U.S lesbian war deserter wins key victory in asylum bid

A U.S. lesbian war deserter wins a key victory in asylum bid. Private Bethany Smith, who now goes by the name Skylar James, took her case to Federal Court in September after being denied asylum by the Immigration...

Chicago Tea Party Patriots harrass grieving family

A group called the Chicago Tea Party Patriots publicly heckled a grieving family and suggested that the couple fabricated their tragic story. As this is the case of their 24 year old daughter- in- law and their...

Bizarre candidates kick off Philippine election race

Well its official pre-election time here in the Philippines, guns are being oils and bola's sharpend. Already 21 people have been murdered in the name of politics. Mad men and women, and people that just want to...

Legalizing marijuana in US grows ever popular, and Obama-ized

Across the United States,  a growing  support for legalizing marijuana after a special push last year on the campaign trail when presidential hopeful  Barack Obama said he once...

GOP Gov. hopeful in MA picks openly Gay Richard Tisei

Republican gubernatorial candidate picks openly gay State senate minority leader Richard Tisei as his running mate. As gay identity becomes less of an issue,  this sort of thing may become increasingly the...

Jerusalem and the rolling drums of war

"We'd better get ready  -  on our knees."  ~  Jerusalem Watchman  In my youth,  the Old Testament prophets  -  Daniel,  Isaiah,  Johah,  Esdras  -...

Tea Party members listen to Russian analyst forecast end of USA

A political analyst from Russia,  who is also a former KGB member, is sounding the death knell for the United States of America,  it was reported this month.   And this man is finding an eager...

"Get them out. Now." An OpEd columnist has a revelation

Schreiber's Revelation on our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.  I came across this piece by journalist Jeff Schreiber ,  written this past month as the events of Fort Hood and its aftermath unfolded....

"Carteresque Mistakes": Chris Matthews Mouths "C" Word for "O"

So what does it augur when a one-time Carter staff member mouths the "C" word, "Carter", in reference to President Obama and his recent string of events without success, to put it in diplomatic terms? If Detroit...

Terror Masters, Dope Dealers, and Foreign Aid Scammers

Why the US continues to ignore Pakistan's creation of, control of, and farce of a war on the Taliban, I fail to understand. And why do we continue to fund them? Baron Bodissey on the Gates of Vienna writes:  " Several years ago, while researching the extensive and...

Taking the US Culture Wars global

Unable to stem the flood-tides of democratic pluralism and progressive politics, US evangelicals such as Pastor Rick Warren see in Africa a hot-bed of growing "business"  interests.   Using African...

Is barack obama really the president of United States

Ever wondered if the president of the New United states of America was Barack Obama the man who just won a Nobel Peace Prize? Well Yes and No for two reasons people should not see him as the president of USA but a reformer of the USA; a critique who stands by his words a man...

Culture wars a matter of life or death for some Repubs.

A SIGN OF THE TIMES,  LITERALLY:  Apparently, the Culture Wars in America have turned deadly serious for some. In the state of Missouri,  a group of Republicans have posted a billboard which...

Halifax Peace Conf - McCain argues against Exit Stragegy

Halfax is host to a Peace and Security Forum this weekend.  The Forum was scheduled to discuss North American and Transatlantic Security.  Heavyweights from NATO and North America are attending to...

Rising populism has GOP on its toes

It began in August,  with the Town Hall meetings ,  although surely it had begun before this,  with books and TV and radio pundits and blogs.  A rising conservative populism,  though,...

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