| The News Crawler | ||
| Free Local Business Advertising Available | ||
|
Last Update: Monday, November 01, 2010 |
Click here for
Previous Edition
 |
|
|
World Headlines
|
||
|
Afghanistan
Authorities Say 20 Oil Tankers En Route to NATO Troops in Afghanistan Attacked in Pakistan..Gunman fire on tankers bound for NATO US suspects Karzai manic depressive Fake cards imperil Afghanistan vote Fraudulent "registration cards" in wide circulation threaten to discredit country's upcoming parliamentary elections. Ballot-Stuffing, Widespread Voter Fraud Witnessed In Afghan Elections CIA has 3,000-man 'covert army' in Afghanistan: Woodward Warlords and killers seek re-election to Afghan parliament US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies' Karzai Kin Asks U.S. to Bolster His Bank A top shareholder in Kabul Bank called on the U.S. to shore up the lender after depositors withdrew about a third of its cash reserves in two days, while the country sought to avert a destabilizing crisis.U.S. TO BAIL OUT LARGEST AFGHAN BANK...Kabul Bank Reportedly Loaned Political Elites Millions For Risky Real Estate Investments In Dubai.. FLASHBACK: Big Chicago Bank Fails, 118 So Far This Year Iran pays $1,000 for each U.S. soldier killed by the Taliban "Million Dollar Militia" - Fascinating Insight Into Dangerous US 'Buying' Of Afghan Tribes Strategy Iraq Iran crosses into Iraq to hit bombing suspects U.S. Unable to Document Any Payments for Abu Ghraib Fending off demands that he resign over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress he had found a legal way to compensate Iraqi detainees who suffered "grievous and brutal abuse and cruelty at the hands of a few members of the United States armed forces." AP ISSUES STANDARDS MEMO: 'COMBAT IN IRAQ IS NOT OVER' ..U.S. Forces Remaining In Iraq Resent Being Labeled 'Non-Combat' Troops KBR Granted Legal Immunity From Harming Soldiers And Civilians Iraq to settle Saddam-era US claims Baghdad to pay compensation to US citizens who say they were abused by former Iraqi regime in run-up to 1990 Gulf War. Iraqis outraged at payout for US victims of Saddam My report was too hot to broadcast: Brisbane war correspondent (Michael Ware) My report was too hot to broadcast: Brisbane war correspondent Brisbane war correspondent Michael Ware is set to reveal that an alleged war crime he filmed in Iraq has never been seen or investigated by authorities. The Soldier Who Chose Suicide After She Refused to Go Along With Torture Tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of the death of Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson in Iraq. Yesterday, in Part I of this article, I described how, appalled when ordered to take part in interrogations that likely involved what most would call torture, Spc. Peterson, 27, refused, then killed herself a few days later, on September 15, 2003, with her own rifle. Sunni Awakening officers are kicked off police force in Iraq Hundreds of police officers, formerly members of an American-backed Sunni paramilitary force, will be stripped of their ranks in the Sunni Arab province of Anbar, tribal leaders and Anbar police said Sunday. 20,000 Iraq war victims unidentified at morgue Pakistan Pakistan on the brink of a military coup: Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan orders a halt to the ferrying of supplies through a
checkpoint to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan after it
says three of its soldiers are killed.
CIA Drone Strikes in Pakistan Have Killed Americans Iran denies seizing US troops at Pakistan border The channel said a source with the provincial border patrol services had also denied the arrest reported earlier by hardline news website Javanonline.ir, which is close to the elite Revolutionary Guards. |
Middle East Rapid Fire: 2010-09-03CENTCOM is proposing to spend $1.2 billion over five years to build up Yemen’s military forces to fight Al Qaeda; the Pentagon has already announced plans to spend $155 million this year on helicopters, Hummers, and night-vision equipment for Yemen. Europe US judge asks Vatican to serve court paper to Pope World Leader Indicted For Role In Financial Crisis, First Case Of Its Kind Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis. Jewish teacher suspended in France for teaching 'too much' about Holocaust A high school history teacher is accused of 'brainwashing' her students, says French news agency AFP. 'Slavery' uncovered on trawlers fishing for Europe Spy agencies bust plot targeting UK, France, Germany Spanish Court Demands Arrest and Murder Trail of Three US Military Personnel Dead Codebreaker (found mysteriously dead last week)Was Linked to NSA Intercept Case A top British codebreaker found mysteriously dead last week in his flat had worked with the NSA and British intelligence to intercept e-mail messages that helped convict would-be bombers in the U.K., according to a news report. Asia Floating Chernobyls' to hit the high seas China and Russia agreed to expand co-operation over nuclear power, specifically on uranium exploration and safer power plants – but also on floating nuclear reactors.
China goes on
'global spending spree' Africa
CIA training Sudan's
spies The Americas
Revealed: US doctors performed
'atrocious'
Court overturns US tycoon's will that left fortune to Panama's poor
Court overturns US tycoon's will that left fortune to Panama's poor Haiti Still Waiting For $1 Billion In Aid Promised By U.S Ecuador emergency amid 'coup attempt'Ecuador teetered on the verge of a government collapse Thursday, as national police took to the streets of Quito, the capital, and physically attacked the president over what police say was the cancellation of bonuses and promotions.Unrest rocks Ecuador as troops seize airport ..Peru closes border amid Ecuador unrest Ecuador U-turn on controversial austerity law A senior minister in the Ecuadorean government says parts of a law which provoked a police rebellion earlier this week will be rewritten Canada Decriminalizes Pimping, Soliciting, Running Brothels Paramilitary speaks out on Drummond murders (Alabama mining company) Charris told RCN that Blanco Maya ordered the murder of the two unionists because they complained to Drummond about the quality of the food, and he feared losing his $600,000-a-year contract. The paramilitary said that several meetings were held to plan the murder of the two men. Charris claims those involved an ex-CIA agent, and former Drummond employee Alfredo Araujo Castro, who signed Blanco Maya's contract with the multinational. The men decided to "put an end to the union," according to Charris. Mexico sacks 3,200 police officers About 10 per cent of force dismissed in a bid to crack down on corruption as drug war continues to escalate. |
|
|
US Headlines |
||
|
Flight Attendant fired for admitting she qualifies for food stamps.A
Compass Airlines flight attendant, represented by the Association of
Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA), was terminated on Thursday after
publicly revealing she qualified for foods stamps. Despite a
full-time schedule, flight attendant Kirsten Arianejad was recently
featured in a local television interview announcing that she had
been approved for food stamps in order compensate for her low wages.
