The Unintended, or Intended, Effects of Wikileaks?
While the benefits of the items revealed in some of the Wikileaks reports are debatable, one cannot help but wonder about the motives...
Europe
Swiss Vote to Deport Foreign Criminals
Over the course of centuries, Switzerland has developed a reputation as a place of sanctuary for dissidents and refugees from oppression. From John...
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Irish Government Near Collapse from Debt Crisis
The financial crisis in Europe, which paralyzed Iceland, which sent Greece into a spiral of angry confrontations with public employees unions, which is...
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UN Official Admits Cap and Trade Is Wealth Redistribution
Assertions made by climate-change skeptics that there are ulterior motives behind climate-change legislation were confirmed by a leading member of the United Nations...
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British Defense Chief: 30 to 40 Years of Afghanistan Occupation Ahead
The foreign policy bait-and-switch continues. First, President Barack Obama declared the end of combat in Iraq, withdrawing some U.S. troops but leaving many...
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Britain Demands Financial Services Firms Record Cell Phone Calls
On the one hand, the British government has been talking lately about restoring some of its subjects’ lost civil liberties and privacy. On...
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Ireland’s Financial Woes Widen European Union Crisis
Ireland is one of many nations within the European Union that faces profound doubts about its ability to maintain its financial credibility. During...
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Cigarette Companies Face Global Pressures
Apparently, tobacco companies are facing stricter marketing restrictions not only in the United States, but on the global scale as well. However, in...
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UK’s Islam Channel Censured for Guests Advocating Marital Rape
The recent decision by voters in Oklahoma to ban Islamic Sharia law from the courtrooms of their state has already been met with...
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AP Coverage Skewed as UK Students Violently Protest Tuition Hikes
For those who wonder what the entitlement mentality looks like when it is out of control, they need not look beyond Europe. In...
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Bush: “I’d have endorsed Obama if they’d asked me”
President Bush told British officials in the heat of the 2008 presidential election, “I’d have endorsed Obama if they’d asked me,” according to...
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More Mail Bombs and Suspicious Packages
A suspicious package was discovered at the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday morning, just hours after small mail bombs exploded outside...
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Even the UK Balks at U.S. Air Security Measures
As U.S. airport security measures tighten, squeezing every last ounce of dignity out of law-abiding travelers, even European officials have had enough. Oklahoma’s...
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Strikes Threaten Sarkozy’s Plan to Raise Retirement Age
The decline of Europe continues. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that permitting vast numbers of Muslim Turks into her country without their...
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Fuel Supplies Low as France Engulfed in Protests, Strikes
France is running low on fuel supplies as nationwide strikes led by labor unions paralyze roads, fuel refineries, public transportation, and more. And...
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