To Afghanistan's many problems, now add the flu

" As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet land mines, political unrest and errant NATO air attacks weren't enough, Afghans are facing a new killer: the H1N1 flu pandemic. The government has declared a state of...

Eyewitness account of Fort Hood shooting (unconfirmed)

"  "Subject: What HappenedSince I don't know when I'll sleep (it's 4 am now) I'll write what happened (the abbreviated version.....the long one is already part of the investigation with more to come). I'll not write about any part of the investigation that...

Army Chief Concerned for Muslim Troops

"General George Casey Jr., the Army chief of staff, said on Sunday that he was concerned that speculation about the religious beliefs of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of killing 12 fellow soldiers and one civilian and wounding dozens of others in a shooting rampage at Fort...

House of Representatives condemn Goldstone

"The US House of Representatives has condemned the UN Goldstone Report by an overwhelming majority, calling the report “one-sided and distorted”. The representatives voted 344 to 36 to endorse a symbolic resolution to condemn the report which was highly critical of...

The 20 Most Unemployed Cities In America

"The national unemployment rate still hasn't quite edged past 10%. But some places blew past this benchmark ages ago. In some places, it's not a matter of "if" a full-blown depression could emerge. Some cities you can probably guess (Detroit), but others (Hollywood, and...

The Delegitimization of Karzai

November 3, 2009 A Long-Term Disaster for Obama and the US "The Delegitimization of Karzai By PATRICK COCKBURN The election in Afghanistan has turned into a disaster for all who promoted it. Hamid Karzai has been declared re-elected as president of the...

Bankruptcy Filings to Match Divorce Filings in 2009: 1.5 Million.

There are no green shoots in the misery indicators:It is a sobering fact that in 2009, there will be as many people filing for bankruptcy as those filing for a divorce.  We are on track to seeing an average of nearly 5,900 bankruptcy filings a day for 2009.  While...

Korea, US Create Joint Action Plan in Case of NKRegime Collapse

South Korea and the United States have devised a joint action plan in case the North Korean regime collapses or other internal emergency situations in the communist North arise, a senior defense official said Sunday.The so-called ``Operational Plan (OPLAN) 5029,'' calls for...

Letter from Gaza: What really happened during the Israeli attacks

In view of the forthcoming Congressional vote on the Goldstone Report, this Letter from Gaza depicts life in Gaza during the Israeli occupation." A young man looks for his mother’s grave in a cemetery in Beit Lehia that was destroyed by tanks in January. Israel’s...