U.S. and Afghans Plan to Recruit Local Militias

This could work but it will take timeand need more American troops whileit is being implemented.  President Obama may have to send more than the 20,000troops he has planned. " Taking a page from the...

Ukraine: Fear of Being Russia’s Next Target

By NICHOLAS KULISH and SARA RHODIN Published: August 16, 2008 KIEV, Ukraine — For 17 years now, several former satellites and republics of the Soviet Union have cherished their democracies, all made...

Obama promises 10,000 more troops for Afghanistan

Democratic Presidential hopeful  Barack Obama has spelled out his  priorities for the  deployment  of  US forces. He would like to cut down the forces presence in Iraq and Kuwait and...

BrightSpark: Venture Capital is not what it used to be, we are changing

"A lot of us like to speculate on the state of Venture Capital in Canada; we all have a vested interest in the existence of a healthy and competitive market. For BrightSpark, the truth has been much more...

Russian Bombers over US Base, intercepted by US Air Force

Russian Bomber running sorties over US Air Bases makes one wonder if the Russians will try a similar tactic over the Canadian Arctic in their ongoing dispute over Canadian Sovereignty. Will Canada once again rely...

Tahoe Fire Makes Comeback

The Angora fire rages on -- firefighters lost control of one section of it, and the fire leaped Highway 89 and forced the evacuation of multiple neighborhoods."The Tahoe Basin's worst fire in a century bolted...

A better way to deal with Afghanistan's poppy crop

"Afghanistan provides more than 90% of the world's heroin, which is made from poppies. The amount has skyrocketed since the Taliban regime that sheltered Osama bin Laden was toppled in 2001. The poppy boom feeds...

MDC: Zim Government Instigated Public Violence

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change claims that Robert Mugabe's government has instigated the violence with which the MDC is blamed. Currently Mugabe runs Zim with an iron fist, but cracks are beginning to appear in his armor.  "Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for...

Howard joins US in Iran warning (War Criminals)

War Criminals......"The United States left open the possibility of a military strike against Iran today as Australia warned of the "nightmare scenario'' of Iran becoming emboldened by any coalition defeat in...

Sainsbury's in £10bn takeover bid

"Supermarket group Sainsbury's emerged as a takeover target today after three private equity firms confirmed they were mulling a possible offer. Shares in the retailer jumped by 17% in the wake of the announcement, giving the resurgent retailer a market value of almost £9...

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