Author Archives: Theo Yakah

Live Parliament Blog

The Loudenian Crier is keeping a live blog on the proceedings of the first session of the first parliament of the Republic of Loudenia. You can follow the discussions here.

…worth a million words

From Left to Right: (a) Dr. Allan Louden and Ma’am Colleen Graffy, (b) the Demarcos, (c) Lusine and Bibigul

Datii Held and Released by Rebels?

From Loudenian Crier
Security Service Spokesman Theo Yakah reported that Datii’s absence this morning was because she had ” been captured by the FARC rebels and they are demanding a ransom.” He further stated that he would be entering into negotiations for her release. No further information about these negotiations was released, but Datii’s safe […]

Quote of the Day

“The immigrant can help the nation as much as the nation can help the immigrant. Carnegie, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein, for example, were all immigrants.“
~Chris Cleave, Reporter, London Guardian

Deliberations for Parliamentary Showdown

The diplomat fellows have begun an exciting week of deliberations and caucus meetings that will culminate in a grand parliamentary showdown next Tuesday. The fellows are billed to write bills on the following policy areas for the imaginary country of “Loudenia”. The policy platforms to be represented include Loudenia’s relations with Russia, China, it’s position […]

On Political Stability and Economic Development

The diplomat fellows today explored the correlations, if any, between political stability and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. The session, led by professor of Economics Sylvain Boko, examined cutting-edge research on the topic and generated interesting discussions on post-conflict reconstruction in some of the fellows’ countries. Dr. Boko’s thesis is this; there is a strong […]

Face of the Day

Ms. Bettina Males, Tour Guide, Colonial Williamsburg

Quote of the Day

” Wars always last longer than we think they will“
-Sharon Smith, Tour Guide, Capitol Building, Colonial Williamsburg

Faces of the Day

From Left to Right: Mavlyuda, Patricia, Agne and Salome

Prosecuting Genocide

Nicholas D. Kristof, the arch-champion of the Save Darfur movement in the US, wrote an opinion piece today in the New York Times newspaper. Mr. Kristoff argued, contrary to recent opinions from aid agencies in Darfur, that the indictment of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir portends well for the cause of ending the genocide. Click […]