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Venezuelan military seizes ports

Uncle Chavez strikes again. In a widely praised revolutionary move - ofcourse by his supporters - Venezuelan Presideng Hugo Chavez ordered the military to take over the major ports and air strips of the country. The...

Mexico To Raise Tariffs on US Exports to Mexico

Mexico has decided to raise tariffs on 90 types of goods coming into Mexico from the US in response to the cancellation of the Mexican trucking program in the omnibus spending bill just passed by the Congress and...

Chavez Tightens Control of Venezuela

Hugo Chavez announced during his Sunday address to the people of Venezuela that the military would be taking control of all of the country's transportation nodes -- ports, airports and highways. "Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, has ordered the military to take...

Cruise ships using Caribbean Sea as dump

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste collected while sailing through those pristine blue waters of a Caribbean cruise?  "These are floating cities that go back and forth through our waters,...

Russia agrees to Truce, Blows up key Georgian Bridge

This doesn't sound like a truce to me. "A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. Russia denies...

Get Out Of Houston...NOW!!

"The probability of a major terrorist event in Houston, Texas over the July 4th weekend is in the 60-70% range.  And that means the whole southeast corner of Texas and possibly all of the Katrina-devastated Gulf coast states are also at risk.When a federal judge issues a...

The kindom of the fuel makes life impossible for everyone

The few getlemans with the power to control the prices of the fuel don't stop to raise the prices days after days. We all have seen here (Vancouver) how the prices has raised in only two month 20cent per litre....

Millions of Haitians Hungry, Food Aid Rotting in Ports

Millions of Haitians are going hungry as a result of government red tape that is causing food aid to rot in ports."CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti - While millions of Haitians go hungry, containers full of food are stacking up...

Bush and the Dubai Ports World deal

What to think about the controversy surrounding Bush’s plans for granting Arab control of American ports? Profit, prejudice, politics, and...

£2.5m Boost For Holyhead Facelift

One of the most beautiful coastal Towns in the British Isles is getting the finance and acclaim to which it rightfully deserves. "Major plans to turn one of Wales' major ports into a "thriving and vibrant place" will benefit from £2.5m of European funds, it has been...

Security Testing PDA Tool Hacks All WiFi :: Symblogogy

"Introduced at this year’s RSA Security Conference (Feb. 5-8, 2007 - Moscone Center, San Francisco), a pen testing tool produced by Immunity Inc. (a penetration testing company based in Miami Beach, Florida)...

Mufti Juzo: Hizballah using 'mafia tactics' in Lebanon

"Beirut – According to the Mufti of Mount Lebanon, Hezbollah has transformed itself from a resistance group to a Mafia organization, trying to force its will on the Lebanese people by using Mafia tactics. Mohammad Ali Jozu said of Hezbollah that they are in the middle of a...

At Least It's Not Dubai Ports

"Ontario Pension Plan to Buy NY Ports Waiting to hear Lou Dobbs start screaming over this one. Will he or won't he? Place your wagers. After all a bunch of Ontario Teachers are far less a threat then Muslims. Unless they are Muslim teachers."

Turkish PM reiterates firmness on Cyprus problem - People's Daily Online

" Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday insisted again that Turkey 's ports and airports will not be opened to traffic from Greek Cyprus if the isolations of the Turkish Cypriots are not lifted. "Unless isolations on 'Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'...

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