Calderon: This is
America's mess
FBI: 6 Accused in Forced Labor of 400 Thai Workers Three houses in Minneapolis raided, other houses in Michigan, NC, Chicago targeted. On Friday morning, three houses in the Minneapolis area are believed to have been raided by SWAT Teams. While we have few details right now, the F.B.I. appears to be targeting people associated with the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Besides the raids in Minneapolis, houses in Michigan, North Carolina and Chicago were also targeted.NATIONWIDE FBI RAIDS TARGET ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS PHOTOS: 100 Arrested, Including NASA Scientist, At Mountaintop Mining Protest Rutgers freshman is presumed dead in suicide after roommate broadcast gay sexual encounter online
How ACORN Helped Save NOLA (Housing
Activism) The anti-poverty group ACORN was crucial to
recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina hit.
News stations training psychological ops soldiers: report Two CBS affiliates have been helping train US Army psychological operations soldiers, says an investigative report at Yahoo! News. Some 3,000 Millionaires Claim Jobless Benefits, IRS Data Show According to U.S. Internal Revenue Service data, 2,840 households reporting at least $1 million in income on their tax returns that year also collected a total of $18.6 million in jobless aid. They included 806 taxpayers with incomes over $2 million and 17 with incomes in excess of $10 million. In all, multimillionaires reported receiving $5.2 million in jobless benefits. SF McDonald's Eliminates Dollar Menu to Keep Homeless Out
Texas Skateboarder Stops Christian Extremist From Burning The Qur’an
Mass. Teachers Turn Failing School Into One Of The State's Best "It had become dogma that smaller was better, but there was no evidence," said Mr. Driscoll, who since 2007 has headed the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees federal testing. "In schools, no matter the size -- and Brockton is one of the biggest -- what matters is uniting people behind a common purpose, setting high expectations, and sticking with it." One in 28 US kids has parent in prison: study Kaplan University Cheats Low-income Students and the Washington Post Benefits Private Vocational College—Kaplan operates vocational training programs that over enroll students using Federal loans that leave low-income student indebted and unemployed. A whistleblower source has come forward to expose how CHI/Kaplin, in Broomsall, Pennsylvania overenrolled students by the hundreds and then abandoned them before externship placement.
Target dumped
hazardous goods Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Air Force Major Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Kagan's conflicts will keep her from ruling on many cases From video violence to immigration enforcement, the court's 2010-2011 term will confront some of the nation's toughest controversies. But Elena Kagan, the court's newest justice, won't be sitting in on many of them because as Obama's solicitor general she took a position. The results of her absence could prove consequential. » read more Court: NSA can keep mum if it wiretapped Gitmo lawyers Neo-Nazi Vigilantes Patrolling US-Mexico Border Blackwater's Black Ops Internal documents reveal the firm's clandestine work for multinationals and governments.Security Firm Has Ties To Monsanto, Chevron, Disney And More Atop the list is Monsanto, the biotech giant, who The Nation's Jeremy Scahill revealed Wednesday accepted a proposal through a Blackwater subsidiary which "offer[ed] to provide operatives to infiltrate activist groups organizing against the multinational biotech firm." FBI investigated Greenpeace for terror links after 9/11 Science Atheists, Agnostics Know The Most About Religion Former senator, engineers claim ‘proof’ of 9/11 controlled demolitions |
Economy Bank Of America Stops Foreclosures In 23 States Bank Exec Signed Up To 8,000 Foreclosure Papers Per Month Without Reading Them Stimulus spending on highways isn't delivering on job promises
World economies less
reliant on US 1 In 7 Americans Are Poor....Number of Families in Homeless Shelters Rises China's banking system shows disturbing, U.S.-style cracks U.S. Goes After China at WTO as Pressure Mounts From Congress The complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday -- one on payment-processing companies and the other on steel duties -- followed demands in Congress hours earlier that the U.S. push China to accept a stronger yuan. Today, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner is scheduled to appear before the same lawmakers to discuss China’s trade and its currency. Politics Obama To Nominate Elizabeth Warren To Temporary Position Distinguished law scholar Elizabeth Warren teaches contract law, bankruptcy, and commercial law at Harvard Law School. She is an outspoken critic of America's credit economy, which she has linked to the continuing rise in bankruptcy among the middle-class. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures" Obama Names Warren A Special Adviser, Says She Will Ensure Consumer Protection Bureau Ends Abusive Practices
Tea & Crackers Joining them in the fight was another
group, Americans for Prosperity, which was funded in part by the
billionaire David Koch, whose Koch Industries is the second-largest
privately held company in America. In addition to dealing in
plastics, chemicals and petroleum, Koch has direct interests in
commodities trading and financial services. He also has a major
stake in pushing for deregulation, as his companies have been fined
multiple times by the government, including a 1999 case in which
Koch Industries was held to have stolen oil from federal lands,
lying about oil purchases some 24,000 times
Koch-Funded Book Argues Against Mine Safety Laws In West Virginia
....Koch
bros. finance climate deniers U.S. Pays As Prudential Invests Troop Death Benefits Blackwater Won Contracts Via Dozens Of Dummy Corporations....State Department tried to hide Blackwater’s share of $10 billion security contract: AP Poll: Repeal? Many Wish Health Law Went Further....Record high' no. of uninsured 50.7 million don't have health coverage; up from 46.3 million in 2008....Employers Pushing Rise In Health Care Costs Onto Workers....Seven States Sue To Overturn Health Care Law, But Line Up For Subsidies Buffet: "when a country needs more income, they should get it from the people that have it" I think-- sure. On some people. Yeah. I-- I don't want to raise 'em on 90-- you know, 98 percent of the people, but-- but-- no, I think the inequities that have gone into the tax code in the last 20 or 30 years compared to the situation that existed when this country was very prosperous in 1960, 1970, 1980 and so on, I-- I think it's-- I just think it's been tilted toward the rich. When Pressed, Republicans Can’t Name Any Spending They Want To Cut 'Pulpit Freedom Sunday' to Defy IRS Nearly 100 pastors across the country planned to take part in Pulpit Freedom Sunday, an in-your-face challenge Sunday to what the government says can and cannot be said in church. The growing trend is a challenge to the IRS from the churches, and may jeopardize their all-important tax-exempt status. DN! Social Security (1) Under Attack Social Security Under Attack: Cuts Proposed, Higher Retirement Age Suggested Congressman Filner Risks Arrest, Organizes With Residents, to Block Foreclosure US Lawmakers Seek Power To ‘Shut Down’ Web Sites In Other Countries New report details loss of Bush-era e-mails Top aides to President George W. Bush seemed unconcerned amid multiple warnings as early as 2002 that