UK infrastructure faces cyber threat, says GCHQ chief

" The UK's critical infrastructure - such as power grids and emergency services - faces a "real and credible" threat of cyber attack, the head of GCHQ says. The intelligence agency's director Iain Lobban said the country's future economic prosperity rested on ensuring a...

President Obama continues economic stranglehold on Cuba

On Monday, President Obama continued the economic stranglehold on Cuba for another year claiming "...that the continuation for one year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba is in the national...

Report Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders

This shows it is easier to invade a country than to rebuild it. " Among the overarching conclusions of the history is that five years after embarking on its largest foreign reconstruction project since the Marshall Plan in Europe after World War II, the United States...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

Body Scanning Technology Could Detect Terrorists

The US Department of Homeland Security is in the early stages of developing a body scanning technology which will detect hostile intent by examining a number of physical and physiological factors.  Sensors and imagers will scan the entire body to measure body...

British troops in 'Mad Max' mission

British soldiers in Afghanistan have undertaken a dangerous mission and managed to outsmart the Taliban in order to deliver turbines. The operation was the biggest "route clearance" mission for British troops since World War II. 1,600 troops shifted mines and guarded a 200-...

Barack Obama “Doubles-Down” On Ignorance :: MAXINE

"Barack Obama “Doubles-Down” On The Level Of His Ignorance In a speech given to a crowd of Democrat supporters in Oregon, Barack Obama proves how totally ignorant he is in his template thinking and...

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077

Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...

Vatican says Pope's baptism of Muslim not a hostile act

The Vatican's own newspaper printed an article today stating how the Pope Benedict's baptism of an Italian Muslim man over Easter weekend was not a hostile act against Islam, after the move angered critics in the...

'Dharamsala' Capital in Exile Turns Hostile for Tibetans

"Dharmasala (ABC live) India is serving as second home for Tibetans in exile since 1959 when China took control of Tibet."

Happiness May Be Good for Your Health

This is positively shocking! Who knew that being positive could make you feel better? Or that feeling better might make you feel more positive? I heart science. And my heart hearts happy. "A happy heart just...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

Bhutto vows "long march" unless Musharraf backs down

Rather than cooling down, things seem to be heating up in Pakistan. Several European countries have suspended aid to the country and others are condeming the suspending of the consitution."Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto threatened on Wednesday to lead a mass...

Halo 3 Mania On The Streets of New York

Can the latest Halo series release break the sales record of previous sales record of Halo2 of $125 million in the U.S. in its first 24 hours"I have to admit, I'm not into the whole video games madness, but I...

Accustomed to Their Own Atrocities in Iraq, U.S. Soldiers Have Become Murderers

"After four years of war, American Marines and soldiers have become socialized to atrocity. The war in Iraq is now primarily about murder. There is very little killing."

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