Iran war games to defend nuclear sites

I smell a new war in the air, its a war of wills or will nots, Iran shows its might because it knows it may be be attacked from the air.  Of course Iran has not got a chance and knows that this time Russia...

Govt seeks lawyers to defend Aafia Siddiqui

NEW YORK: The government is seeking new lawyers to represent US-trained Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, who faces a possible life prison sentence for the attempted murder of US interrogators in Afghanistan. Aafia, 37, who the US government has accused of links with...

The Evolution of Plant Minds

     I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...

Senate stunned by sugar mills scam

"ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: The Senate on Thursday was stunned by revelations made by two PML-Q lawmakers about what they termed the biggest sugar mills scam hitting Sindh. Interestingly, no one from the treasury side came out to defend or reject the allegations made by opposition...

Food safety needs public science

Food safety needs public science :  public service professional union speaks out The national union representing professionals and scientists in the public service has launched a campaign to advocate for...

Financial crisis: FTSE drops to five-year low

The pound is continuing to plummet against the dollar as fears continue about a global recession. The FTSE has also dipped to a five-year low."The pound lost more than six cents against the dollar as renewed fears...

Indian woman beheads 'sex pest'

This really a shocking story from the Indian state OF Uttarpradesh,a women beheaded the attacker , who tried to rape her in grass field.The daring act of this women is going to set example for those women who...

State Elections officials deny illegally purging voters

"NEW YORK - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states. Election officials lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing...

Gov. Palin Washington Post blows it

" Washington Post blows it By Michelle Malkin  •  September 12, 2008 07:31 AM In a page 1 news story, Washington Post reporter Anne Kornblut accuses Sarah Palin of asserting “that the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaeda plan...

Pakistan army ordered to hit back US forces

Though Sarah Palin seems to be unaware that it's occuring, the US has been undertaking raids into sovereign Pakistan territory from Afghanistan, without the approval of the Pakistan government.  With a new president just taking office in the country, the timing of this...

The Battle for Net Neutrality: Comcast throws army of lawyers at the problem

This is a classic battle between giant corporate interests vs. the rest of us.  If you value the Internet and don't want it to turn into the kind of trash you see on TV then please do what you can to support...

Cindy McCain defends Palin pick, husband

Notice, now it's 8 homes AND that Cindy McCain thinks that the close proximity of Alaska to Russia makes for good foreign policy experience.Sounds to me like Cindy has had one too many hair treatments!"WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain said Sunday that Republican vice...

Gaddafi given title 'king of kings'

Whether to cheer or cry has typically been the dilemma when considering anything that has involved Qadhafi over the last three to four decades. A recovering revolutionary and terrorist, he's been in and out of...

Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia

"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into its small U.S.-allied neighbor in the...

Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'

Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...

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