The Soviet Roots of Terrorism
Americans have been conditioned to fear Islamic terrorism, but most Americans have been told little about how much of the international terror web was created by the former Soviet Union. The...
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Gen. McChrystal Calls for New Strategy
U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has completed his "60-Day Afghanistan Review" and has delivered his assessment to U.S. and NATO officials. The...
Japan replaces government in landslide election
Results from Sunday’s landslide election indicate Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was ousted from power in the lower house of parliament after more than 50 years of almost uninterrupted rule....
UN’s Ban Calls On Palestinians to Unite for Talks
Speaking in Vienna at an August 28 event celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Austrian capital as a UN seat (along with New York, Geneva, and Nairobi), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...
Communist Chinese Denounce Dalai Lama Visit to Taiwan
Republic of China (ROC) President Ma Ying-jeou has approved a visit to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama - the exiled Tibetan Buddhist religious leader — scheduled for August 31 to September...
Violence Threatened if Afghan Election “Stolen”
Supporters of the leading opposition candidate for the presidency of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, are threatening to take up arms and unleash a wave of violence across the nation if the...
Chinese Healthcare Workers May Refuse “Swine Flu” Vaccine
In the wake of dire warnings from the White House concerning the dangers of the H1N1 virus (the “Swine Flu”), concerns regarding the vaccine are leading thousands of Chinese healthcare workers...
Sri Lanka Frees Priests, but Still Holds 300,000 Tamils
The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports that “Sri Lanka on Wednesday freed nearly 600 Hindu and Catholic priests who were held in internment camps with ethnic Tamils displaced by fighting...
Jerusalem Key Factor in Palestine Peace
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a four-day European tour in London on August 25, meeting with Britain's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. The two leaders reportedly discussed Jewish settlements (including those...
Policing the English Language
“Quangos,” which means “quasi autonomous non-governmental organizations,” have enacted word-banning speech codes on the spectre'd isle that are so comical that they can hardly be believed. ...
Early Afghan Election Returns Show Close Vote
With about 10 percent of the votes in Afghanistan's presidential election having been counted on August 25, incumbent President Hamid Karzai and his leading challenger Abdullah Abdullah each had approximately 40...
Adm. Mullen Says Afghan Situation Deteriorating
Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" program on August 23, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, said the situation in Afghanistan "is serious and it is...
The Afghan Presidential Election, Part 3
Citizens of Afghanistan — and the rest of the world — awaited the results of the nation's presidential election the day after the August 20 voting. Early voting results were initially...
Myanmar Asks for End to Sanctions
Commentary from Myanmar's military junta appearing in three official newspapers on August 20 proposed that western nations end their economic sanctions of the Southeast Asian nation. The sanctions were levied in...
Senator Webb’s Visit to Myanmar (Burma)
Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, on August 19, U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) commented on his recent visit to Myanmar, the Southeast Asian nation formerly called Burma. ...