A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons

"COLUMNS Columns > A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons By Hugh Gusterson | 5 February 2008 "The [U.S.] Air Force has...

US Marine Tyrone Luther Hadnott accused of raping a 14 year Japanese Girl

US Marine Tyrone Luther Hadnott accused of raping a 14 year girl in Okinawa. Anger spread among Japanese over rising scale of US army men atrocities on local people.""

Seton Hall University on LOCK Down following shooting

Man shoots himself, is rushed to hospital from Seton Hall, authorities say.  We are waiting all clear for Campus authorities.  10:40 -  ALL Clear issued at Seton Hall.  Politisite...

Canada:Gun-shaped bottle causes stir with Police

One has to wonder the mentality of Liquor manufactuerers and Customs officers who allow such stupidity to hit our shores. " Talk about tequila shooters. Cops are pledging to hammer down hard on anyone else dumb...

Questions about Chelsea Clinton at polling place

"Questions about Chelsea at polling place Posted Feb. 5, 2008Updated 7:25 PM (WTNH) _ This might cause a headache for Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign in Connecticut. It's Chelsea Clinton inside a New Haven polling place at 6:00 a.m. So why might...

Another Major Cable Break Leaves Thousands Without Net Access

A third (or fourth, depending how you count the lines and service disruption) cable connecting Europe and Asia was destroyed, leaving many people across both continents without internet.The continued destruction of the major cables has led to widespread conspiracy theories...

Mily commander apologizes for attack on police HQ

""I apologize to the people of Masohi for the attack by certain military individuals," the military commander said by phone when confirmed here on Saturday.He was contacted after holding a meeting with Maluku Police Chief Brig. Gen. Muhammad Guntur Ariyadi and the Maluku...

Travel company closes Singapore airport

"In a move that is unlikely to win too many customers, a light aircraft owned by a travel agency successfully closed down Changi airport when it breached Changi Airport airspace.  The single engined Cessna belongs to an Australian Mary Cummins, who co-owns a tourist...

MoD to be quizzed over lost data

"The information watchdog is to grill the Ministry of Defence over its data protection policies after it lost the personal details of 600,000 people. Defence Secretary Des Brown will also speak in the Commons next week about the latest loss of personal data, which went...

Cellphone reporting in Family Disputes

I totally admit that this story caught my eye because the "bad father" was a Packers fan, and let's just say I'm from Chicago... yet beyond the wacky news/ha ha quality of the story, note that the mother...

Pakistani Forces Kill 90 Militants, CIA Blames Mehsud

A series of attacks between militants and Pakistani security forces ended in the deaths of up to 90 militants, said military officials. The attacks are thought to be the work of al Qaeda-linked militant leader Baitullah Mehsud. "Pakistani forces killed up to 90 militants in...

Controller Error Leads to Newark Near-Miss (AP)

Technology and procedure still needs people to make it all work, and where there's a user, there's a chance for user error. That appears to be what happened on Wednesday, as mixed frequencies came close to causing...

Boeing 777 Crash Lands at Heathrow

A British Airways 777 passenger jet from Beijing crash-landed at Heathrow airport; all 136 passengers and 16 crew have been evacuated. Though six people were reportedly injured and taken to hospital, only one...

Courthouse denies entry to Sikh man wearing kirpan

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI put it this way, if you sleep with it, make love with it, shower with it, take a hot dump with it, fine,maybe we can allow it, but again reasonable accomodation for...

Man charged over Dublin sword attack

"A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an attack in which a man had his hand cut off by a sword. 33-year-old Anthony Dowling of 44 Fortlawn Drive, Blanchardstown was charged with assault causing harm and possession of an offensive weapon. He has been remanded...

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