Deputy Manager of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Village Resigns

    Jody Andrew's, deputy city manager responsible for the construction of the Olympic Village in Vancouver resigned last night. His resignation is effective immediately and at this point here is...

Will the Vancouver Olympic Village be Finished in Time?

    Less than a month after VANOC announced they may be scrapping the 2010 medal award ceremonies in Whistler as a cost cutting strategy, another financial situation has been brought into question....

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic...

Pre-Inca Temple Discovered in Peru

Archaeologists have made an exciting find in Peru - a temple including roadways and an irrigation system that dates back to pre-Inca times. This find will further provide evidence to the existence of the Killke...

Exit Festival, Serbia: Dates for 2008

The Exit Festival in Serbia is the event on everyones lips with over 10,000 Brits making it their festival of choice in 2007 and winning ‘Best European Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.  Set within the...

Editorial: The cut and run exit strategy

The situation in Iraq is clearly untenable for the "Coalition of the Willing" and a way out of the mess created by this coalition is now the new focus. A difficult situation, because of what are we going to say to...

Tower of London gets first female Beefeater

"It may have taken over 500 years for feminism to breach the walls of the Tower of London, but visitors to the fortress are being greeted by the first female Beefeater since the guards were established. Moira...

I Vant to Buy Your Castle: Dracula's digs for sale

Picture the ad: For Sale: Large castle. 13 bd., 2 bath, complete with bats and secret passages. Perfect for newlywed ghoulies with plans for a brood or bachelor werewolf who likes having house guests. Secret lab...

New Findings Question Masada History

The iconic Masada mountain, in the Judean desert of Israel, has been a symbol of Jewish complacency for centuries.  Leaders of Israel have often cited the last stand and ultimate suicide of the inhabitants of...

Flying in a WWII B-24 "Liberator" Bomber

Thanks to a documentary on which I am working and the kindness of the Collings Foundation, I flew along with the "Witchcraft" B-24 crew as "Wings of Freedom" flew from San Antonio to Austin, Texas. "Wings of...

Phony cops stage mass abduction in Baghdad

"BAGHDAD -- Gunmen in police uniforms and official-looking vehicles stormed the city's central marketplace this morning, kidnapping between at least 21 and as many as 60 storekeepers and buyers amid bursts of automatic weapon-fire and panic, police and witnesses said. The...

Lebanon's War of Words

"With Hizballah raising the level of its anti-government rhetoric and prime minister Fouad Siniora virtually under siege, any chance for compromise in Beirut looks increasingly dim. The Grand Serail, an Ottoman-era palace that houses Lebanon's government, began its life as a...

Harper Supports Calderon

"As I pointed out earlier our PM and his pal George Bush were in Mexico to legitimate the illegal government of Felipe Calderon. A goverment that has been supressing human rights, killing and torturing the opposition, in Mexico. But Harper was silent on that issue."

Right Against Right

"The plan to create an intergrated Free Trade Zone of North America is supported in Canada by the Right Wing, in particluar members of the New Government of Canada and their allies in the Canadian CEO lobby under Thomas d'Aquino and by rigth wing provincial governments like...

All Traces Of The Mountain Fortress Were Obliterated By B-52 Bombers

"B-52 bombers made repeated passes over the Tora Bora area throughout the day, and huge plumes of smoke rose from the barren hills and ridges. Hundreds of anti-Taliban fighters watched from several miles away as dust filled mountain valleys."  

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