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Amnesty Int’l. Calls on EU to Reveal Role in CIA Rendition Program

On Tuesday, prisoner advocacy group Amnesty International suggested that the countries of the European Union cease participating in the Central Intelligence Agency’s “extraordinary...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. March 30, 2012

Italian PM Monti’s Reforms Losing Popular Support

Bruce Walker March 30, 2012

In the wake of the general meltdown in the EU sovereign debt crisis, the head of Italy's new government, the unelected Prime Minister...

Outcry over Sweden’s Persecution of Homeschoolers Grows

Alex Newman March 22, 2012

As homeschooling families continue to flee Sweden in the face of escalating persecution, the global outcry over the controversial Swedish policies is growing...

Greeks Adopt Alternative Currencies as Economy Implodes

Alex Newman March 21, 2012

As Greece’s economy and the euro continue to struggle, regular Greeks are increasingly taking matters into their own hands, creating informal underground barter...

Daily Mail: Murder of Briton Might Have Been Honor Killing

R. Cort Kirkwood March 19, 2012

The 20-year-old victim of a murder perpetrated in October, 2010 might have been the first white British native to suffer Islam’s ultimate penalty...

Gunman Attacks Jewish School in France, 4 Dead

Alex Newman March 19, 2012

Following a series of deadly shootings targeting French soldiers last week, a gunman opened fire outside of a Jewish school in Toulouse, France,...

The KGB Chief & the Media Mogul: The Strange Putin/Berlusconi Relationship

William F. Jasper March 15, 2012

Rather than merely calling Vladimir Putin on the telephone to congratulate him on his March 4 election victory for a new term as...

Britain Trying to Ban Christians From Wearing Crosses on the Job

Dave Bohon March 14, 2012

Britain’s government will take its assault on the Christian faith to a new level when it argues before the European Court of Human...

Putin Recharged: What Now for Russia — and the World?

William F. Jasper March 8, 2012

Vladimir Putin claimed victory in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday, March 4. "I promised you we would win, and we won — glory...

Rising Oil Prices Threaten to Make European Recession Worse

Bruce Walker March 6, 2012

The economic engine of Europe was constructed around the efficient use of the most economical energy available. The Middle Ages produced the first...

Group of 20 Balks, Stalls and Dithers

Bob Adelmann February 27, 2012

The Group of 20 meeting in Mexico City over the weekend decided that the best course of action was inaction, putting off making...

British Discover Raising Tax Rates Lowers Revenue

Bruce Walker February 23, 2012

The British government has tried to raise tax revenues by raising tax rates on the highest income Britons. The January 2012 self-assessed tax...

Big Brother Returns to Orwell’s England

Raven Clabough February 21, 2012

It seems the U.S. government is not the only one sporting a Big Brother demeanor. The British government is now revisiting previously considered...

The Greek Deal Saves the Banks

Bob Adelmann February 21, 2012

Following a 13-hour marathon session on Monday, eurozone ministers announced an agreement to loan Greece another $170 billion, which saves the banks while...