Drug gangs drive off cops, terrorize US border town

It's amazing to think that this can happen 80 miles south of Texas.  "VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico – For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back,...

Two million descend on Washington for Obama's Inauguration Day

Two million people have descended on Washington DC for the Inauguration of Barack Obama, and the crowds have clogged the mass transit lines and security checkpoints as they try to get a spot to witness a moment in...

US: Russian Patrols Violate Truce

The Kremlin is in violation of the "Truce Agreement" and although they have given up control of the main East/West highway they continue to occupy the seaport of Poti, having moved the majority of their tanks and men back to the disputed terrorities.  And have...

Russia accused of abusing truce

There is much dispute about this ceace fire agreement, I would love to see a copy of the said agreement its a shame its not been published anywhere. I see at present Russia is being accused of breaking the agreement by all and sundry would it not be strange if they are actual...

Driving Without License: Somewhat Illegal in Florida

The message that Florida's Highway Patrol is sending and what we're receiving are two very different things. They're talking crackdown, we're hearing "if you're caught driving without a license several times, we...

Critics paint over Banksy Bethlehem murals

As we reported earlier, British artist Banksy is staging his annual "Santa's Ghetto" mural exhibition in Bethlehem this year. But it has provoked controversy and now critics have painted over some of his...

Rebel soldiers stop people leaving Manila hotel

This looks like it will be an on going story. This is what Reuters has so far. As it sais, mainly journalists. I am not sure how many foreigners are in the hotel."By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - Rebel Philippine soldiers holed up in a luxury Manila...

Canadian Military to Dazzle their Enemies with Brilliance

Razzle and Dazzling our enemies will not include our troops dressed in sequins and rhinestones breaking into Las Vegas showtunes on the battlefield, nor pulling rabbits out of combat helmet tophats and other magic...

Aussie TV team charged over Apec stunt

This is such a great and funny story. It has a fun Canadian connection. I have seen the Chaser Team TV programme a number of times during a recent stay in Australia - they are just so funny. I have included the...

Palestinian Checkpoint Socks: For Those Long Waits

One gets a feeling that this story will be all over the Internet rather shortly, so here it is. The story isn't so much the invention itself as the circumstances that spawned it: when the extreme becomes the banal."A West Bank woman has developed special socks to help...

The Real Survivor Fiji – Military, And The Human Toll :: MAXINE

"Let’s see, what are the positives of the coup? Increased military checkpoints equal reduced crime – that’s good for tourism, right?"

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Police: Mom Gave Son a Gun to Take Revenge

Let's add this to the parent/child violence file, along with this. When those "The Anti-Drug" commercials talk about getting involved with your child's day-to-day life, this is not what they had in mid."A mother and her teenage son have been accused of second-degree murder,...

N. Korea: 120 Prisoners Escape From Gulag

I ran across this translated post by blogger TigerLikesRooster from the Daily NK. Since I don't read or speak Korean, I am grateful that this blogger shared such a compelling story from behind the barbwired worker's paradise of North Korea."120 prisoners escaped en masse from...

Mahdi Army lowers its profile, anticipating arrival of U.S. troops

"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of the arrival of U.S. reinforcements. "We have explicit directions...

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