Tag: Iraq
U.S. House stalls war Funding Bill - Pentagon the...
On Thursday in the U.S. House in unlikely coalition between Democrats (via a sit out of vote) and Republicans voted against continued funding of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The defeat of the funding measure came on a 149-141 tally. (132 Republicans sat out the...
Michael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up
May 16th, 2008 6:42 pmMichael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up
By By Bob Tourtellotte
CANNES, France - Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore, who this week unveiled plans for a follow-up to...
Obama Says Bush and McCain Are ‘Fear Peddling’
Senator Barack Obama linked President Bush and Senator John McCain together yesterday as partners in 'the failed policies' of the last seven years, and said they were fear peddling and fear mongering in their stance...
Indian Premier League (IPLT20)
"Willow TV is showing video streaming for Rights to distribute on television, radio, broadband and Internet, for the IPL in North America."
US warns China over weapon links in Iran, Iraq, A...
"The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said Thursday.He said he conveyed the concerns personally to...
Bogus Claim, al-Maliki Stalls U.S. Plan on Iran Arms
More on the thwarting of the bogus claims of Iranian arms and support flowing into Iraq by the Bush Administration. Funny how the Us media were all over Patraeus's claim but have remained mum about the facts of the matter."Early this month, the George W. Bush...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...
Bush: 'I quit golf over Iraq war.'
I am rendered speechless by this latest revelation in an interview with the "leader of the free world"."US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect...
Suicide Bomber Strikes Iraq Funeral
In war-torn Iraq, even funerals have become targets for further violence."A suicide bomber has killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens more at a funeral being attended by Sunni Arab tribesmen opposed to al-Qaeda. Police said the bomber blew himself up inside the...
8 year old girl suicide bombing near Baghdad
An eight year old girl suicide bomber was blown up in an attack near Youssifiyah, south of Baghdad. The explosives were detonated by remote control, injuring four soldiers and killling an Iraqi army captain."Local authorities imposed a curfew in the area and American...
'A few flourishes' in Obama's Detroit story?
Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is touring a Chrysler plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., this morning. Our Gannett colleagues at the Detroit Free Press have used his visit as a peg to look at the way...
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq War at 4,077
Both Iraqi militants and civilians, and American and international soldiers, continue to die in Iraq. More than 4,000 U.S. troops have now died since the start of the Iraq war. The numbers continue to climb "As of...
Bounty for an Al-Qaeda Leader Drops Dramatically
Hurry, hurry! Step right up! The bigger the terrorist threat, the bigger the prize! Anyone can go terrorist hunting, folks, but you gotta capture one to win!"Osama bin Laden and his deputy are each worth up to $25 million. Mohammed Ali Hamadei, the suspect in a 1985 Lebanese...
Portugal and Venezuela attempt to get closer...again
Caracas, Venezuela, 13 May 2008. Today, Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister José Socrates started a three-day visit to Venezuela. After meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Miraflores...
America is rotting from the inside
Politicians are failing to comprehend the breadth of the US infrastructure crisis. Only disasters move our representatives to act — and in an election year, even those actions seem spotty at best and disingenuous at worst. The United States has much more than failing...
