Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt is perfect for solar power, even though the country has not implemented much of it yet. The Egyptians had […]
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Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA"
Bill Quigley: What the Mainstream Media Will Not Tell You About Haiti: Part of the Suffering of Haiti is "Made in the USA" Bill Quigley […]
Grayson: The Reason Republicans hate Government so Much is that they are So Bad at It
Rep. Alan Grayson: The Bush administration didn’t start any wars by mistake except Iraq, no cities drowned under Bush-Cheney except New Orleans . . . […]
A New Middle East Cold War? Ahmadinejad slams Saudi Arabia over Yemen, Gaza
While American security officials are focused laser-like on the 300 or so al-Qaeda members in rural Maarib province of Yemen, and worry about further strikes […]
Ahmadinejad as Truther
Now Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not only questions the extent of the Holocaust but is also a “truther,” saying, absurdly, that the US and Israeli […]
Global Earthquake Zones: Western half of Africa looks Safe
If we were smart we’d move to Mali or the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). The world’s earthquake zones according to the US Geological Survey Another […]
Pat Robertson’s Racist Blaming of Haitian Victims; and the Televangelist Misuse of History
h/t Daily Kos: Evangelist Pat Robertson manages to blame Haitians for the earthquake, instead of a shift in tectonic plates: And you know Christy, something […]
Foreign, Afghan Troops Allegedly Kill 6 at Rally against Western Burning of Qur’an
Oh, no. Here we go again. Some 2000 villagers from near Lashkar Gah in Helmand province mounted a demonstration against the alleged desecration of the […]
How Wall Street Could Help Haiti and Partially Redeem those Bonuses
ITN has early video of the earthquake devastation of Port au Prince, Haiti. For a quick overview of the Haitian economy, see this site. It […]
6 Allied Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Poll Shows Afghans Upbeat
Six NATO troops were killed in hostile action in Afghanistan on Monday, three of them Americans. The US troops appear to have been killed in […]