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US Lawyer May Sue US Over Iran Threats
Professor Francis A. Boyle, notable US lawyer and expert in international law, may sue the US Government on behalf of Iran. Though the USA does not deign to acknowledge the reach of the International Court Of Justice... Ian McKellen describes anti-gay death threats
Apparently not getting the memo that Galdalf is immortal, some have sent death threats to openly gay film and stage star Sir Ian McKellen. In the article below, he touches upon those incidents as he describes his... Britain in recession 'within months' as bosses predict 550 jobs will be lost ...
" Britain is on the verge of a recession and the number of permanent job vacancies is falling, two reports warn today. The British Chambers of Commerce describes the outlook as 'grim' and warns that a recession could start within months. It says it has uncovered evidence... Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq
These allegations coming from President Bush's former press secretary, a man who served him for a decade, are truly shocking. It is not the allegations themselves that are shocking - they merely confirm what most... Press Freedom in Africa: There is Work to be Done
"Akinki Janet writes a compelling piece for the African Executive essentially saying that Africa still lags behind in press freedom. She aptly points out the direct correlation between democracy and the press and describes the press as a watchdog for the people. ...How To Fix The Executive Branch
"Opinion: With President Bush's approval rating hovering in the 30s, just about everyone has an opinion on what George W. has done wrong in the past seven years. But not everyone can explain what the next president...Foreign minister loses bags in T5
No one is immune to Heathrow T5 problems."An unnamed EU foreign minister has been caught up in the baggage backlog at Heathrow's new Terminal 5, UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband says.Writing in his blog, Mr...McCanns win libel damages against media
After alternatingly glowing and brutal coverage of Kate and Jerry McCann, the parents whose daughter Madeleine went missing in Portugal last year, the family has won damages against two papers."Two newspapers said on Wednesday they will pay "substantial" damages to Madeleine... Night of the Living Fed
"Night of the Living Fed
Paul Krugman is writing about The Face-Slap Theory."The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to... [Theo van Gogh and] "Education By Murder" in Holland
Some four years ago, Dutch society was jolted by a savage daylight stabbing of a highly controversial film maker theo van Gogh.Related to Vincent, van gogh had made a name for himself with an agressive,... Science 2.0 Debuts at Scientific American
Scientific American comes out boldly with a wiki experiment that invites readers to edit an article and weigh in on some of the "meta publishing" issues that crowd sourcing via wiki technology brings to science, including consideration of the impact of this kind of... Kissing Now a Criminal Act for Teens Under 16
South African President Thabo Mbeki made consensual kissing between teens under the age of 16 a criminal act with the stroke of a pens last week when he signed the Sexual Offenses Act into law. Facebook and the... Strangling Gaza
The barbaric and illegal apartheid of the Palestinian population in Gaza, the world's largest open air prison, grinds on as the western nations pay lip-service to "peace" in the region. Where is the outrage...California lowriders become art, big business
I've always been a fan of lowriders. Not so good with the kids car seats but hard to beat their style. Maybe I'll trade in the kids and get myself one in the name of art."LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) -...Washington Post article on Oaxaca gets a beating
An article published in this weekend's Washington Post about Oaxaca, Mexico has caused a stir and prompted criticism for failing to explain adequately the problems that gripped the city twelve months ago and continue...
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