PLO: Hamas exploiting blood spilled in Gaza

" Palestinian Authority will not allow Hamas to turn Gaza into a "separatist entity" in the wake of Israel's military operation there, a senior aide to president Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday.   "We will not...

El Dorado Hills Man Arrested on Sex Trafficking Charges

FBI/Police Arrested Rishi Sanwal in El Dorado Hills for "Sex Trafficking" UPDATE An El Dorado Hills man was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly prostituting a teenage girl on Craigslist....

London Zoo celebrates its 180th birthday

I remember my first trip to London Zoo.I was about 9 and  my mum promised my brother and I she would take us one day when we were off school. So when that day finally came, I was so excited. I had never seen...

Protesting the sponsors not the host country of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Suddenly the big money sponsors of the Olympic Games are re-branding themselves as born-again companies with a social conscience, as champions of the poor perhaps? ""[H]aving spent huge sums, the companies sponsoring the Beijing games are about to find themselves the...

Tories "NIX" 2010 Olympics Sex Trade Co-op

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can only imagine the scenario " Transgendered Tiffany, 2010 Olympic Sponsor to the Stars" or perhaps The Olympic rings emblazoned on videos " 2010 Olympic Hookers...

American Apparel accused of promoting rape

In a Vice-branded view of the world, youth culture is conceived and promoted as a nihilistic world of meaningless drug use, mindless partying, and pornographic self-indulgence. Through a variety of means -- Vice...

Indonesian minister hits out at TV channel over documentary: report

""They have taken his image for free, then commercialised it. The man had received nothing," Siti Fadillah Supari was quoted saying by Detikcom news website after she met the 32-year-old Dede in a hospital in West...

People should not be greedy in exploiting natural resources: president

""We should not be egoistic or greedy nor abdicate our responsibility to protect the interest of future generations," the president said when inaugurating the Bali Safari and Marine Park here on Tuesday. The head...

Hillary: mixing politics & terror Suprised?

The Dems are upset that Hillary Clinton Suggested if there was a terrorist attack before the election it would help Republicans. Are the Dems really that upset? Is it the first time a Democrat has mixed politics...

Cursor Hackers Target World of Warcraft

Hackers who exploit a Windows flaw have targeted World of Warcraft, whose virtual denizens have real-world monetary value. Seems some hackers are not only in it for the love of the game, as it were."World of Warcraft players are being targeted by hackers exploiting flaws in...

Secular fundamentalists are the new totalitarians

An interesting piece in the UK Guardian, is sure to rile the feathers of the most enlightened and tolerant among us.  Of course they are, if you doubt it, just ask them."There's an aspiring totalitarianism in Britain which is brilliantly disguised. It's disguised because...

Gingrich Lies To Assault Free Speech Again

"Gingrich Lies To Assault Free Speech Again Unrepentant, arch Neo-Con crafts deceptive Ahmadinejad boogeyman argument to con Americans into First Amendment regulation Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet Tuesday, December 5, 2006 Not content with last week's brazen attack on the...

Malaysian newspaper gets slapped for sex story

"Malaysian government leaders have rebuked a local newspaper for publishing a frank expose of sexual attitudes among the country's youth. The Weekend Mail gave detailed descriptions of favorite sex positions from its survey -- including "spooning, galloping and tea bag...

A Compromised Plan

Pro-Amnesty Republicans (PAR) and Enforcement-First Republicans (EFR) agree that enforcement should be stepped-up at both the border and the workplace. Enact the consensus. Defer action on the issues that continue to divide.

A Rant About the De Facto US Guest Worker Program

"100% of the workers were and are of Mexican heritage, and many were likely illegal immigrants." <--- Start thinking of them as MEXICAN CITIZENS, because that's what they are.

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