Rudi Stettner

  Both Magdeburgerjoe.com and Rudistettner.com have been in existence since January of 2008. Both sites have followed an eclectic path, poth poliically and topically. The fact that both names are easily misspelled, as well as other technical issues have limited the growth of both sites. In response to this, a new site has been in existence since November of 2010. It is called GlobeTribune.info, and it can also be reached by the url "globetribune.com. Globe Tribune.com will supersede... Read Full Story

"The Last Time Composed and Sung by Shmuel Schwartz Arranged and Performed by John Sawoski Video by Daniel Sultan Click here for Globe Tribune.Info Article Presented on magdeburgerjoe.com of thewinterriders.com group Read Full Story

Shahbaz Bhatti was so sure that he would be assassinated for his work defending Iran’s minorities that he videotaped a statement in anticipation of an assassination he believed was inevitable. The 42 year old Roman Catholic was a cabinet minister in charge of defending Pakistan’s minorities, a task that consumed his life. Bhatti’s car was riddled with gunfire in an attack that was tied to his opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which are so loosely interpreted that any non Muslim who... Read Full Story

Bernard Nathanson, one of the most captivating spokespeople to have joined the right to life movement passed away Monday in New York City of cancer. He was 84 years old. By his own estimation, Nathanson performed over 75,000 abortions, including one upon his own girlfriend back in the 60′s. Nathanson founded NARAL, (National Abortion Rights Action League) in 1969 and operated an abortion clinic in New York City in the 60′s and 70′s. He went through a process of soul searching  that led him... Read Full Story

Mixed Emotions and the Music of Nadim Mohsen [Videos] February 22, 2011 Lately, I have been looking at tweets coming from the Arab world, hoping to pick up some news from Yemen, Libya or Egypt. When you are in Brooklyn, these are all a part of your neighbourhood. My family is connected by marriage to Iraq and Yemen, so these are not distant places on the map. I found one tweet that recommended a video by a musician, composer and poet from Lebanon named Nadim Mohsen. Click here to read... Read Full Story

  For three years, I have been writing on Magdeburgerjoe.com and its sister site, Rudistettner.com. Back in November, I launched GlobeTribune.Info, a news site with a more "newsy", professional and less personal layout. One bit of advice I got from James Johnson over at Indyposted.com is that there is a great deal of value to social networking. At my own cost, I ignored his advice for a long time, preferring to concentrate solely on writing. I was persuaded by one of my children to follow... Read Full Story

Anyone who lives in a western democracy is inclined to feel some sympathy with the revolutionary currents in the Arab world. The idea of toppling a dictator captures one's imagination. In my adult lifetime I have observed the overthrow of dictators in Haiti, Romania, Czechoslovakia and East Germany. Without violence, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and quite a few other nations have turned away from dictatorship and embraced free elections and human rights. There is a misconception about a... Read Full Story

There are different ways of dealing with crime in the news media. At one extreme is the "True Crime" approach, in which lurid headlines are splashed across the front pages and gruesone details shared with readers and viewers. The other extreme is to leave such items out of the news entirely. I recall a headline years ago in which a man from my town was murdered. The headline in the local paper only reported that he "died unexpectedly. The editors felt that dragging out the young man's... Read Full Story

Back in 1998, a youth center for “at risk ” orthodox Jewish youth known as Our Place opened up in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Because of its grounding in Jewish tradition, it opened in two separate locations for boys and girls. Unfortunately, there are all too many children from orthodox Jewish homes who are out on the streets, on drugs or out of school. Aside from the standards specific to the Jewish community of sabbath and kosher laws, these boys and girls served by Our Place are often engaged... Read Full Story

A regular part of my weekly grocery order involves requesting a home delivery. The cashier asks me for my phone number and confirms my address when it appears on the computer screen. I Don't much care about my privacy,being a dumpy middle aged man. Unfortunately,a lot of other people get asked the same question, even in the check cashing store. I know of two instances where a female got a call from someone who eavesdropped as she was giving over personal information. Neither woman welcomed... Read Full Story