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US Celebrities Spied During WWII
BBC News is reporting that many celebrities were spies for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. During the time period of World War II, the OSS is said to have had 23,000 covert agents working... Crisis talks over Turkish ruling
A cosntitutional court has blocked a law passed by Turkey's new ruling party, which has a religious bent, allowing women to wear headscarves in public schools. The ruling party, AK, is now holding an emergency meeting to decide its next move. Turkey, a historically fiercely...President to meet British Queen in Belfast
"President Mary McAleese is expected to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Northern Ireland today. Queen Elizabeth will also be greeted by Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley as he says his final farewells before retiring in May. Today's meeting will be the sixth... Australia: Midnight Oil Frontman named Environment Minister
Former Midnight Oil Frontman and long time Environmentalist Peter Garrett was named Environment & Arts Minister in the Newly formed Australian Government. Leading many to wonder what Arts and... US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq: report
" US cannot account for 190,000 guns in Iraq: report AFP Published: Wednesday August 1, 2007 Submit to Netscape The US government cannot account for 190,000 weapons issued to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to an investigation carried out by the...Abbas dissolves Palestinian government
This commentary was originally published in IntelligentaIndigena Novajoservo: Blissful Arrogance: The exploitation of the legacy of the European Holocaust and what it means for Jews as well as Arabs in Occupied Palestine 6.15.2007 "Israel, like South Africa, is an...US reversing course on Iran, Syria?
"Analysts see the dissolution of the Iran-Syria Group as evidence of a change in Washington's stance toward Tehran and Damascus. By Adam Robertson In a sign of a major shift in U.S. policy, the Bush administration disbanded a special committee that was formed last year to... Ivory Coast Militias Begin Disarming
In a turning point in the five-year-long civil war that has gripped the Ivory Coast, militia groups have agreed to hand over their weapons. The process is far from smooth, with some groups expected to hold out and others demanding payment for their guns. Meanwhile Guillaume... Why can’t Iraq have own its intelligence agency?
"By Amina Anderson After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the United States disbanded Saddam Hussein's military and security services, the Mukhabarat. The following year, Paul Bremer, former administrator of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq, announced the formation of the Iraqi...Saddam Supporters Vow Revenge
"Amman - Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party threatened on Wednesday to retaliate if the ousted Iraqi leader was executed, warning in an internet posting that it would target United States interests anywhere. The statement appeared on a Web site known to represent the Ba'ath, which...Iraqi premier invites Hussein forces into peace effort
A key conference opens with gesture toward the Sunnis "BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on former members of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army to join Iraq's new security forces in an effort to restore...Iraq PM calls on Saddam officers to return to army
"Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister called on Saturday for the return of all officers of Saddam Hussein's disbanded army in an overture to disaffected Sunni Arabs aimed at reducing sectarian violence. Nuri al-Maliki made the call at a national reconciliation conference of...
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