the White House risked losing millions of e-mails that federal law required them to preserve CIA used pirated, inaccurate software in drone attacks: lawsuit COURT SHUTS DOWN CIA TORTURE FLIGHTS LAWSUIT A Boeing Co subsidiary prevailed on Wednesday against a lawsuit alleging it had helped the CIA illegally transport prisoners to secret facilities overseas, a federal appeals court has ruled. Obama Expands On Executive Powers He Once Criticized As a senator and candidate for the White House, President Obama had criticized the Bush administration's frequent use of the state-secrets privilege. US may pull oil subsidies To pay for Obama's $50 billion plan, subsidies for the wealthy targeted. Obama plans $60 billion Saudi arms deal, 'biggest weapons deal in history' White House To Introduce Bill That Makes It Easier To Wiretap Internet Congressmen Spend Taxpayer Money Traveling The Globe To Preach To Dictators Richest lawmakers grew wealthier as economy faltered Senate Blocks DADT Repeal The Senate today blocked the start of debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, with Republicans objecting to a provision that would repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The vote was 56 to 43, with 60 votes needed to break the filibuster |
|
|
Connecticut |
||
|
Arsenic concerns in Durham Rell awaits word on her bid to have feds drop DCF oversight Group: Conn. has largest national achievement gap A Connecticut education group says the state has the worst performance gap between low-income and non low-income students in the country. Foam fouls river as Yale fire suppression system malfunctions The Oyster River looked more like a bubble bath Tuesday evening after an equipment malfunction at Yale University’s West Campus caused a flame-suppressing chemical to deploy and spread into the water. Read Story Lieberman Won't Filibuster Obama's Tax Cut Plan (UPDATE)Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) said on Tuesday that, while he supports a full extension of the Bush tax cuts, he will not help sustain a filibuster of a package that extends the cuts for everyone except the wealthy."I'm not going to hold middle class tax cuts hostage," Lieberman said, according to the Huffington Post's Arthur Delaney.A pledge not to filibuster Obama's preferred plan for the Bush tax cuts shields Lieberman from some of the criticism he engendered on Monday when he announced that he opposes any increase in taxes, regardless of income level.The senator, as noted below, has long been in favor of repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. But current economic conditions compelled him to switch positions. McMahon Camp Denies Report She Called For Abolishing Education Department But video footage from the event suggests that McMahon was trying, essentially, to split the difference. Asked which government agencies should be eliminated she names several. But she stops short of calling for a full dismantling (merely a good trimming) by insisting the she doesn't have enough familiarity with their structures to know if that would be appropriate. CT Drug War West Haven drug dealer gets 10 years for selling fatal dose of heroin to Clinton mom Judge rejects bid to dismiss civil rights suit by man claiming he was framed by New Haven cops A federal judge has rejected a Justice Department bid to have dismissed a civil rights lawsuit claiming an FBI agent and undercover officer allowed a man to languish in jail even though they knew he was framed by corrupt New Haven police detectives. |
Linda McMahon's Hypocrisy On 'Entitlement
Reform'
Teen Tasered In Connecticut High School Lieberman Favors Extension of Bush-Era Tax Rates......Every GOP Senator Vows To Oppose Tax Cuts That Exclude Wealthy..
Moody's Analysis: Rich Americans SAVE Tax
Cuts Instead Of Spending
Inquiry on egg farms in MaineThree egg
producers in Maine that supply many New
England grocery stores are under scrutiny by
congressional investigators because of their
ties to Austin “Jack’’ DeCoster, whose Iowa
farm was at the center of the recent egg
recall Rell wants Nevada nuke waste dump to remain open Conn.’s poverty rate increases to 9.4% of residents McMahon Unsure What The Minimum Wage Is, But Sure That It Should Be Lower At a press conference today, Republican Senate candidate and World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon (CT) celebrated the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a “prominent business interest lobby” that finds fault with unemployment insurance, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. Linda McMahon: 'We Ought To Review' The Minimum Wage (does not know current minimum wage) "The minimum wage now in our country, I think we've set that, so there are a lot of people have benefited from it in our country, but I think we ought to review how much it ought to be, and whether or not we ought to have increases in the minimum wage," McMahon said at a press conference. After the event, "McMahon admitted she didn't know what the current minimum wage is or if any of her employees at World Wrestling Entertainment are paid it," CTNewsJunkie.com reported. McMahon was CEO of the WWE before launching her Senate campaign. Questions Surround Millionaire Senate Candidate's Bankruptcy Filing |
|
| United States | ||
|
Florida Church's Planned Quran Burning Sparks Protests In Indonesia There Already Was A Ground-Zero Mosque -- On The 17th Floor Of The World... It turns out there was a Muslim prayer room on the 17th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center, where Americans and other traveling Muslims prayed every day. On September 11th, 2001, when a handful of terrorists flew planes into the towers, some of the folks who used the room evacuated in time. Others probably didn't. In other words, there already was a "ground zero mosque"--used by Muslim Americans who were murdered just like everyone else.
Study: 9% of US
adults are depressed
Two Men Behind Islamic Center Have Their Differences
Differing priorities of the developer and the imam for the
community center near ground zero have sometimes undermined
the effort to build support.
Safety officials issue 2,600 citations after surprise mine inspections Security Issues Hacker infiltration ends D.C. online voting trial US couple 'tried to pass nuclear secrets to Venezuela' 'Appalled' governor shuts down intel reports on protests Information about an anti-BP candlelight vigil, a gay and lesbian festival and other peaceful gatherings became the subject of anti-terrorism bulletins being distributed by Pennsylvania's homeland security office, an apologetic Gov. Ed Rendell admitted
Contractor Deaths Exceed Military Deaths In Iraq, Afghan Wars
Fort Hood Reports Record Number Of Suicides U.S. power plants at risk of attack by computer virus like Stuxnet
Mobile X-ray
vans to prowl the US
Only 1% say terror
top problem
US to test iris scan
technology 'Birth Tourism' Only Accounts For Tiny Percentage Of Immigrant Babies Border Patrol fires shots into Mexico Pentagon Seeks “Coordination” of Media Activities The Department of Defense last week increased its efforts to require that Department contacts with the media be monitored and approved by DoD public affairs officials. Koran-burning pastor: Judaism, Hinduism ‘of the devil’ The president of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, told a recent legal hearing that his non-denominational church considers "all religions [to be] of the Devil except for Christianity." Major US veterans group condemns planned Koran burning 10 States Sell Half Of Imported Guns Used In Crimes Predator drone patrols of southern US border begin Wed.
