Petraeus: No “Winning,” Firm Withdrawal Date from Afghanistan
U.S. Commander for Afghanistan General David Petraeus told NBC's “Meet the Press” August 15 that he prefers not to talk about “winning” in the Afghan war, and that Obama's deadline for...
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In Britain, Don’t Mention “The War”
In preparing for the 2012 Olympics in London, the British tourist office, VisitBritain, has issued a list of “obscure and demanding dos and don’ts” that it expect British workers, from cab...
British Government Cuts Spending
Here in the United States, with budget deficits ballooning, our government is spending ever more money and creating new entitlements. ...
Britain’s Marie Stopes International Offers Free Abortions as “Job Perk”
As one of the agency's major abortion providers, Marie Stopes International receives about £30 million a year from Britain’s National Health Service towards its “services.” As if this business was not...
N. Korea Fires Artillery into Sea Near Tense Border
According to South Korea's Defense Ministry, on August 9, North Korea fired more than 100 rounds of artillery into the Yellow Sea near the disputed sea border with the South. ...
The Road to Nagasaki
Like many of America's and the world's tragedies, the chain of events that led to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki goes back to the great wielder of the big...
U.S. Ambassador Attends Hiroshima A-Bomb Ceremony
On the 65th anniversary of the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare against a civilian population, a new precedent was set as U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos attended the...
American Government Teaches Kenyans How to Govern Themselves
The federal government of the United States, according to many critics in our country, has taken sides in a battle within Kenya to change its constitution and devolve power away from...
U.S. to Send First Delegation to Hiroshima A-Bomb Ceremony
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos will attend the city of Hiroshima’s annual ceremony memorializing the 1945 atomic bombing of the city on August 6 — the first time a U.S....
Chavez Regime’s Drug Trafficking Back in Spotlight
After a series of reports brought the issue into the spotlight in recent years, allegations of involvement in drug trafficking by the regime of socialist Venezuelan “President” Hugo Chavez are making...
Add France to Critical List
The vast and bloated leviathan of government seems to be finding itself beached all over the world. California is virtually facing a budgetary meltdown, since its deficit is simply too great...
WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Extent of Pakistani ISI Activity in Afghanistan
Officials in the United States may be considering Pfc. Bradley Manning as a "person of interest" in their investigation into the leaked Afghan "war diary" made public by whistle-blower Website WikiLeaks,...
No Real Justice for the Killing Fields
Reuters reported that a United Nations tribunal has tried and sentenced Kaing Guek Eav, the first Khmer Rouge commander to face charges of crimes against humanity for murder, rape, and similar...
England Plans to Decentralize Healthcare
In a speech given in England on July 1, 2008, then-president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement David Berwick, who is now Chief of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Singing With the Spies: Putin’s Image Makers Strike Again
What's next for Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin? A guest appearance as a celebrity contestant on Dancing With the Stars? If so, there are sure to be plenty of adoring paparazzi-journos...