The reason given for the murders of September 11, 2001 has been that the murderers hate Americans for their freedoms. However, human beings of all nationalities have a natural tendency to desire freedom, not hate it. If one observes any child from
On September 11th the whole world watched as jetliners crashed into the World Trade Center. These heinous crimes were labeled as acts of war. However, scientific principles show much more happened that day than we were told. The most striking feature
Under threat from Romans ransacking Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, many of the city's Jewish residents crowded into an underground drainage channel to hide and later flee the chaos through Jerusalem's southern end unnoticed.
A doctor who treated wounded al-Qaida fighters at Tora Bora in Afghanistan has confirmed Osama bin Laden was at the mountain stronghold as U.S. and Afghan forces attacked — and said the al-Qaida chieftain seemed concerned about only his own welfare.
Sen. John Edwards, on the campaign trail, has proposed the creation of an international organization to fight terrorism through shared intelligence. The man who claimed that there was no war on terror beyond a bumper sticker a few months ago, now ins
In a remarkable turnaround, liberals are now heaping scorn on the 73-year-old senator. Young audiences boo at his name, and the leftish "Daily Show" on Comedy Central makes fun of him. The source of unhappiness is Kennedy's efforts to
Even in 2003, top generals predicted we would need to keep a large combat force in Iraq for years after toppling Hussein’s government. Dick Cheney, Vice President and former Secretary of Defense, did not agree with the generals…but the generals were
That's all I said in the unusual silence on Monday afternoon as first aid was being administered to Gen. David Petraeus microphone before he spoke before the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.
You have to love the hypocrisy of the Republicans running for president, nine characters in search of Ronald Reagan. That's why Fred Thompson, who thinks he's the next best thing, jumped in among the lemmings. After all, he is tall and is an
Only two well-known candidates for President made it to the Republican straw poll: Congressman Ron Paul of Texas and Congressman Duncan Hunter of the people’s republic of California. Ron Paul presented the convention with tangible ideas, agree with h
Twenty two years before first Russian space shuttle “Buran” or 10 years before the first American shuttle Soviets projected and built manned spaceship aircraft that could land from the orbit by itself. It had space only for one pilot and was more rat
In an internal memo sent to political advisers this week, John McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis writes of "four phases" the campaign plans to "roll out" in September.
This isn't one of those internal memos meant for p
The poor beget more poor. Slums create more slums. Crime allowed creates more crime. Illegal aliens that can't find jobs can't pay for housing. What's the next best place to live? Illegals now follow Americans into their own graveya
In an apparent case of sabotage, six explosions blew apart natural gas pipelines operated by Mexico's Pemex state oil monopoly early today in Veracruz state, causing fires and forcing the evacuation of 15,000 people from surrounding towns.
Britain's biggest banks could be forced to cough up as much as 70 billion pounds over the next 10 days, as the credit crisis that has seized the global financial system sparks a fresh wave of chaos. Almost 20 percent of the short-term money marke
Bull told cops she accidentally put too much salt and pepper on the hamburger, but since managers had been concerned about waste, she "had gone ahead and used the hamburger." [A copy of the police report is included.]
A McDonald's employee spent a night in jail and is facing criminal charges because a police officer's burger was too salty, so salty that he says it made him sick. Kendra Bull was arrested, charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and
Hundreds of Iraqi insurgents killed or captured in battle by American-led coalition forces have been found to be wearing state-of-the-art Czech-manufactured body armour. The latest findings have added to mounting concern about the quantity
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, chastened by the first drop in employment in four years, will be forced to cut interest rates at least twice this year, according to a Bloomber News survey. The unexptected weakness in the labor market
Banks and companies need to refinance almost $140 billion of commercial paper in Europe by the end of next week and may push up yield premiums on corporate bonds, according to Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's biggest bank.
The nation's centralized terrorist watch list is used to screen 270 million individuals every month now contains more than 700,000 entries, but remains marred by duplication, erroneous information, incorrect tracking codes and poor coordination
Pennslyvania law inconveniently restrict six-pack sales to bars, restaurants and some delis, where they're often sold at premium prices. Beer by the case is available only at distributorships. (Remember, it's still againt the law to buy bee
FBI agents arrested 11 public officials in towns across New Jersey Thursday on charges of taking bribes in exchange for influencing the awarding of public contracts, the US Attorney's Office said. (Hmm, what about the White House)
Japan's gross domestic product for the April-June quarter declined 1.2 percent on an annual basis, the government said on Monday as it revised downward a preliminary estimate of 0.5 percent growth for the quarter. The adjustment marks the first
The Russian-made device is light enough to be thrown by a single insurgent standing alongside a road and is equipped with a parachute so that it falls vertically on its target and can take out even armored vehicles.