Obama Backs Mexico’s Failed ‘War on Drugs’
The Obama administration has continued the expansion of unconstitutional U.S.-government support for the military-led “War on Drugs” in Mexico under the Merida Initiative....
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What Haiti Needs
Haiti has long been one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere. Even though it was the first Latin American nation to...
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Obama: Both Right and Wrong on Haiti Earthquake Relief
President Obama has two initiatives to help victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, a private initiative that deserves lavish praise and a new government...
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UN Cuts Back on Fraud Investigations
The United Nations, which has faced massive fraud cases in recent years, has cut back on its fraud investigations. These fraud cases typically...
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U.S. Drone Strike Targets Pakistan Taliban
Missiles fired from U.S. drone aircraft struck a militant training camp in the Pakisani village of Pasalkot in a remote area of North...
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China’s Under-population Crisis
China is facing a population crisis — a tremendous gender imbalance in its population of young people. A report by the Chinese Academy of...
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Mexico’s Descent Into Chaos
"A record 69 people were murdered across Mexico on Saturday, making it the deadliest day since President Felipe Calderon took office just over...
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Taliban Incite Violent Afghanistan Protest
The town of Garmsir in southern Afghanistan exploded in violent protest on January 12, fueled by rumors spread by the Taliban that members...
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82-year-old Russian Dissident Arrested in Moscow
Veteran dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva’s recent arrest by Russian authorities is demonstrating several facts: First, that “post-Soviet” Russia is still far from being a...
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UN-Backed Troops Wreak Havoc in Africa
From Somalia to the Congo, United Nations-supported troops and “peacekeepers” are killing, raping, and displacing civilians on an unprecedented scale, charge human-rights groups....
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China Tests Missile Defense System
Mainland Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters on January 12 that China has successfully carried out a test of military technology...
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Anti-Christian Violence Erupts in Egypt and Malaysia
Although the Christmas day “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been the focus of a great deal of media attention, and his plot...
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UN Commercial to Feed Hungry Schoolchildren
During much of 2009 European TV audiences were shown a commercial in which Sean Penn makes a plea for a "human rescue plan."...
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Bolivia to Host Alternative Climate Conference
Socialist Bolivian President Evo Morales, not satisfied with the results of the United Nations’ COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, announced this week...
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U.S.Intelligence with Former Saddam Hussein’s Ba’athist Chieftains in Yemen
The CIA has forged an alliance with Ba'athist exiles from Saddam Hussein's Iraq for intelligence in Yemen, according to the London Daily Telegraph...
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