Egg Farms Violated Safety Rules The
inspections, the F.D.A. said, found barns infested with
flies, maggots and rodents, as well as overflowing
manure pits.
Company that sickened
thousands knew eggs had salmonella
Illegal immigration to U.S. down almost 67% since 2000, report says Pentagon weighs preemptive cyber-warfare Grappling with matters of law and policy governing the United States military's cyber-warfare capabilities, Pentagon planners are eying ways of making preemptive strikes across the Internet part of America's toolbox. In a piece for Foreign Affairs, the publication of globalist policy group The Council on Foreign Relations, Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn III paints a picture of dire threat to American infrastructure, disclosing for the first time details of a devastating cyber-attack on U.S. infrastructure.
Dutch: 2 Yemenis From US Suspected of Terror Plot
Courts States Are Increasingly Imposing Fees On Poor Criminal Defendants Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By States Seeking Freedom From Federal Gun Laws Coast Guard preparing for Cuba oil spills The new U.S. Coast Guard commander for the southeastern United States said Thursday that his agency is looking "very seriously'' at Cuba's plans to drill for oil and reviewing contingency plans in the event of a spill that could reach the Florida coast. » read more Political Forum (Democratic Underground) Fights Back Against Righthaven Copyright Troll Suit Judge Backs Minn. Disclosure Law on Political Cash.A federal judge refused on Monday to interfere with a new Minnesota law that revealed political donations from Target Corp. and other companies, saying the public has an interest in knowing who speaks and who pays for those messages
Scalia: No sex bias protection or
right to privacy in Constitution Judge: Movie Studios Can Subpoena Internet Users' Names, Data In File-Sharing Cases Trial begins Tuesday for former Blackwater contractors Burp v. Breathalyzer: Kentucky Supreme Court to decide issue in DUI case Judge Smacks Down Cuccinelli’s Global Warming Witchhunt In what will no doubt be the first of many court decisions blocking Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s frivolous legal theories, a Virginia judge halted Cuccinelli’s witchhunt targeting a respected climate change scientist:An Albemarle County Circuit Court judge has set aside a subpoena issued by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to the University of Virginia seeking documents related to the work of climate scientist and former university professor Michael Mann.
Suit: DHS boss made
me a sex slave Ex-Guatemalan Soldier Gets 10 Years in US Prison Court documents show Jordan was part of an elite Guatemalan unit that targeted anti-government guerrillas. The massacre took place in December 1982 in the town of Dos Erres, where at least 162 people including women and infants were killed. Tax-fraud conviction voided because judge didn't stop trial to let defendant go to son's deathbed A federal judge's refusal to halt a businessman's tax-fraud trial so he could be at his son's deathbed was cause to overturn the businessman's conviction, an appeals court has ruled.
PETRAEUS WARNS
OF QURAN BURNING FALLOUT Former justice backs judicial independence Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor today urged Iowans to preserve the system of merit-based selection of judges that protects a fair and impartial court system.
Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown files the lawsuit alleging fraud, civil
conspiracy and waste of public funds in the first legal action
related to the Bell salary scandal.
Feds Sue Fox News Over Alleged Gender, Age Discrimination Panasonic Corp. & Whirlpool Corp. subsidiary agree to Plead Guilty for Panasonic Corporation and a Whirlpool Corporation subsidiary, Embraco North America Inc., have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of $140.9 million in criminal fines for their role in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of refrigerant compressors, which are used in refrigerators and freezers in homes and businesses, the Department of Justice announced today. Federal judge - military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional New report upends "homegrown terror" assumptions Contrary to intelligence warnings, American-born jihadis have been among us ever since 9/11 Soldiers With Brain Trauma Denied Purple Hearts, Adding Insult to Injury FBI Says Retaliation for Koran Burning 'Likely' Md. Judge: Military Contractors Can Be Sued Ahmadullah Niazi, Bin Laden Bodyguard's Brother-In-Law, Has Case Dismissed A federal judge in California has dismissed a case against the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard who was accused of lying about terrorism ties. Education Feds say Arizona violates rights of English learners Area school segregation called rife Public schools in the Boston and Springfield metropolitan areas are among the most segregated in the US, often isolating black and Latino students in low-performing schools, according to a report released today by Northeastern University.
District to put
ads on teachers' notes
Peabody, Mass., schools plan ads on permissions slips, class calendars. 'Getting A Good Education Has Become A Game Of Chanc Failing School System To Get $100 Million From Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Governor (Schwarzenegger) vetoes bill to reject Texas curriculum Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday vetoed a bill seeking to prevent a revised social studies curriculum approved in Texas from being taught in the nation's largest public school system. Environment Mystery blooms on Walden Pond A deeply mysterious species — freshwater jellyfish — has bloomed in one of the nation’s most visited ponds. The organisms rarely cause health problems in humans, but the discovery has set off a flurry of interest.
Throw back that 'Frankenfish' It has also been proven that
escapes from fish farms into the natural population are
inevitable. These transgenic fish have a voracious appetite that
has no regard for season or feeding cycle.
