Hezbollah has three main goals: the eradication of Western colonialism in Lebanon, bringing to justice those who committed atrocities during the war (their main opposition being the Lebanese Kataeb Party or the Phalangists), and lastly the establishment of an Islamic government in Lebanon. The last we have seen of the group at war was during the 2006 Lebanon War between them and the Israeli army.

Above: Lee Myung Bak

North and South Korea ties are thinning anew.

North Korea unleashed propaganda against the South’s recently elected president, Lee Myung-bak (pictured above), calling him a “traitor” and a “US sycophant.” Sycophant, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, is the same as a back scratcher, or a boot licker, or, how do we put this politely… um, a “behind” kisser.

After nearly a decade of peace and reconciliation, the North is suddenly on the attack.

Above: Sri Lankan MiG

One day after reports of ground battles killing 95 people (92 rebels and 3 government soldiers), the Sri Lankan Air Force (pictured above is a Sri Lankan MiG) bombed a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebel base at around around 8:15 a.m. local time Friday morning – targeting two artillery positions. The so-called “Sea Tiger” base is at Kiranchchi in the Kilinochchi district of Sri Lanka.

Below: Tiger Tamil Soldier

Above: Civilian being checked

According to Reuters, East Timor police have detained more than 200 civilians in Dili, East Timor, for breaking the recently imposed emergency curfew law.

Public meetings and protests are also banned during this time. All citizens must stay home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

“More than 200 people were detained by police for investigation purposes. These people did not follow the state regulation and were walking around the city at night,” said police operations commander Mateus Fernandes in a statement.