Iran’s Dreary Power Struggles Continue
The First Vice President of Iran, Mohammed Reza Rahimi, one of the closest political allies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, faces charges of corruption...
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Russian Colonel Accused of Plotting Coup
The bear continues to rattle as, on December 23, the Russian news agency Itar-Tass reported that a former Russian colonel was “detained on...
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International Communist Meeting Calls for United Front
Back in 1991, as newspapers around the world heralded headlines that read “Communism Falls” and the “End of Communism,” Gus Hall, the then-head...
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Nigerian Churches Bombed at Christmas
Even as Christians in Iraq cancelled church services at Christmas for fear of further Islamic terrorism against their dwindling community, Muslims in Nigeria...
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Iraqi Christians Cancel Christmas Celebrations
In Baghdad, the dwindling remnant of Christians will observe the Feast of the Nativity this year in the knowledge that for many of...
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Portugal Rating Downgrade Follows on Heels of Greece Bond Downgrade
Several weeks ago, Greece was on the point of collapse and the European Union needed to bail out the government. In November, Ireland,...
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Restoring the Soviet Union: Putin’s Customs Union
The bear is still in the woods and it is waking up from its 20-year hibernation, as a "new" free-trade zone agreement sets...
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China Bans Use of English in Media
The economic experts were recently proven wrong once again, as the estimate of the U.S. trade deficit dropped to $38.7 billion. According to...
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Greece Continues to Flounder
Greece risks Mediterranean isolation, as government debt accumulates and international confidence weakens — especially now that Moody's Investors Service is reviewing a possible...
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Dirty Deals on the “Dark Continent” Perpetuate Poverty
Why has Africa, a continent rich in human and natural resources, remained mired in poverty while the rest of the world has generally...
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UK Street Preachers Vindicated After Arrests for Calling Homosexuality Sin
It appears that efforts in the UK to crack down on those who speak out publicly against homosexuality are backfiring. In two different...
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Pro-Life Message Catching on in Communist China
It is no secret that the government of China operates the most active abortion machine on the globe. Under its 30-year-old official “one-child”...
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Researchers Claim HIV Cure Using Stem Cell Therapy
Researchers in Germany announced that they have used adult stem cell therapy to cure a man afflicted with both leukemia and HIV, the...
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Socialist Chavez Set To Rule Venezuela By Decree
Under the guise of supposed emergencies, outgoing “lame-duck” Venezuelan legislators voted overwhelmingly on December 17 to give socialist President Hugo Chavez dictatorial powers...
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Replacing National Currencies With Euros Promotes European Mistrust
Citizens of nations that once were wholly independent and who now are part of the nebulous “European Union” pine for times lost. Bernd...
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