Tag: Withdrawal
Bush halts Iraq troop cuts but shortens tours
President George Bush did make a statement on the Iraq war today, but it was not the statement many wanted to hear.He will leave the Iraq war as his legacy to his successor when he does step down."President George W....
Drug traces found in U.S. water supply
Very unnerving, particularly the fact that it's also in NYC"s drinking water."
Trace amounts of pharmaceutical drugs are lurking in Louisville's drinking water, including one used to treat people with bipolar disorder and alcohol withdrawal, and another prescribed to...
Chavez sends tanks to Colombian border
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has ordered tank battalions to the Colombian border and mobilized warplanes after Colombian troops struck inside Ecuador in an attack on rebels
He also ordered the shutting of...
Latest Anti-Pot Quack Science: 'Marijuana Makes Y...
"Recent weeks have seen a rash of new studies of marijuana hitting the mass media, generating scary headlines like "Smoking Pot Rots Your Gums," "Cannabis Bigger Cancer Risk Than Cigarettes" and "Pot Withdrawal Similar to Quitting Cigarettes. Most of this coverage can be...
Spielberg quits as Beijing Olympics adviser, over...
Mia Farrow must be very happy that her efforts to bring attention to the genocide in Darfur have yielded such high profile results. Spielberg, upon announcing his resignation, joined Farrow in an international...
Australian Scientology Volunteer Ministers Join G...
A study published in a recent edition of the Medical Journal of Australia reporting that some 60 percent of Aborigines are chronic marijuana users brings home the urgency of this week's launch of Communities Helping...
OTC Cough and Cold Oral infant Medicines Voluntar...
"The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) on behalf of the leading makers of over-the-counter cough and cold medicines today announced voluntary market withdrawals of oral cough and cold medicines that refer to "infants." The voluntary withdrawal affects only these...
IRAN READY TO WORK WITH U.S.
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Iran is ready to help the US stabilize Iraq if Washington presents a timetable for a withdrawal of its troops, Tehran’s top security official said on Sunday.
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The Financial Times interviewed Ali...
Murtha: "I think we'll pick up 40, 50 seats."
Thank you John Murtha for saying what you think. No, not about the war in Iraq or anything else, but about how much you guys actually think you will actually pick up in the next election. There have been predictions...
HANOI ATTACKS BUSH'S HISTORY LESSON ON VIETNAM
President Bush recently suggested that the US withdrawal fom South East Asia led to the genocide and bloodbath in the region and used this to justify the continued deployment of US troops in...
UK Basra base exit 'not a defeat'
The majority of the British public approve the withdrawal of British troops, and the different approach that Gordon Brown has to his predecessor. "Prime Minister Gordon Brown has insisted that the withdrawal of British troops from the southern Iraqi city of Basra is not a...
US ready to move into Basra as British pull out
"The Pentagon has said it will deploy troops to Basra if necessary to fill the vacuum left by a British withdrawal.
Brig Gen Richard Sherlock, deputy director for operational planning at the Pentagon, was adamant US...
Bush reportedly to ask Congress for extra 50 bln ...
If Bush does indeed ask for, and get the funds, U.S. spending in Iraq would then total more than three billion dollars per week. "US President George W Bush plans to ask Congress for an extra 50 bln usd for Iraq following a highly anticipated report on progress in the...
Networks: 'Turning Point,' 'Major Blow' to Bush A...
"Republican Senator John Warner's call for the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Iraq by Christmas was trumpeted by the broadcast network evening shows Thursday night: CBS's Katie Couric touted a “major blow tonight...
Bush adm. withdrawn Hoagland as Armenia next U.S ...
Sources within both the Administration and Congress confirmed the
withdrawal of Richard Hoagland's nomination as America's next
Ambassador to Armenia, reports the Armenian National Committee of
America (ANCA). "We are gratified to see that the Administration has finally...
