I saw his impassioned speech at the COP15 negotiations. UPDATE: AskJerves, who also attended the COP15 with the Vermont Law School delegation, has an important correction to the above, here.  shortformblog: Eco-friendly Maldives president resigns: Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives, long held a reputation as being an environmentally-focused activist and organizer who used those skills to become president in 2008, replacing Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Gayoom, who led the country for three decades. But in recent weeks, Nasheed’s power was shaken over allegations he forced out a judge who supported the opposition. On Tuesday, he resigned amid protests. ”It will be better for the country in the current situation if I resign,” Nasheed said in a news conference. “I don’t want to run the country with an iron fist.” (Photo: In an attempt to highlight global war Nasheed holds the word’s first underwater cabinet meeting in 2009. EPA photo) HIGH RES

I saw his impassioned speech at the COP15 negotiations.

UPDATE: AskJerves, who also attended the COP15 with the Vermont Law School delegation, has an important correction to the above, here. 

shortformblog:

Eco-friendly Maldives president resigns: Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically-elected president of the Maldives, long held a reputation as being an environmentally-focused activist and organizer who used those skills to become president in 2008, replacing Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Gayoom, who led the country for three decades. But in recent weeks, Nasheed’s power was shaken over allegations he forced out a judge who supported the opposition. On Tuesday, he resigned amid protests. ”It will be better for the country in the current situation if I resign,” Nasheed said in a news conference. “I don’t want to run the country with an iron fist.” (Photo: In an attempt to highlight global war Nasheed holds the word’s first underwater cabinet meeting in 2009. EPA photo)

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∞  02/07/12 at 11:41am via Los Angeles Times
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