Sri Lanka To Hold Snap Presidential Poll

" Sri Lanka To Hold Snap Presidential Poll By: Ramjit--> COLOMBO, Nov 23 (Bernama) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has decided to opt for a presidential election two years ahead of schedule,...

Iran's National Soccer Team joins Protest for Hossein Mousavi

Iran's National Soccer Side played a World Cup qualifying match against South Korea in Seoul.  When the team ran onto field, at the start of the game, players wore a green armband in support of Hussein...

Iran Elections 2009: voter fraud & rigged results? Mixed reports

Since Mahmoud Ahmedinejad annouced his victory in the Iranina Elections there has been reports of voter fraud and rigged elections, and violent protests are taking place in Tehran from Mousavi supporters who say...

Afghanistan to hold presidential polls Aug. 20

Afghan President Hamid Karzai  is likely to seek second term in the presidential elections on August 20. The troubled nation has held democratic polls only the second time in history to choose a head of state. ...

Scale of Gaza destruction emerges

This is terrible.  In additionto the dead and woundedthere is massive destructionof homes, infrastructure.  Itis time for a permanent ceasefire, and peace. "The full scale of devastation in Gaza...

Venezuela may reform election law

During an International Press Conference on Monday night at Caracas, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez clarify his stand on reelection. Chavez rejected suggestions that he would...

U.S. Presidential Elections, National Socialism and The Messiah-Saviour complex

What is apparent in the last U.S. Presidential Election was not the raising of a popular social consciousness that had, for example, propelled Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960’s. RFK was assassinated in 1968,...

As the World Turns

The following is an excerpt from Your Daddy's Car-Tunes it Aint   Dateline November 4, 2008Los Angeles, CAFor me the year was 1999 and the vibe was doom and gloom.  The talk of the town back then was...

5th Grade Reporter Interviews Senator Joe Biden

A 5th grade reporter asked Joe Biden "What a does a VP do?" Biden answered with a response that could be understood by all of the students across the United States 5th Grade Reporter Interviews Senator Joe Biden

Joe McCain Calls 911 About A Traffic Jam

Joe McCain, presidential nominee John McCain's brother, calls 911 to complain about traffic! What is wrong with the McCain family? Joe McCain Calls 911 About A Traffic Jam ...

The burning of our houses

Two days ago I was visiting friends nearby. I will call them James and Jeanie."Since September," James said slowly, "we have lost about $250,000 from our retirement account. It's like our house has burned down and...

International Media Suckered Again? Collateral Damage Unknown

Vague: Media Coverage of Wall Street Woes: Theoretically Speaking, a Political Conspiracy Theoretically speaking, let's just suppose that a major news headline, McCain takes lead in national poll  initiated the launch of the greatest Con of all time,  ...

Khatami: I will not run for president

Taking a rather big political step, Ex President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami announced he would not be running as a reformist candidate in the Presidential elections next June. This decision paves the way for other...

Pakistan reinstates judges sacked by Musharraf but Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudry

As Pakistan "parliament" prepares to elect a new President, few judges who were sacked by Musharraf have been reinstated by the Supreme Court.  However, Judge Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudry was not among...

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