Israel's embattled leadership, discredited to an unprecedented extent by the Lebanon war and sex scandals, teetered Friday under calls for the prime minister, defense minister, and army chief to resign.
Israel has appointed a top general to oversee a war against Iran, prompting speculation that it is preparing for possible military action against Teheran's nuclear programme.
"Rex-84" created concentration camps throughout the United States, for internment of dissidents and others potentially harmful to the state. REX 84, This Readiness Exercise was created in 1984. (Ready?)
Mexico's electoral court will hold a public session on Monday at 6 a.m. (PST) to give the results of the recount earlier this month at 9% of polling stations in the July 2 presidential election, which leftists say was rigged against them.
The information highlight of the symposium was undoubtedly the Sunday morning panel discussion. The panel was a who’s who of the most ... all » credentialed 9/11 skeptics ever impaneled. It was moderated by Alex Jones
Parents and public health policy makers have cause for concern about the finding of a study conducted at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. WebMD reports that all 12 children who were enrolled in a Ritalin trial "experienced an
It will probably go down as the biggest disaster in the history of Maine's state government. It will cost our overburdened taxpayers tens of millions of dollars, bascially for nothing in return. It has thoroughly disrupted Maine's medical *
One student said she was in the middle of shampooing someone's hair when law enforcement barged in and served a search warrant. What was going on was the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector Generals serving a search warrant fo
Without these political mechanisms the forces of nationalism, mercantilism, and political plunder would relentlessly reshape the Constitution with their rhetoric, and their efforts would eventually overwhelm the strict constructionists. At that point
The letter claims that EPA-funded research on the toxicity of breathable alkaline dust at the site “falsified pH results” to make the substance appear benign, when it was, in reality, corrosive enough to cause first responders to lose pulmonary funct
"This is the truth, please believe me," Mr Habib said, weeping frequently as he described the attack. "I have lost all my family, save one son. God gave them to me, and he has taken them away again; what was my crime, what did I do wro
Iraqi politicians say the U.S. claims of a clear link between Shi'ite militias and Tehran is pure scapegoating. And Tehran-bashing could further complicate U.S. efforts to end the civil war
Earth might have spun on its side to keep its balance in the distant past, and could do so again, scientists reported today.
Alaska was suddenly at the equator, the thinking goes.
Scientists already know that the North Pole wanders over time.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke cautioned lawmakers on Friday to avoid the temptation to impose protectionist trade policies as the United States grapples with fierce competition from a powerful wave of globalization.
A U.S. diplomat was charged with accepting trips with exotic dancers, jewelry and entertainment in exchange for issuing visas to 21 people linked to an international jewel distributor. U.S. Foreign Service officer Michael O'Keefe
Two new reports criticize the US's handling of Iran, just as the West gauges Iran's response to a proposal meant to rein in Tehran's nuclear ambitions. One report says the US war on terror has strengthened Tehran, the other slams America*
In recent weeks, China has clamped down on a growing web of lawyers and activists seeking to expand freedoms through litigation and Internet-driven campaigns.
A U.S. Army Reserve officer pleaded guilty to improperly steering millions of dollars in Iraq reconstruction contracts as part of a conspiracy involving kickbacks, smuggling and sexual favors. Lt. Col. Bruce Hopfengardner admited taking part in the s
The price tag for comprehensive immigration reform was not a key issue when the Senate passed its bill last May. But it is now. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that federal spending for this vast and complex bill would hit $127 billion over
[I held off until this was complete; epilog Mon.] Jill Carroll, a freelance reporter for The Christian Science Monitor, was kidnapped by Sunni Muslim insurgents in Baghdad. Over the next 82 days, she was shuttled blindfolded among at least six safe h
Desde el arribo de los conquistadores ibéricos al nuevo mundo, se dieron al establecimiento de instituciones monopólicas tan populares en la madre patria: la corona española en la política, la iglesia católica propietaria del mundo espiritual—educaci
Secretary of State Jan Brewer ignores Arizona Law - No Hand Count in 2006 to validate Election Computers (Ernest Hancock summary: "bad people doing bad things always get the spotlight,... eventually)
Wasn't sure about the category, but it's close. I read this list, and just had to shake my head. And just think, we "voted" for this. Couldn't think of 50 better reasons why not to vote anymore.
British troops abandoned a major base in southern Iraq on Thursday and prepared to wage guerrila warfare along the Iranian border to combat weapons smuggling, a move that anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called the first explusion
Statistics recently published by the oil cartel OPEC show that Russia is currently extracting more oil that Saudi Arabia, making it the biggest producer of "black gold" in the world, the British Financial Times reported on Wednesday, Aug 23
On the August 21 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limcontin stated that even though President Bush pledged he would purportedly "never" criticize the patriotism of his political opponents, Limbaugh would continue to