End the farse, free doctors

Robert Templer, Asia program director of the International Crisis Group called government of Sri Lanka to alter course, provide a clear timetable to resettle the IDPs,  and release the doctors. An estimated...

Desperate pervert Gary Glitter heading back to UK

"His decision ends a two-day farce that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving his sentence for child abuse. The 64-year-old has been twice refused entry into Thailand and once turned away from Hong Kong after flying out from Vietnam. But Thai...

US Air Farce: Crew members fell asleep while holding missile launch devices

"Three ballistic missile crew members fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices, US authorities revealed today.'Decisive and urgent steps' are now needed to restore respect for nuclear weapons within the US Air Force following this latest incident at a base in...

“O”-Force One … Or Err-Farce One :: MAXINE

  Original Posting Here>> Story in Comments below due to an editing glitch with the NP portal.    

China denies U.S. spying charges; Major Diplomacy Battle Ahead

As I earlier reported in the case of a former Boeing aerospace engineer accused of funneling NASA technology to China for decades, a major dustup over allegations of long-term, systematic Chinese spying is ahead."China denied Thursday that it was conducting espionage...

Guerrillas in mist test terror laws

New Zealand has been in turmoil over a police raid on suspected terrorists. The editorial from the conservative Wellington based Dominion Post newspaper sums it up reasonably well. It also shows the clear...

Puttin' Around the Russian Blogosphere

Of course Putin is a bad guy and he has designs on lengthening his reign over what should be a powerful country. But, according to this Russian blogger, now is not the time. The time will come in March of next...

Is Fox Really 'News'

Newscorp has been dressing GOP messaging up as news for the past decade.  Now finally the general public is fed up with this nonsense..."Earlier this week it was announced that FOX would host a Presidential...

Hungary divided

"PLANNED as a solemn celebration of national reconciliation, the 50th anniversary of Hungary’s failed uprising against Soviet rule has turned into a bitter farce."

A Scandal, A Dictator, & Some Aliens: World Championship Chess

"The 44-year-old multimillionaire has other interests than just space aliens. In the past, he regularly consulted a Bulgarian fortune teller named Babushka Vanga. About 13 years ago, the blind psychic told him that he would be appointed leader of Kalmykia and elected...

Video Test for the upcoming web-comedy show ONE CHEAP MOVE!

Obsurdist one-man web comedy show. If you like Family Guy, Simpsons, Conan O'Brien, Beavis & Butthead, Malcom In the Middle, Southpark, etc. . . .YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS! This work is licensed under the Creative...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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