A Political Lemon Law: Rejecting a culture of lies
This past weekend, I got together with one of my best friends in life and listened as words of pain, bitterness and confusion flowed freely from his lips. He had just learned that one of his family members had been killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. A young man, scarcely in his second decade of life, was gone.
Boris Yeltsin and Jenny Lopez
A few days ago, according to Pravda, (the former paper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union now specializing in National Inquirer-like gossip) a newly rich 35-year old Russian billionaire banker, Adrei Melnichenko paid Jennifer Lopez $3 million to perform at a birthday party for his wife Aleksandra at their Berkshire England estate.
Articles of Impeachment of Dick Cheney
US Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced Articles of Impeachment against Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney. Kucinich did not limit the Articles to the issue of Iran; they also include defrauding the public and Congress over the need to invade Iraq.
Defeated Pakistan Army Reluctant To Return To Tribal Areas, 700 Troops Killed
Pakistan’s army suffered losses of 700 killed in its unsuccessful effort to push Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan out of their tribal sanctuaries in Pakistan, an Islamabad-based journalist reports.
Cuba to Honor Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera
Cuban artists will honor two great Mexican painters, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, a tribute that will be sponsored by several cultural institutions.
The “Pacific solution” stretched to the US
In an extraordinary agreement with the US, the Howard Government has arranged a swap of up to two hundred “unwanted” refugees.
Congress Stands Up to Bush's Bluster on Iraq
“No more will Congress turn a blind eye to the Bush administration’s incompetence and dishonesty,” said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) about Congress' decision this week to stand by its March vote to impose a timetable for ending the Iraq war.
Freedom for Alan Johnston: Freedom for Us All
In Trafalgar Square in London, dozens of journalists representing every major news organization descended on a designated corner in the tourist infested area in support of Alan Johnston.
US Rep. Kucinich's Shift Towards Impeachment
US Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) is about to unveil Articles of Impeachment against Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney at a press conference, Tuesday, April 24, 2007.
Democracy in China: Fact or Fiction?
Friday’s New York Times (4-20-07) had a front page story by Joseph Kahn with the headline “In China, Talk Of Democracy Is Simply That.” The following is an analysis of Kahn’s article.
