Sitting on my bunk at Ft. Polk Louisiana in 1969, I was reading China on the Eve of Communist Takeover, Arthur Doak Barnett, Praeger, 1963, a book that I was assigned to read in Political Science class before...
A U.S. lesbian war deserter wins a key victory in asylum bid. Private Bethany Smith, who now goes by the name Skylar James, took her case to Federal Court in September after being denied asylum by the Immigration...
I smell a new war in the air, its a war of wills or will nots, Iran shows its might because it knows it may be be attacked from the air. Of course Iran has not got a chance and knows that this time Russia...
Congress has decided Its time to selectively tax anyone in the US who makes more than $250,000 a year. Upper brackets not ony should bear the burden of a new health care system, they now can bear a surcharge to finance US wars. " ...
We have been hearing concerns over corruption in Afghanistan and that the new government is to set up a new policing force, like the FBI to fight and contain corruption. United Nations would be very...
" From time to time photos of child soldiers in Africa holding AK-47s or some other kind of weapon appear here and there provoking outrage and compassion from the Western public. But just a few decades ago, during...
This is Rose Achan Beryl’s story. During a 7-week visit to Southern Sudan, I interviewed about a dozen Southern Sudanese men and women. Each one offers an intimate view of their lives during the 21-year civil war and since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in...
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Grab your self a coffee please and lets look at a big problem that George Bush did not know when he declared war on terror. Now nearly ever big nation joined in this war and gave backing and gave applause to...
I was inspired by a story wrote by the daughter of a long serving soldier it was about the reason that a British war time veteran rejoined the British Army after being disillusioned with life as a civilian back in...
Obama's hesitancy on war buildup sends messages
By ROBERT BURNS and BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writers Robert Burns And Ben Feller, Associated Press Writers – 2 mins ago
WASHINGTON – President...
“Israeli police raid Aqsa compound” “Amnesty: the Zionist entity depriving Palestinians of water” “More than 4500 Palestinian prisoner in 2009” “Zionist Rabbis calls on Netanyahu government to close...
Since the White House 'war on Fox' began two weeks ago, Fox News ratings are up nine percent. Pundits from the left and the right advised the White House that an attack on a news organization would only...
Earlier this week, Dick Cheney lashed out at the Obama administration (again) for planning to pull out of Iraq based on an agreement neogtiated and signed by the Bush/Cheney administration. Cheney also claimed the...
Exactly six months after the deletion of terrorist organization LTTE and it's entire leadership by Sri Lankan security forces that marked the end of 30 years of armed conflict in Sri Lanka,...
" For his wars against Pakistanis, Afghans, and Iraqis, support for the overthrow of democracy in Honduras, abetting dictatorships across the Arab and Muslim worlds, planning invasion of Iran, enthusiastic...