Ozone layer 'is no longer disappearing and will return to full strength by 2048', says UN report Environmental activists shut down coal port Greed 2 Plead Guilty In Seattle To Billion-Dollar Tax Scheme Chamber of Commerce Accused of Tax Fraud FBI arrests dozens in raid on massive N.J. bank-fraud ring Drug War 2 Students Shot On First Day Of School In Detroit Sheriffs want lists of patients using painkillers Illegal drug use is higher than in nearly a decade:report finds Drug Czar Confronted At Press Conference (VIDEO) Obama adviser: the administration opposes marijuana legalization and isnt big on medical marijuana
|
Commission approves plans to build a 370MW solar thermal power plant
in Mojave Desert
Arpaio's office
'misspent funds'
Bank forecloses on
man without mortgage Media Latest O'Keefe/CNN Scam Appears to Include Felony Violation of MD Wiretap Laws. Again. Anger as a Private Company Takes Over Libraries Google: Internet freedom is declining Called Google Transparency, the online report shows that internet censorship around the world is increasing over time, and not always in the countries you'd expect, said Dorothy Chou, a Google policy analyst who worked on the project. Google Search Rankings Investigated By Texas Attorney General Apple eases app restrictions, Adobe shares jump Apple Inc is easing restrictions for building iPhone and iPad applications, a move that should allow for the use of third-party tools such as Adobe Systems' Flash software, a move that could ease the tension between the two companies. Study: ‘People Who Matter’ To Sunday Talk Shows Are ‘White, Male, Senior, and Republican’ Zevo-3 Skechers Cartoon: FCC Asked To Block New Series An advocacy group on Tuesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to block a soon-to-debut TV cartoon show starring characters first created to market Skechers footwear to children. Unless banned, the group said, the show could pave the way for Ronald McDonald, Tony the Tiger and other iconic cartoon pitchmen to become stars of their own series – potentially inundating children's television with what amounted to full-length commercials. FCC opens up unused TV signals for broadband T-Mobile Claims Right to Censor Text Messages Fox News Military Analyst Comes Out As Birther Second Newspaper Chain Joins Copyright Trolling Operation Community & Resistance After Katrina: Jordan Flaherty and Tracie Washington on the Fight to Save New Orleans President Obama visited New Orleans on Sunday and praised the recovery of the city and the resilience of its people five years after Hurricane Katrina. We talk to lifelong New Orleans resident and civil rights attorney, Tracie Washington, and Jordan Flaherty, a community organizer and author of Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six. "The Big Uneasy"–In New Doc, Harry Shearer Makes the Case that Katrina Was an Unnatural Disaster On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary, The Big Uneasy, argues that the destruction of New Orleans was an unnatural disaster and how it could have been prevented. We speak with the filmmaker: actor and satirist Harry Shearer. Murfreesboro Shows Its Support For Mosque Murfreesboro Shows Its Support For Mosque Bob Smietana • The Tennessean • August 30, 2010 Mark West believes in freedom of religion. That belief brought West out Monday night to a candlelight vigil in support of local Muslims in front of the Rutherford County Courthouse. It also inspired the lifelong Baptist to make a donation to the building fund for a new mosque in Murfreesboro. “I’m going down to Islamic Center of Nashville tomorrow and make a $100 donation,” Krugman: On Inflation and Interest Rates NY Times: The Real Story The second half slowdown arrived right on schedule (maybe a month early). And there is no question who was correct on inflation and interest rates. Military BANS Video Game That 'Kills' U.S. Troops Busted again! Fox News edits clip so it seems like Obama can't lower taxes News Corp. gave $1 million to pro-GOP group
Police/Prison
FBI probes labor
leader Andy
Stern FBI agents won’t be charged in Detroit imam’s death Texting Bans for Drivers Not Putting a Dent In Accident Ra CHEATERS! FBI Test Scandal Explodes.Investigation Finds Widespread Cheating On Domestic Spying Exam
Two
Georgia
men have
filed
suit
claiming
that
prominent
Atlanta
pastor
Eddie
Long
coerced
them and
followers
of his
megachurch
into
sex, CNN
has
learned
exclusively.
Long's
Anti-gay
megachurch
pastor
denies
seducing
young
men..Gays
‘deserve
death,’
bishop
in gay
sex
scandal
said.4th
man says
he had a
sexual
relationship
with
Georgia
megachurch
pastor
(Eddie
Long) as
a
teenager
Long's
ex
claimed
'vicious'
abuse Neck breaking of vet defended: 84-year-olds 'can kill' cops, too
Seattle police
kill Native
American 79 cases in Sacramento dismissed over officers's false reports City plans to bill pastor for security around planned Quran burning Ohio man charged in fire at mostly black church Virginia To Execute Its First Woman In Nearly 100 Years Woman Is Mentally Disabled, Charged With 'Masterminding' Murder Of Husband, Stepson Puerto Rico: A Haven For U.S. Sex Offenders Dallas police charge 3 officers in alleged beating State police: Gunman kills 5, then himself in rural Breathitt County in eastern Kentucky No Death Penalty For Cops Charged In Katrina Shootings Priest abuse linked to 13 suicides New York teens charged for harassing Muslim worshipers at mosque Possible Arson tied to Right's Texas Voter Supression Effort A mysterious fire last Friday destroys all of the voting machines in Harris County, Texas. Meanwhile, a well-funded right-wing group emerges in Houston and begins raising unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud. Authorities investigate shots fired near Islamic Center site(TN) Cops: Tennessee Mosque Site Fire Was Arson Seattle cop won't face hate-crime charge for kicking Latino man No felony charge of malicious harassment will be brought against a Seattle police officer who sparked a public outcry after he kicked a prone Latino man in April and used ethnically inflammatory language Cancer Survivor TASED In Own Home By Sheriff's Deputies After Taking A Fall
Woman kills two
at Kraft plant FBI stings suspect with fake bomb Korans vandalized in New York, Washington At Ground Zero in New York City, an unidentified man was escorted away by police when he tore pages out of a Koran and set them alight during a protest, the New York Daily News reported."If they can burn American flags, I can burn the Koran," the man reportedly shouted. "America should never be afraid to give their opinion."The Daily News said the man "did not appear to be arrested."Meanwhile, a small group of conservative Christians tore some pages from a Koran in a protest outside the White House Saturday to denounce what they called the "charade of Islam" on the anniversary of 9/11. Red light cameras increase accidents Pentagon Declined To Investigate Child Pornography Purchases KOPBUSTERS FILMMAKER CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATION
Study: 1 in 4
college women
assaulted Milwaukee man accused of shooting woman because of her raceA Milwaukee man is accused of shooting a woman with a pellet gun at a Red Box movie dispenser because of her race. A criminal complaint says Robert Malczewski told police he was shooting at "Mexicans" when he fired his BB gun Interior Department Report Exposes Regulatory Capture By Industry Forces
Anti-cop
protests
continue in LA Civil Rights Feds sue Abercrombie & Fitch over Muslim scarf After Years of Organizing, Domestic Workers Win Bill of Rights Law in New York New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law a measure establishing a landmark set of working standards for housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers. With the signing of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, New York becomes the first state where domestic workers will be guaranteed overtime pay after a forty-hour workweek, at least one day off per week, and at least three days off with full pay per year. Tiny Upstate NY Town Wants Local Muslims To Dig Up Their Cemetery Ellen Makes Emotional Plea To Stop Teenage Bullying.. Says She's 'Devastated' By Death Of Outed Gay College Student Johnson And Wales Student Commits Suicide, Fifth Gay Youth To Take Life In Three Weeks Michigan official carried sign comparing gay student's honor group to KKK Mentally Disabled Woman To Be Executed In Virginia This Month ACLU, Other Groups Sue U.S. Government Over Border Laptop Searches (PA) State tracks anti-Marcellus Shale drilling groups, notifies law enforcement FBI Placed Left-Wing Activists On Terrorism Watch List Without Cause On Web, Children Face Intensive Tracking A Wall Street Journal investigation into online privacy has found that popular children's websites install more tracking technologies on personal computers than do the top websites aimed at adults. Sixth in a series TX executed man, sans any evidence FLORIDA OVERTURNS GAY ADOPTION BAN FLASHBACK: Activist Who Testified Against Gay Adoption Caught With 'Rentboy'... |
|
| Science | History | |
|
Chimpanzees 'outwit
human hunters' Chimps 'actively seek out and intentionally deactivate traps.' Researchers say happiness comes with $75G Cat Adopts Baby Squirrel, Teaches It To Purr
Scientists create
artificial skin |
Chief Master Sgt. Richard Etchberger's heroics were kept secret
because the U.S. wasn't supposed to have troops in Laos during the
Vietnam War. But 42 years later, he will receive the military's
highest award for bravery.
