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The US State Department is recalling US Ambassador Reno Harnish from Azerbaijan. Speculation that Harnish is being recalled because of a burgeoning human smuggling scandal which came to the attention of the FBI. The Moscow newspaper Trud newspaper
A proposed copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police more wiretapping and enforcement powers.
6 New York teen-agers sued Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, alleging the US Department of Defense broke the law by keeping an extensive database on potential recruits.
A police lineup is often the moment of truth in a criminal investigation. It's also, say many experts, highly fallible. Of the 175 convictions overturned by DNA evidence, 75% were convicted largely because of eyewitness testimony that turned out
At least 6 joint U.S.-Iraqi inspections of detention centers, most run by Iraq's Shiite Muslim-dominated Interior Ministry. One US official said abuse of prisoners was found at all the sites. But U.S. troops have not responded by removing all the
President George W. Bush's public approval rating has fallen to 32%, a new low for his presidency, a CNN poll showed. The survey also showed that 60%of Americans disapprove of the way Bush is handling his job.
Saying surfing the web is equivalent to reading a newspaper or talking on the phone, an administrative law judge says only a reprimand is appropriate for a city worker accused of failing to heed warnings to stay off the Internet.
Ed Bradley interviews Tyler Drumheller, a retired CIA official who saw first-hand evidence of how the Bush team used selective (and discredited) intelligence to support war plans which had already been set. (13 Minutes)
Each year US coal-burning power plants spend millions disposing of 70 million tons of fly ash, a fine powder loaded with mercury, lead and other toxic chemicals. Henry Liu, a retired civil engineering professor turns them into bricks.
The US armed forces are planning to stay in Iraq for at least a decade. The 38 square kilometres mini-city and airport Balad was the evidence that American forces were preparing for the long haul. With 27,500 landings and takeoffs a month, Balad is s
The euro's bid to become an alternative world reserve currency received another vote of confidence this week as more central banks diversify away from dollars, boosting the region's government bonds. The euro hit a seven-month high above $
The issue is not who serves as Secretary of Defense, the issue is how, when, and why the United States uses military force. It makes no sense simply to replace Mr. Rumsfeld with someone else who holds the same view, namely that it’s the job of Ameri
How giant corporations profit at human expense
After listening to Socialist Comrade Kennedy on a Sunday morning talk show, I realized why President Bush is receiving such low popularity with the American public. It is not that he is doing anything wrong, quite the contrary, he is doing exactly w
Let me run by you a brief list of items that are "the law" in America today. As you read, consider what all these have in common. The saddest and most telling answer is: They were all the product of the 104th Congress. Every one of the horr
The White House said that Al-Qaeda leaders were "on the run" as the emergence of a new tape from Osama bin Laden served as a vexing reminder of the US failure to track down the terror mastermind.
IF PRESIDENT BUSH HOPES the "shake-up" of his administration initiated last week will re-energize his listless presidency, he's bound to be disappointed. A far more audacious makeover is needed — one that sends Vice President Dick Chene
Execution by lethal injection may cause excruciating pain, contradicting its reputation as a humane and thus publicly acceptable way to impose the death penalty. Executioners fail to take the steps needed to ensure a painless death and use a drug tha
If choosing the right outfit or whether to invest in stocks or bonds is difficult, it may not be just indecisiveness but how brain cells assign values to different items. "The neurons we have identified encode the value individuals assign to the
Scientists have discovered a mutant gene that triggers the body to form a second, renegade skeleton, solving the mystery of a rare disease called FOP that imprisons children in bone for life. Development of a drug to treat more common bone buildup re
In their quest to create the super warrior of the future, some military researchers aren't focusing on organs like muscles or hearts. They're looking at tongues.
Full Coverage: Iraq
Judicious use of complex tools separates humans from all other species. To throw away one of our main evolutionary accomplishments out of misguided fear would be akin to wishing away the well-developed brain to make births easier
Britain's defense secretary warned on Sunday that any let up on militants could see the toppled Taliban regime and al-Qaida regain power in Afghanistan. As John Reid made his call during a visit to Kabul, gunbattles elsewhere killed five peop
Mexico's economy, society and political system are built around the assumption that migration and amnesties for undocumented migrants will continue — and that the $20 billion they send home every year will keep coming, and almost certainly grow.
Reflexiones Libertarias
Durante el transcurso de mi azarosa vida, he cometido muchos errores de juicio por lo que he tenido que pagar con sangre, dolor y lágrimas. Sin embargo, ese mismo juicio me ha servido bien para seleccionar a mis muy particulares héroes. Uno de ellos
Is the US housing market following in Japan's footsteps?
In this compelling updated edition, Korey Rowe, Dylan Avery & Jason Bermas show the precident for US Governmnet attacking it's own people as a pretext for military action. Then they meticulously explore the details of 9-11.
The plans each run more than 100 pages and cover a wide range of overt and clandestine military activities, including man-hunting, intelligence gathering on terrorist networks, attacks on terrorist training camps and recruiting efforts, and partnerin
At the Smart Cards in Government Conference, advocates for RFID and tech-based "smart cards" said mandates to use modern technologies would dramatically improve the nation's security infrastructure. But resistance to such measures and
