Robert Mugabe’s thugs shout: ‘Let’s kill the baby’

In yet another disgusting act of violence in Zimbabwe, a baby boy had both legs broken by Mugabe supporters supposedly to punish is father for being an opposition councillor.The boy, ironically named 'Blessing'...

BBC uncovers lost Iraq billions

"BBC NewsHenry WaxmanWaxman: "It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history."A BBC investigation estimates that around $23bn (£11.75bn) may have been lost, stolen or just not properly...

On Vetting In The Run-Up To Carter's Second Term :: MAXINE

"Barack Obama Says, "We're not, uh, vetting the, uh, vetters."One has to watch this protracted and convoluted response in order to actually see how weak a response it really is.Video Link Here (Crowd Power...

Chinese sell tiger bone wine

"Staff at two "safari parks" a few hours from the capital Beijing offered to sell undercover investigators wine made from the crushed bones of tigers that died in captivity at the sanctuaries.The wine, which it...

Labour seeks £10m loans delay

Prudence, year after year after year...."Labour is in emergency talks to renegotiate more than £10m of loans from wealthy businessmen to prevent itself running out of money.Most of the millionaires who secretly...

15,000 bags stuck in Heathrow Terminal 5 as misery continues

British Airways has now admitted that 15,000 bags are at the airport that need to be sent to their rightful owners.The backlog is expected to take about a week to clear and will only add to BA's already tarnished...

Chinese cop reported killed as Tibet riots rage, Wikileaks releases photos

Riots continue to rage in various parts of the world, with a Chinese policeman reportedly killed in Beijing. Meanwhile, wikileaks.com has released 120 censored pictures and video of the protests. This follows the...

Tibetans say several died in latest riots

Protests and unrest continue in Tibet. Confusion as to the exact goings on becuase of media embargos continue. According the Chinese news agency several have died in the latest riots.  "KANGDING, China (Reuters) - Tibetans in China's tense southwestern province of...

Database assembles U.S. warnings of Saddam threat

I found this article interesting because it shows how hard the White House worked to get this war going, to say nothing of the methods they employed, or the end result.  I can't help but think if they had...

The contraceptive super-pill that ends PMT

"The lives of millions of women could be revolutionised within months by the arrival of the contraceptive super-Pill. It promises to end the misery of pre-menstrual tension and banish periods. Lybrel, the first Pill designed to be taken continuously, is likely to appeal to...

Ethnic Nepalese, Bhutanese refugees seek citizenship rights in Bhutan

I have reported several times (see the articles here and here) on the burgeoning refugee crisis in Nepal, where more than 100,000 Bhutanese of Nepali origin have been living in squalid refugee camps since the early 1990's. Now, it seems the few ethnic Nepalis still living in...

The Latest News From David Cameron

''The political parties are warming up for a summer election in the UK. What are the Conservatives offering the British public. Will we see more Business management under a Conservative led party or will it be the same lawyers ruling, with more and more new laws...

End of the story for book shop

" ONE of Northampton's last independent booksellers, Kingsthorpe Bookshop, is closing down after more than 30 years. Owner Robert Webb said he had started looking for a new buyer last year in the run-up to his retirement and has now revealed the Harborough Road shop had been...

The Meat Is Out Of The Grinder :: MAXINE

"As mentioned here last spring in the run-up to the primary elections in California, Rob Reiner was under investigation for the probable illegal use of state collected monies in his pursuit of an initiative that...

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