FULL STORY 'Racist' Churchill let millions in India starve to death
|
|
| Politics | ||
|
Palin’s Speaking Demands Confirmed: $75K, SUVs, Deluxe Hotel Suites,
Bendable Straws, And No Public Access
Tea Party-Backed Senate Candidate Indicted For Sex With A Minor Emails Reveal McCain Campaign Misled The Public About Palin’s $150K Plus Shopping Spree
Gingrich: Federalize Ground Zero Right-Wing Voter Suppression Effort Caught Using Doctored Photo Whistleblower Group Sues To Find Out Why Administration Lowballed BP Oil Spill Estimates Former Sen. Al D’Amato To GOP Guest: “Shut Up, I Listened To Your Racist Bullsh*t” Ariz. gov. admits tale of headless corpses was not true GOP leaders to share stage with anti-Muslim bigot Fresh from condemning Quran burning, Gingrich, Romney, others to appear with racist Islamophobe
Rove 'Endorses' O'Donnell, A Day After Calling Her 'Nutty'
House Dems Who Support Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Represent Few Rich People Poll: Americans split evenly on extending tax cuts for top 2% Americans are evenly split on whether Congress should extend all the Bush-era tax cuts, or retain only those for households that earn less than $250,000 a year and allow taxes on the wealthiest 2 percent to rise, a new McClatchy-Marist poll has found. GOP plan: Deprive programs of cash Rand Paul's Idea To Eliminate Education Dept Would Most Severely Affect The Poor Gay Former Aide Speaks Out. Tony Richards, who once worked as the outreach coordinator for an antigay organization headed by Christine O’Donnell, the Republican senate nominee and Tea Party favorite from Delaware, said that her homophobia is surprising given that her sister is a lesbian. Senator 'admits' that 'faggot' threat came from his office: blog
Poll: 3/4th of US doesn't trust
gov't Montana GOP policy: Make homosexuality illegal Colin Powell Tells Moderate GOP to “Come Out,” Back DREAM Act Colin Powell this weekend urged moderate Republicans to “come out” and support the DREAM Act in particular and immigration reform more broadly, inserting himself in Washington’s immigration debate at a crucial political moment. Powell’s is a now-rare conservative voice in support of creating pathways to citizenship and it comes as Democrats are frantically rallying votes to pass the DREAM Act as part of the defense authorization bill this week. Extraordinary: Christine O'Donnell's Greatest Hits Countdown GOP will try to get 'racist' candidate off NY ballot
Democratic incumbent
caught race baiting New Christine O'Donnell Clip: 'Evolution Is A Myth. Why Aren't Monkeys Still Evolving Into Humans?' Anti-War Protester Taken Down After Confronting John McCain. Another College Denies Christine O'Donnell Attended, Despite Her Claim Whitman admits to employing illegal immigrant for 9 years 11 charged in vote-buying scheme Budget and Taxes Expiring Tax Cuts Hit Taxpayers At All Levels A typical family of four with a household income of $50,000 a year would have to pay $2,900 more in taxes in 2011, according to a new analysis by Deloitte Tax LLP, a tax consulting firm. The same family making $100,000 a year would see its taxes rise by $4,500.
|
Health Insurance
VA broadens
disabilities list Urban study finds 1 in 5 gay men have HIV And nearly half of those infected don't know they have the disease Sky High Drug Prices Impact Life-Or-Death Decisions Defense Spending PENTAGON'S 'flying Humvee' plans. Contractors resist US disclosure effort Defense companies and other major industries are hoping to block disclosure of their own fraudulent or substandard performance in federal contracts, despite a mandate this year by Congress that such potentially embarrassing information be released to the public. Stimulus Study: Cash For Clunkers Was A Wash
'Tax shock' for
homeowners
Lobbying
Tea Party Group Receives $1 Million Anonymous Donation Hidden Under Tax-Exempt Cloak, Political Dollars Flow Vulture Capitalist Funding GOP A conservative hedge fund tycoon who made a fortune exploiting impoverished African nations is now generously bankrolling the GOP.
