UK: new foreign policy direction
When President Obama announced that US troops killed Osama bin Laden, millions celebrated around the world, especially in the US. A number of analysts and politicians expressed ebullient enthusiasm about the historical significance of the occasion. Very few bothered to analyze the cost to US and other governments for the war on terrorism that has [...]
Iranian judge returns severely abused 4 year old to abusive parents
A judge in Tehran recently ruled yesterday that four year old Nima who was recently severely abused by his parents will be returned to his father after spending only ten days in Mofid Children’s hospital, according to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA. Nima is the second victim of child abuse in the past [...]
Assad target of US sanctions; Yemen’s Saleh again refuses to sign deal
IA – U.S imposes sanctions on Assad The United States has imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for human rights abuses. The US and EU had already imposed sanctions on other senior figures close to Assad, i.e. his brother Maher, his cousin and an intelligence chief, but this time also Assad himself has been [...]
Almost half of illegal aliens entered U.S. legally, but overstayed visas: Senators say
This population is of grave concern to law enforcement officials. Five of the 9/11 hijackers overstayed their visas, and GAO found that 36 of the roughly 400 people convicted of terrorism-related charges since September 2001 had overstayed their visas. – GAO Report to U.S. Senate Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on [...]
Opinion: The cause of white racism
If you are an African and have lived in America for any length of time you probably have noticed the existence of racism in the land. You probably have wondered why white folks are in the main racist. When you deal with individual white folks you may not notice their racism; in fact, you may [...]
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