Army addresses rising suicide rate, highest in four years

"WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 29, 2009) -- The number of suicides in the Army has risen again, for the fourth year in a row, and the problem is being addressed with an Army-wide "stand-down" and...

Guilty of cruelty, the Muslim who ordered boys to flog themselves

A Muslim, Syed Zaidi, in a landmark British legal case, has been convicted of cruelty after ordering boys to flog themselves with a bladed whip. It is not illegal for a person over 16 years of age to whip...

Obama Doesn't want Ayers ads Aired, Threatens Stations

"The Obama campaign is giving a glimpse of the future for conservative free speech. They’re trying to sic the Justice Department on TV stations, many of them Sinclair Broadcasting stations, that are airing...

U.S. lawmakers urged to curb oil speculators

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know "Pigs will Fly" if any Government had the balls to even touch this with a 10 foot oil dipstick." U.S. lawmakers urged to curb oil speculators Price would fall...

Tsvangirai pulls out of 'sham' Zimbabwe election

The international community of nations have left it too late to ensure a fair election and Tsvangirai had no choice but to pull out of next weeks elections. Perhaps now real pressure will be put on Mugabe to...

BP ups stakes by accusing Putin of failing to stop hijack by oligarchs

"BP has upped the stakes in its battle for control of its Russian joint venture, by accusing Vladimir Putin of damaging his country's reputation through failing to intervene in the escalating dispute.John Sutherland, the BP chairman, used a press conference in Stockholm to...

Church leaders turns to UN over Zimbabwe

Church leaders have asked for UN intervention over constant harassment in Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe led Zimbabwe government has been accused of targetting Angical Christians and involved in murderous, state...

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

US State Department Outrage

"Palestinians Ask U.S. To Intervene in Suits Over Terrorist Attacks By Glenn Kessler, Washington Post Staff WriterTuesday, February 12, 2008; Page A15 The State Department is considering supporting the Palestinian Authority in its quest to avoid paying hundreds of millions...

Clooney Can’t Save the U.N.

The United Nations was founded in 1945 in the hope that it would intervene in conflicts between states and thereby avoid war. Now I don’t know its track record before 1976, but in my lifetime, they stood on the...

Where does Bhutto's Death Leaves the U.S.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPakistan suffered a tremendous loss of a potential leader, but Ms. Bhutto's knew what she was getting into, her father and siblings being executed or assassinated left...

World shares fall on credit fears

"World shares fall on credit fears Analysts say markets will remain volatile in the near future Markets have faltered in Friday trading, a day after markets in the US and Europe suffered heavy losses amid fears of a global credit crunch. In morning trade the London FTSE 100...

One million Turks rally against government

On Sunday, a huge crowd took to the streets of Istanbul, demanding a secular state. Last week, the Turkish armed forces had apparently issued a stern warning on their website, stating that they saw it as part of...

User Vs. Networks: VoIP Battleground

More and more users are recognizing the benefits of true WiFi-enabled handsets, though service providers continue to drag their feet in bringing such devices to market. in the UK, two major carriers introduced the...

Now Kenya [to] seal off border with Somalia

Governance-2 / Islamist Rule (or any related element)-0 "Kenya has Friday sealed off its border with Somalia following intensified fighting in that country. Kenyan security agents are on high alert along stretches...

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