Dem rep. caught on tape begging
for lobbyist cash Eleanor
Holmes Norton (D-DC) leaves
voicemail for lobbyist touting
her clout, committee assignments
Dems make legal filing against Fox Corn Refiners Association Wants to Change the Name of High Fructose Corn Syrup to "Corn Sugar" Treasury/Federal Reserve/Bailouts/SEC/IRS
AIG to repay government
Govt Sues 3 Biggest Credit Cards, Settles With 2 Government takes over three credit unions NEED TO KNOW | The true cost of the bank bailout | PBS Greenspan: It's time to raise taxes Treasury Chief Met Goldman CEO More Often Than Pelosi, Reid, McConnell, Boehner S.E.C. Defends Exemptions in New Law The Securities and Exchange Commission is fighting attempts by some lawmakers to repeal a provision in a new law that gives the commission greater ability to block public disclosure of material it gathers from financial and investment firms. Year's tally of U.S. bank failures reaches 124 (5 banks closed Friday - Sept 17) |
|
|
Congress |
||
|
Senate Senate debates tax increases on companies that move jobs overseas...Senate bill to tax firms that export jobs fails (53-45) Senate Votes To Turn Down Volume Of TV Ads Sen. Demint: Gays And Unmarried, Pregnant Women Should Not Teach In Public Schools |
Dems Propose Bill That Would Gut FCC's Ability To Protect Net
Neutrality
GOP 'pledge' would end Social
Security House Three Reps to face ethics probes Reps Campbell (R-CA), Crowley (D-NY) and Price (R-GA) to be investigated. |
|
| White House | ||
|
Obama Man chosen to lead Marines against lifting gay ban President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Marine Corps says he doesn't think Congress should lift the ban on gay troops who want to serve openly. Tax breaks only to those who create jobs in US: Obama Dems Blame GOP Obstruction, GOP Blames Obama's Dearth Of Nominations 1 In 8 Federal Judgeships Sit Empty Car Czar's Tell-All Book Pulls No Punches On Rahm, Geithner, Summers, Bair Rattner depicts White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel as a force to be reckoned with who disparaged unions -- once quipping "Fuck the UAW" -- and who effectively supervised Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner during his first rocky months on the job by dictating his public appearances and staff picks. Obama To Back $50 Billion Infrastructure Plan For Short-Term Job Growth Obama Won’t Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts to Wealthy Obama to propose $300 billion in tax breaks for business Another reason to close Guantanamo: It's expensive President Obama pointed out that it's much more expensive to keep prisoners at Guantanamo than in a federal prison in the United States. The Pentagon reports the annual cost of running Guantanamo is $116 million — about $650,000 per prisoner. By contrast, it costs about $5,575 a year to keep a prisoner in federal detention Obama heckled by AIDS and gay rights activists at fundraiser |
Baraknaphobia Newt Gingrich: Obama May Hold 'Kenyan, Anti-Colonial' Worldview Former GOP leader apologizes to Obama, calls Republicans 'racist' The ex-chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, Jim Greer, is now apologizing for stoking fears about President Obama's address to school children last year. Greer, now under indictment on fraud and money-laundering charges after being drummed out of the state party, also accused "many within the GOP" of having "racist views." Roman Conaway Arrested: Accused Of Threatening President Obama, Local Muslims An Army veteran arrested after a seven-hour standoff was charged Wednesday with threatening to kill President Barack Obama as part of what authorities said was his plan to ignite a war GITMO/Bahgram/CIA-Blacksites U.S. judge upholds Guantánamo detention of Afghan shopkeeper CIA Ex-CIA agent accused of abuse now training other operatives DOJ Justice Dept. mulls charges for US cleric on CIA kill list Justice Department urges continuation of military gay ban Bias led to 'gutting' of New Black Panthers case, Justice official says A veteran Justice Department lawyer accused his agency Friday of being unwilling to pursue racial discrimination cases on behalf of white voters, turning what had been a lower-level controversy into an escalating political headach Obama Invokes 'State Secrets' Claim To Dismiss Suit Against Targeting Of U.S. Citizen |
|
| Economy | Click for Economic Statistics | Financial Crisis for Beginners |
|
Wall Street May Pay Bonuses Early To Dodge Bush Tax Cut Repeal
67K rise in job
openings in August ‘Record increase’ in number of Americans in poverty How to Prop up Housing: Rent Your Home Unemployment Insurance Kept 3.3 Million Americans Out Of Poverty In 2009 Richest 400 = $1.47 trillion Forbes magazine released its annual list of the 400 richest Americans on Wednesday, and their combined net worth climbed 8% this year, to $1.37 trillion. Wealth rose for 217 members of the list, while 85 saw a decline. 400 Richest Americans Got Richer This Year, While Most Americans Struggled America's 5 Biggest Employers -- Then And Now JPMorgan Chase Halts 50,000 Foreclosures, Says Court Docs May Be Bad Race and the subprime mess Minorities were much less likely to get a mortgage before the subprime boom and much more likely to be preyed upon when it started, a study shows. When it comes to housing, American minorities can't seem to catch a break. Corporations Post 'Near Record' Profits By Slashing Jobs, Cutting Costs
'Single trade'
caused stock 'flash crash' |
CEOs Who Fired More, Earned More in '09: Stud U.S. Investors Sue For Payback From Pre-World War II German Bonds UN: Number of hungry people declines GM bailout payback to take several years: CEO 300 Economists Warn Congress: Don't Kill Growth And Jobs In The Name Of Deficit Reduction 43.6 Million Lived Below Poverty Line In 2009.
US recession 'ended June 2009' Chilean Economist Manfred Max-Neef: US Is Becoming an "Underdeveloping Nation" Apple, Google, Intel, other tech firms admit secret agreements to not poach employeesTop executives at six prominent tech companies, including Silicon Valley titans Apple, Google and Intel, have admitted that they created a series of secret intra-company agreements designed to prevent their employees from job switching China to Levy Anti-Dumping Duty on U.S. Poultry, Ministry of Commerce Says |
|
| Iraq | Map of Iraq | |
|
Double suicide bombing 'kills eight in Baghdad' Iraqi told FBI that Saddam 'delighted' in 1998 embassy bombings, but had no links to bin Laden
Fake bombs used to
'punk' Iraqis Gunman in Iraqi army uniform kills 2 U.S. soldiers Amnesty: 30,000 Prisoners Held in Iraq Without Trial Iraq Posting Massive Surplus Thanks To U.S. Taxpayers Iraqi Parliament Sets New Record For Ineffectiveness Britain held secret war talks with U.S. general 11 months before Iraq invasion |
Halliburton wins Eni
contract in Iraq
(worth multimillions
of dollars)
POWELL: Iraq invasion was avoidable. US forces help repel attack on Baghdad military HQ Women raped at Abu Ghraib were later 'honor killed,' Jordanian women's rights reporter says Joint raid of US, Iraqi forces kills 7 29 dead in twin Baghdad blasts Post-U.S. invasion economic strategy ‘complete shambles’, says Iraq Central Bank official Docs show Bush, Rumsfeld obsessed over Iraq from start Iraqi forces attacking journalists Iraq Lifts Oil Reserves Estimate to 143 Billion Barrels, Overtakes Iran |
|
| Middle East | Map of the Middle East | |
|
Iran <Click
for video and history>
Iran Ex-Prosecutor Suspended Over Prison Deaths Iran cancels release of detained American Iran wants $500,000 to free U.S. hiker American Hiker Released By Iran: I'm Grateful To Ahmadinejad Russia bans weapons sales to Iran U.S. and Iran trying to set up covert diplomatic channel Diplomats from the two countries meet in New York to discuss the establishment of unofficial diplomatic relations.
