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US, Canadian Soldiers Killed; Parliament again Slaps down Most Karzai Cabinet Picks; Charges of Corruption Dog Drug Czar, other Ministers
A US and a Canadian soldier were announced killed in hostile action in Afghanistan on Saturday. In a further blow to the his leadership, the […]
Iran Not Committed to Building Nuclear Bomb, Pentagon Intel Chief Says
NTI: Global Security Newswire – Iran Not Committed to Building Nuclear Bomb, Pentagon Intel Chief Says U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess […]
Drone strikes Kill 11 but not Hakimullah: US trainers and recruiters fail to attract southern Pashtuns
At least two Pakistani soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir were killed by a roadside bomb Thursday.Some observers fear this sort of move is a bid by […]
Want To Make Use Of $47 Billion To Spare? Help Haiti
My essay is up at NPR on why Wall Street should tithe its bonuses to Haiti as an act of propitiation and a recognition that […]
Najaf Bombings Kill 27, Wound 111; Sunnis Threaten Election Boycott
Three bombs were set off in the old city of Najaf, among the holiest of Shiite sacred sites on Thursday afternoon, according to DPA. The […]
Kimmel savages Leno on Leno
Jimmy Kimmel does 10 of 10 on Jay Leno’s show and savages him over the torpedoing of Conan O’Brien End/ (Not Continued)
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 […]