Eritrea: Isaias Afwerki on the Path to Chaos

"It is now official: the ruling regime has spilled Eritrean blood fighting all our neighbors: Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In every case, the hot-headed and impulsive actions of the ruling regime harmed the interest of Eritrea and diminished its reputation. And in...

Seven rescued from cargo ship

"Seven people have been taken off the cargo ship the Horn Cliff by helicopter this morning. This includes the injured captain and six passengers. The captain has spinal injuries, one passenger has minor head injuries and another passenger has a suspected broken clavicle. The...

Harper touts reduction in GST

The Canadian Conservative government is good at more things than just controlling the press; they follow through with their promises. At least the ones that suite their vision of Canada. [ q url="http://www.thestar.com/article/289875"]Prime Minister Stephen Harper got an...

Mortgage crisis - Good Morning Washington

" A while back we reported that the bridge tender at the Brickell Avenue bridge  sleep on duty causing residents being rudely awakened from their slumber by a 140-decibel horn being blown consistently for several minutes. These horns are from tug boats towing a ships...

The U.S . in Secret Ethiopian Jails

With financial and military support from the United States, Ethiopia invaded Somalia in December, 2006. The objective was to dislodge the Islamic Courts Union from the country and to move toward elections. But involvement extended beyond money and helicopter gunships to...

Smugglers Throw Migrants to Sharks

The headline above is not just sensationalism, but the results of a human smuggling operation gone awry. It seems as if the smugglers forced their "cargo" overboard in order to save themselves as their ship hit rough waters. "At least 29 migrants have died after smugglers...