'Nation-state'
behind computer virus? In UN speech, Iran pres. says US govt. behind 9/11 attacks. Iran cyber attack came from wealthy group or nation, security experts say - US official: We don't know who did this Shell increases oil trade with Iran – despite sanctions Court reportedly orders breakup of Iran's leading political opposition. Iran Says It Arrested Suspects Linked to a Computer Worm Syria Russia: We will provide Syria with advanced missiles, despite Israel, U.S. protests Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia stops tourist visas indefinitely While the Saudi Arabian tourism authority remains mum on the subject of temporarily halting tourist visas to the kingdom during the peak Umrah season, tour operators in the UAE have confirmed that Gulf expatriates will be the only ones affected.Saudi visa ban for Gulf expats until February Other Divisive Turkish referendum passes The proposed amendments include articles that would allow collective bargaining for public sector workers and affirmative action measures for women. But when asked what was the most important achievement of the reform package, a senior Erdogan adviser made it clear that the main goal was to overhaul the country's judiciary.The referendum explained Turkey denies receiving money from Iran Kuwait Strips Shiite Activist of Citizenship
12K Yemenis flee
homes amid battle |
Israel
Israel defies building freeze calls Netanyahu allows partial freeze on settlement construction to expire, but urges Palestinians not to abandon peace talks. UN Fact-Finding Mission Says Israeli Killing of US Citizen was "Execution" The report of the fact-finding mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla released last week shows conclusively, for the first time, that US citizen Furkan Dogan and five Turkish citizens were murdered execution-style by Israeli commandos. East Jerusalem clash turns deadly Al Jazeera: A Palestinian has been killed after a Jewish settlement guard opened fire at a group of men As Settlement Construction Begins Again in the West Bank, Israel Blocks Jewish Activists on Aid Boat Headed to Gaza Israeli commandos have boarded and seized a Gaza-bound aid ship of Jewish activists just miles off the Gaza coast. The activists were attempting to deliver a symbolic load of medicine, a water-purifying kit and other humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The Jewish Boat to Gaza was the latest attempt to break the blockade since Israel’s deadly attack on an aid flotilla in May. In the West Bank, Jewish settlers resumed building settlements on Monday one day after Israel refused to extend its partial freeze on settlement expansion. Israel soldiers convicted for Gaza action Israeli navy kills Gaza fisherman, Palestinians say IDF confirms naval vessels fired toward fishing boat after it approached the limits of waters where Israel.'Jewish aid boat' heads for Gaza US, European, Israeli activists make bid to break Gaza blockade. Reuven Moskovitz, an 82-year-old passenger who survived the Nazi Holocaust, told AFP he felt duty-bound to attempt the voyage in the small blue and white sailing boat, a trip expected to take around 36 hours. UN report: ‘Clear evidence’ against Israel in flotilla raid Killing sparks riots in Jerusalem Israel again refuses to join nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Israeli FM 'wants to eject Israeli Arabs' Israeli aircraft strike Gaza as leaders convene Settlers: We'll violate settlement freeze in response to attack Terror attack achieved its goal - embarrassing the PA One person killed, another seriously hurt in shooting near Jerusalem Magen David Adom: Not yet clear whether incident was terror-motivated; both victims Israeli Arabs.Israeli shelling kills Palestinians Secret Document Affirms US-Israel Nuclear Partnership Plea bargain readied in Anat Kamm espionage case Ex-soldier Anat Kamm allegedly stole classified documents while serving in the IDF Central Command and passed them on to Haaretz reporter Uri Blau.U.S. urges Arab states to drop Israel nuclear treaty demand The U.S. envoy to the UN atomic watchdog urged Arab states on Monday to withdraw a resolution calling on Israel to sign an anti-nuclear arms treaty, warning it would send a negative signal to Middle East peace talks |
|
| Afghanistan | Map of Afghanistan | |
|
7 US soldiers die in
Afghanistan A total of 315 American soldiers have died fighting in Afghanistan this year. Justice Dept. Charges Mehsud with CIA Bombing in Afghanistan NATO airstrike kills 10 election workers, official says
Man Contacted Taliban After Attempted Bombing Faisal
Shahzad told his handlers in Pakistan about his unsuccessful
attempt to set off a car bomb in Times Square.
U.S. To Tolerate Corruption In Latest Afghan Strategy Afghan captors release Japanese reporter Karzai brother's Kabul Bank villa deal revealed Whistleblower: U.S. Interpreters In Afghanistan Can't Speak Afghan Languages
'Years' to repair Afghan elections U.S. contractor accused of fraud still winning big Afghan projects 9 Western Deaths Make 2010 Toll Worst of Afghan War Afghan Vote-Rigging Videos Emerge Army restricts access to photos of soldiers with Afghan corpses The Army is strictly controlling access to several grisly photos of U.S. soldiers holding up Afghan corpses, images that were uncovered as part of an investigation into alleged war crimes Insurgents kidnap British aid worker
Afghanistan's only train? Not any more Due to poverty,
isolation and war, Afghanistan skipped the age of railroads.
People went from riding horseback to traveling by car down
bone-jarring dirt roads. Now the nation's first modern
railroad is nearing completion.
FULL STORY
|
The Taliban vs. the Mosque (“The more mosques you stop, the more
jihadis we will get”) U.S. toll rising in Afghanistan: 22 soldiers killed since Friday US soldier 'kept Afghan body parts' Afghanistan's 'Widespread, Culturally Sanctioned Form Of Male Rape' All of this was so disconcerting that the Defense Department hired Cardinalli, a social scientist, to examine this mystery. Her report, "Pashtun Sexuality," startled not even one Afghan. But Western forces were shocked - and repulsed. For centuries, Afghan men have taken boys, roughly 9 to 15 years old, as lovers. Some research suggests that half the Pashtun tribal members in Kandahar and other southern towns are bacha baz, the term for an older man with a boy lover. Literally it means "boy player." The men like to boast about it. "Having a boy has become a custom for us," Enayatullah, a 42-year-old in Baghlan province, told a Reuters reporter. "Whoever wants to show off should have a boy." Afghans angrily protest US church's 'Burn a Koran Day' Official: More NATO Troops May Be Afghan-Bound Quran-Burning Protests In Afghanistan Turn Violent Security in Afghanistan Is Deteriorating, Aid Groups Say Afghan Commander Issues Rules on Contractors Insurgents fire rockets to disrupt Afghan election Afghan Election Fraud Could Affect Results In One-Third Of All Provinces
Taliban 'seeking
reconciliation' Charges laid over Afghan child deaths The compound clearance operation was subject to an investigation by the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service and was referred to the Director of Military Prosecutions in November 2009. UN: Afghan poppy crop down by 48% Disease destroyed thousands of hectares of poppy this year, but cultivation remains unchanged compared to 2009. |
|
