Obama, McCain, Kissinger: American Realpolitiks

I love Zoe Strauss. Here is a post she just did about an exchange between Obama and McCain about Kissinger. The post then goes on to provide links and information about the controversial career of Kissinger..."war criminal". Go Zoe! "During the presidential debate Obama and...

Canadian election call expected Sunday

With parliament set to reconvene on September 15, political observers are expecting an election call announcement to be made this Sunday. Speculation about an election in Canada has turned to certainty; it is no longer a matter of if the call will be made, but when. Several...

Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst

Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on...

Egypt: Bread Protest Leaves 10 Dead!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...

Anti-US beef protests and arrests in Seoul

The demonstrations against US beef imports in South Korea are gathering large popular support.  This past weekend has seen clashes between police and demonstrators."They fired water cannon and arrested more...

Anti-whaling activists call off their chase

The last line in this article is brilliant: "I think we served our clients, the whales, as best we could, and every whale’s life saved has been a victory for us.”    Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson Tuesday, March 11, 2008"Activists who have clashed...

Violence flares up at Naples dump

"Protesters have clashed again with Italian police in the city of Naples in a dispute over rubbish disposal. The protesters in the suburb of Pianura are blocking access to an old rubbish dump which city officials want to reopen as landfill sites are full. There have been no...

Youth Riots in France Continue; Is Sharia Law Out to Lunch.

"Youth Riots in France Continue 28 November 2007, Wednesday Click to enlarge the photo More than 1 000 police officers were deployed in the poor Paris suburb of Villiers-le-Bel to stop rioting youths. Photo by BGNES Riots have broken out for a third night in the poor French...

Italy fans rampage after Police kill DJ

Mr Sandri was shot in a car when police intervened to break up the brawl. Police said a warning shot may have caught him, but the incident was being investigated."Italian football fans have reacted violently...

Faslane 365 days on: 1,110 arrests and £5m bill for policing protest

"IT HAS lasted a year, cost police and taxpayers £5 million and has resulted in 1,110 arrests. But the wider impact of the Faslane 365 protests on Britain's commitment to the Trident nuclear weapons system and...

Women, children taken in fierce Iraq Qaeda battle

"BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda fighters kidnapped 15 Iraqi women and children after attacking two villages north of Baghdad on Thursday and killing a religious leader who had been trying to form an anti-al Qaeda...

Philippine Moros behead 10 soldiers

I expect heat for this but it still needs to be said, what is with religious people that so many believers insist that everyone be forced to practise their religion?  I also want to point out that this issue...

Hugh Grant Busted in Baked Bean Battle

My favorite part of a martial-arts film is when the protagonists use non-weapons as weapons: umbrellas, chairs, lamps, fans. A tub of baked beans, though, is Jackie-Chan caliber."Hugh Grant has been arrested and...

Congo: Fighting Erupts in Kinshasa

When political contenders have private armies, there is a fine line between election and coup. The flashpoint for this conflict was President Kabila's demand that Senator Bemba's private security contingent be replaced with members of the police department. Whilst Bemba is...

What is happening at DOJ?

The larger story of the shakeup at DOJ has been floating around, mostly under the radar for a couple of months, now. "An eighth U.S. attorney announced her resignation yesterday, the latest in a wave of forced departures of federal prosecutors who have clashed with the...

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