World Economic Forum Pushes Global Controls
The annual meeting of the rich and super-rich at Davos, Switzerland, ended January 31 with the usual calls for greater empowerment of the...
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U.S. War in Pakistan Takes Casualties: 3 U.S. Soldiers Dead
The deaths of three American soldiers in Pakistan February 3 has exposed “Obama’s secret war inside Pakistan," according to theLondon Times February 7....
Read moreU.S. to Develop Missile Shield in Romania
Romanian President Traian Basescu announced on February 4 that Romania's Supreme Defense Council had approved a U.S. proposal to include Romania in a...
Read moreChina May Sanction U.S. Arms Sellers
VOA News reported on February 2 that the Chinese government has expressed anger over a nearly $6.5 billion U.S. arms sale to Taiwan...
Read moreAnwar al-Awlaki Admits Meeting with Abdulmutallab
The Nigerian suspected of attempting to bring down Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit on Christmas Day reportedly met with the expatriate radical cleric...
Read moreClinton Pressures China to Toughen Iran Sanctions
VOA News reported on January 29 that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — who was in Paris meeting with senior French officials —...
Read moreIraq’s “Chemical Ali” Executed
One of Saddam Hussein's most notorious henchmen, Ali Hassan al-Majid — known as "Chemical Ali" for masterminding the poison-gas killing of some 5,000...
Read moreBritish Inquiry Into Iraq War
Reuters news reports that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will make a long-awaited appearance before an inquiry into the Iraq War on...
Read moreDefense Secretary Gates Visits India, Pakistan
During a news conference held in New Delhi, India, on January 20, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned that al-Qaeda, and what he...
Read moreYemen Jets Strike al-Qaeda Target
The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...
Read moreTaliban Continue Attacks in Kabul
The Middle East-based al Jazeera news network reported on January 20 that Yemeni fighter jets have conducted an attack against the home of...
Read moreObama 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....
Read moreWhat 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...
Read moreObama: 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...
Read moreUN 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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