Crash looms as McCain rejects bail

" All eyes will again be on the Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for a statement to shore up market confidence at the opening today, but it is hard to know what he can say as his authority appears to have been undermined at the highest political level, and President Bush...

Mongolia opposition demands partial vote recount

Following temporary unrest in the country's capital after a disputed election result, Mongolia's opposition leader is demanding a recount."Mongolia's opposition leader demanded on Friday a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed...

Zimbabwe strike flops, concern in South Africa

A day after the justice system in Zimbabwe refused to disclose the results of the March 29 general election, the opposition party attempted to stage mass strikes across the entire nation.Unfortunately, fear of...

Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global...

"October 19, 1987, is known as Black Monday, the day the New York Stock Exchange suffered the worst crash in history, with a banf that echoed around the world. The Dow Jones Index (the Dow in short) then sank 22.6...

Brown urged to plan Iraq withdrawal

"Pressure increased on Gordon Brown to set out a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq yesterday after Lord Ashdown warned the coalition mission had been undermined by "ridiculously"...

Tony Blair: Success or Failure

It looks like Mr. Blair has started a media war with his recent remarks concerning News media. This article from the Times online demonstrates this." “Bliar, the mendacious, spin-obsessed, manipulating fraudster who lied to take us to war, undermined our independent civil...

Kofi Annan's Legacy of Failure

"United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan delivered his swan song today at the Truman Presidential Library in Missouri.[1] It was a thinly veiled parting shot at U.S. foreign policy delivered by an embittered...

Losing Lebanon to Civil War? ? ? ?

"Once a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, Lebanon is veering toward civil war. Here's what went wrong. It's never a good sign for a country when the Prime Minister and most of his Cabinet members spend their days barricaded in an Ottoman-era compound. That's what Fouad...

Election Time USA: Thoughts on the Building Madness

"But what’s so interesting is that the steps taken to avoid another hanging chad debacle may have further undermined Americans’ confidence in our voting system. Jon Stokes, writing on Ars Technica,...

Thailand's PM ousted in military coup

"In the dead of night and without firing a shot, Thailand's military overthrew popularly elected Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday amid mounting criticism that he had undermined democracy. The sudden, well-orchestrated coup — the first in 15 years and a throwback...

Chatham House report : Al-Qaeda still significant but losing ground

" Al-Qaeda still significant but losing ground Friday 8 September 2006 Key messages: • Al-Qaeda's image as a global player has been unintentionally enhanced by the US and its allies • However, the US-led globally coordinated security measures have seriously undermined...

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