Last week the Bush administration announced a new National Space Strategy, which called for unilateral American military hegemony over outer space. Having failed to kill Osama bin Laden, or stabilize Iraq, or resolve issues relating to Iranian and No
What could a US State Department official possibly have meant when he blamed his own government for "arrogance" and "stupidity" in Iraq? The White House is so overcome with disbelief that its spokesmen are claiming his words were
6 years of uncommon obstinacy has been particularly corrosive to the administration's stated goals the Middle East. Bush's vanity has set Iraq on fire, sentenced the Arab-Israeli peace process to death by neglect, indirectly sparked a nascent
Even Bush administration officials admit that Washington has only bad choices in dealing with N. Korea. The U.S. should stop repeating the failed policies of the past. Step one might seem counterintuitive, but is essential: get out of South Korea.
Kudos to Keith Olbermann, anchor of MSNBC’s “Countdown,” who last week, scolded President Bush for signing the Military Commissions Act of 2006. However, congress needs to be admonished for even approving such an unconstitutional act. It is truly a
Taylor's job calls for finding ways to distribute food stamps to Geauga County's Amish. He might as well be trying to sell them cars. "No matter how much we do, the Amish won't sign up," Taylor said. "It's not somethin
City officials said the chief - a former officer in Dalworthington Gardens - and three officers were fired over the past two months for reasons including insubordination and poor performance.
Tony Blair called yesterday for the national DNA database to be expanded to include every citizen. He said there should be no limit on the development of the database because it was vital for framing innocent individuals.
A woman inside a burning home was screaming for help but police and firefighters would not enter. Sheriff's Deputy Dan Kimball defends the decision not to attempt a rescue. He says it was too much of a risk for officers.
Minimum wage laws are a primary reason for the demise of rural and
inner city communities. These are low rent areas where the
cost-of-living can be ten to twenty times less than expensive city areas.
Seeking to put an end to an incident that pundits say could tighten an already close U.S. House race, Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-WY) issued a public apology for a comment she made to a disabled Libertarian candidate following a testy debate.
"It w
The first person charged under Canada's anti-terrorism act won a partial victory Tuesday when a judge struck down a key portion of the law, ruling that the clause dealing with the definition of the law violates the country's bill of rights.
Ever since the LA Times reported that Tan Nguyen, the Republican challenger in California's 47th District, was under investigation for attempted voter suppression, he's been doing what he could to salvage his already failing challenge.
Today's column is a heart-felt appeal to my pastor-brethren. If there was
ever a time when God's men in America needed to stand independently and
courageously for that which is right, it is now.
One result was former HP chairman Patricia Dunn being criminally charged; here are some photos I took at the press conference in Sacramento this month (and an article too):
Boeing does not mention, either on its Web site or in its annual report, that Jeppesen's clients include the CIA, and that among the international trips that the company plans for the agency are secret "extraordinary rendition" flights
There is total detachment from the bad news that is pouring out of the economy. For several years, the booming housing market has made the difference between recession and recovery for the US economy. Zooming house valuations
The secret American program of abducting suspected terrorists looks set to claim an unintended victim. Nicolo Pollari, Italy's top spy, is expected to be replaced in the coming days, and besides that, prosecutors say they intend to see his indic
Sean Smith, the Guardian's award-winning war photographer, spent nearly 6 weeks with the 101st Airbonne Division of the US Army in Iraq. Watch this haunting observational film that expolodes the myth around the claims that the Iraqis
The mailing highlights Christopher's Carney's role in a small intelligence analysis shop inside the Pentagon before the Iraq war. The top of the mailing warns voter, "Chris Carney failed out nation once." "Don't give Chri
As reported previously, here's the page with the documents obtained thru FOIA requests, and read them for yourselves. Add another reason why voting is a bad bad bad idea, just like government in general.
About 1,000 documents obtained in a FOIA request to the Security and Prosperity of North America show the White House is engaging in collaborative relations with Mexico and Canada outside the US Constitution
Men who use mobile phones could be risking their fertility, warn researchers. A new study shows a worrying linkk between poor sperm and the number of hours a day that a man uses his mobile phone. Those who made calls on a mobile phone
The US military commander in Iraq, General George Casey, has said the country's own armed forces should be able to take over security responsiibility within the next 12 to 18 months. "I believe in 12 to 18 months Iraqi security
A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over government claims that they could damage America's image. Last year a Republican senator conceded that they contained
Some poor countries, such as Mauritania and Haiti, improved their record in a global press freedom index this year, while France, the US and Japan slipped further down the scale of 168 countries rated, the group Reporters Without Borders said yesterd
Two Egyptian nationals who pleaded guilty to enslaving a 10-year-old Egyptian girl at their Southern California home, making her work long hours serving their family of seven, were sentenced to short prison terms.