White House : President Obama on TG day to world's Muslims

Below is the White House transcript of President Obama's message to Muslims for Hajj on our Thanksgiving holiday: To see VIDEO go here. "Michele and  I would like to send our best wishes to all those...

Stop the War Now

Sitting on my bunk at Ft. Polk Louisiana in 1969, I was reading China on the Eve of Communist Takeover, Arthur Doak Barnett, Praeger, 1963, a book that I was assigned to read in Political Science class before being...

U.S. seeks 10,000 additional troops from allies for Afghanistan

The United States of America is trying to persuade its NATO partners to commit 10,000 additional troops for Afghanistan as part of President Obama’s strategy for the region. President...

Tareq and Michaele Salahi Crashed White House State Dinner

Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear to have crashed the White House state dinner on Tuesday night as the White House insists they were not invited. The couple are aspiring reality tv stars from Northern Virginia and they managed to somehow get through many layers of security to...

Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter cause anger by backing right clergy

Some people are considerably angered at conservative television pundits Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter for their backing of the Conservative clergy document,  the Manhattan Declaration,  which asks...

2 Crashed White House State Dinner: got past Secret Service

It has been reported by ABC news and  the Washington Post that 2 people not on the guest list for last night's White House State Dinner got in anyway,  as "gate crashers"  and crashed the party....

ABC Oprah-Obama Christmas Special: Christmas At The White House

ABC network has announced that there will be a primetime Oprah holiday special with President Barrack Obama. The holiday special, "Christmas at the White House" will air mid-December. This marks the first time that...

Sri Lanka Army rapes more Tamil women behind barbed wire camps.

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women is followed today, November 25, 2009. Rape and threats against young girls are wide spread around the world, specially in war torn areas where...

Uganda anti-gay bill has potential to divide Commonwealth leaders

Uganda's anti-gay bill has the potential to divide Commonwealth leaders who are scheduled to meet in Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, from November 27-29, where the global challenges of climate...

Obama State Dinner : Footage of Tuesday night's festivities

A sampling of guests at the Obama State Dinner last night  (VIDEO)

Bank Foreclosure Prevention Program by Citi Up by 20 Percent

The bank foreclosure prevention program of CitiMortgage has been improving significantly. CEO Sanjiv Das also said that the bank has started implementing principal reduction for some deserving borrowers. " The bank...

Obama's Afghanistan Speech to outline Exit & Escalation Strategy

President Obama will announce his plan in a long expected decision next Tuesday, December 1st.  President Obama will address the nation at 8pm EDT from West Point Military Academy. In his speech, which will...

First Transgender Memorial Plaque unveiled in West Hollywood

The first Transgender Memorial Plaque was unveiled in West Hollywood last week during a commemoration of the Eleventh International Transgender Day of Remembrance, an occasion in the LGBT community set aside to...

Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan - may not?

It looks like 22,000 and 7000 from NATO countries. At a guess my second guess this week I might aid and creative civilian journalism of course (Learning something from the big boys). 23,000 troops are on...

Dealing with Afghanistan –need for a fresh approach.

America is fighting the global cause of terrorism and the goal is noble indeed. However it is time to think of other than purely military means to eradicate the threat of terrorism. Perhaps we need to focus equally strong on making the population insulated against supporting...

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