The U.N. was cobbled together toward the end of World War II, and it is clear from the charter that the five allied powers – U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia and China – intended to run the world. Only the Security Council was given any power, and
The U.S. military published a new counterinsurgency manual that draws on lessons from the wars in
Iraq and
Afghanistan and stresses that troops must be able to do more than just fight.
Folks in this hardscrabble town still cling to the legend of Charlie Birger, the bootlegging gangster who moments before meeting his maker on the gallows flippantly remarked how lovely the world was.
"If it's for a surge, that is, for two or three months and it's part of a program to get us out of there, as indicated, by this time next year, then, sure, I'll go along with it," Reid said. (Take note Democrats...)
The Pentagon called them "among the most dangerous, best-trained, vicious killers on the face of the earth." Decisions to release the Guantanamo detainees raise questions about whether they were really as dangerous as the US claimed,
"Your mobile phone should be free," Schmidt told Reuters. "It just makes sense that subsidies should increase" as advertising rises on mobile phones. (Do you see???)
Belarus, Ukraine, Greece and South Africa are among countries that have increased gold reserves this year, according to the World Gold Council. The dollar has fallen 7.8 percent against a basket of six major world currencies this year, and gold has c
The dollar's recent sharp fall in relation to the euro, the sterling and to some extent the yen seems to be in continuation of its depreciation phase that began some five years ago.
Gingrich said the threat of biological or nuclear attack requires America to consider curbs to speech to fight terrorists, if it is to protect the society that makes the First Amendment possible.
Bush administration may already be contemplating what to do with Americans who are deemed insufficiently loyal or who disseminate information that may be considered helpful to the enemy.
• Colin Brown and Andy McSmith - news.independent UK
A devastating attack on Mr Blair's justification for military action by Carne Ross, Britain's key negotiator at the UN, has been kept under wraps until now because he was threatened with being charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act.
A fence-building company in Southern California agrees to pay nearly $5 million in fines for hiring illegal immigrants. Two executives from the company may also serve jail time. The Golden State Fence Company's work includes some of the border fe
Remember how Bush brags about having brought the “Rule of Law” to Iraq? Remember that Bush also brags about the “Rule of Law” in America. Rather than bringing American-style justice to Iraq, Bush is more likely to bring Iraqi-style justice to America
Hace unas semanas tuve la oportunidad de asistir al evento anual “Cumbre de la Libertad.” Además de mi participación como expositor, fui parte de su apertura que, como despertador, despegaba con un agresivo debate sobre el agitado tema de inmigración
Tells visiting Bush administration officials they will not sit back and lose their shirts as U.S. Dollar collapses; they are getting out fast and large!!!!!! Hal Turner???? Wikipedia has some info on the source
As a child's IQ rises, his taste for meat in adulthood declines, a new study suggests. Could explain the link between smarts and better health, the investigators say. [We vegans, we smart.]
Nerve cells in the pancreas may be a cause of type-1 diabetes in mice. Defective nerve endings may attract immune system proteins that mistakenly attack the pancreas, destroying its ability to make insulin.
[Cuz' we care.] Several thousand disabled workers could be out of jobs at the start of the year because of the state's new minimum-wage law. [Don't worry, I'm sure the Attorney General will just make something up.]
Established November 1898, dedicating its energies to propagating the anti-imperialist message by means of lectures, public meetings, and the printed word. Among the best-known members of the Anti-Imperialist League was Mark Twain.
(The New York Times, Rising Metal Prices Prompt Ban on Melting and Export of Coins, December 14, 2006). It’s another classic case where a government-induced “crisis” results in more attacks on the economic liberty of the American people.
That's why we have issued a 'Crash Alert.' All over the planet, people are thinking the same thing – buy now, because assets only go up in price. But when everyone is thinking the same thing, no one is thinking at all.
Following are excerpts from a wiretapped conversation in June 2006 between Gen. Gustavo Pignero, former director of counter-espionage for the ItalI'military intelligence agency known as SISMI, and his successor at SISMI, Marco Mancin'the pair
A few days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the CIA station chief in Rome paid a visit to the head of Italy's military intelligence agency, Adm. Gianfranco Battelli, to float a proposal: Would the Italian secret services help the CIA kidnap ter
Middle East analyst Flynt Leverett, who served under President Bush on the National Security Council revealed that the White House has been blocking the publication of an op-ed he wrote for the New York Times. The column is critical of the administra
Christle's attorney says his client was also retaliated against for alleging that Berkow and dept. personnel confiscated her computer containing critical information about the internal affairs investigation of the Notorious B.I.G. murder case.
The hard core of detainees held at America's Guantanamo Bay detention camp will continue to be held indefinitely even if there is insufficient evidence to bring them to trial, a senior Bush administration official has warned.