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Mr. President, will you please count the costs in Libya? - - Aaron Taylor
I’m glad I’m not the president right now. I can’t imagine what it would be like to be the commander and chief of the most powerful military in the world and have to grapple with a question as serious as “Should I use my power to establish a No-Fly zone over Libya?”... Submitted 1 year 76 days ago.

WiKiLeaks Vs. Journalism - George Stay
The latest controversy generated by WiKIiLeaks and its dispersal of heretofore secret communications by diplomatic personnel makes me remember a similar furor raised by a similar leak: The Pentagon Papers and Daniel Ellsberg That leak of confidential information was all about troops involved... Submitted 1 year 175 days ago.

Thank You Mr. President Barack Obama (Edited Version) - Drunken Mystic
Preparations were heavy and fast before the American president Mr. Obama was scheduled to arrive at Mumbai on the 7 th of November. The spirit was high in India and everybody was looking forward to this one single and historic trip which was made by the President of the United States . All 570 or... Submitted 1 year 193 days ago.

How Things Change! Japan is shifting from Confidence and Stability to Anxious Uncertainty - Chris Kanyane
So here we are in the course of the beginning of an era that is post 201o! And we see our view of Japan shifting from confidence and stability to anxious uncertainty in split moments. And beyond this Japan’s view of the world is bound to change if not radically but in a subtle fashion. The... Submitted 1 year 71 days ago.

My Respects to Luis Urzua - One Platoon Sergeant to Another - - Donovan Baldwin
If you don't recognize the name, Luis Urzua, don't feel bad. After all, there were an awful lot of people trapped in that mine in Chile, and many people were more interested in the guy with the wife and mistress. However, those miners survived because of the efforts of a lot of people, and... Submitted 1 year 223 days ago.

The UN’s WHO and the Swine Flu screams - Joel Hendon
Readers who have followed my articles very much, already know of my disdain for the United Nations Organization. It is no better than the organization it replaced, the defunct League of Nations. Both may have had some admirable reasons for being established, but there were other more subtle... Submitted 1 year 354 days ago.

Scare Tactics Used to Protect the Papal Office? Sanctioned Child Abuse in Rome? - Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers Did you hear about the 150,000 or so who rallied at the Vatican to support the Pope? It was almost encouraging to see so many people and to hear the Pope claim the church has evils that need to be purged. I was even beginning to be a little encouraged myself... Submitted 2 years 10 days ago.

Saudi Woman Sentenced To Corporal Punishment of 300 Lashes And 18 Months In Jail - Joel Hendon
Sometimes it almost seems the Saudi authorities desire to arouse international attention by their harsh penalties for what the world sees as very minor offenses, if they should be called offenses at all. There have been several incidents over the past year or two where public outrage has become... Submitted 2 years 81 days ago.

Wikileaks and Julian Assange - Hero or Villain? - Jennifer Stewart
A little while ago I watched a Youtube video of Julian Assange of Wikileaks being interviewed by a CNN reporter. She couldn't get off the subject of his private life. He got quietly irritated that, in the face of such important matters to discuss, she was poking about in something totally... Submitted 1 year 175 days ago.

New Israeli Settlements in the West Bank: Middle East Peace?: Not in Our Lifetime - - Paul Schroeder
"There were no such thing as Palestinians. When was there an independent Palestinian people with a Palestinian state? It was either southern Syria before the First World War, and then it was a Palestine including Jordan. It was not as though there was a Palestinian people in Palestine considering... Submitted 1 year 212 days ago.

Cholera Raises its Ugly Head In Haiti—Diarrhea, Dehydration and Death--Good People Trying To Help - - Steve Kovacs
Remember the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 and displaced many more thousands? It was THE news story at the time of its occurrence and then it fell off the media map. Haiti is still in a heap of trouble and the many millions of the committed dollars to help the... Submitted 1 year 213 days ago.

Chilean Miners Rescue Brought Forward - The World Watches and Waits for 33 Men - Julian Price
The Chilean miners rescue has apparently been brought forward by several hours, and the operation to bring the 33 trapped men up to the surface will begin 8pm local time, or 11pm UK time on 12 th October 2010. The reason for bringing the rescue forward is unclear but there are suggestions that... Submitted 1 year 226 days ago.

Need For Awareness and Understanding of the “Homegrown Jihadist” - Joel Hendon
Although most have heard the term of "Homegrown Jihadist" or the "Homegrown Terrorist", but few are aware of the growth of this unexpected phenomenon in the western world. It occurs throughout the European continent as well as the Americas. Germany has been spared of any severe act of... Submitted 1 year 273 days ago.

Saudi Sharia Law In the News Again, Man Sentenced To Be Paralyzed - Joel Hendon
Saudi Arabia as most know, espouses a strict form of Sharia Law which allows some punishment which the average people find far too harsh and inhumane. Such things as caning in addition to jail time, for women as well as men. Another portion of their law gives the victim of a severe injury... Submitted 1 year 279 days ago.

Pakistani Couple Sentenced To Death By Stoning For Adultery - Joel Hendon
The man, Zarkat Khan, ran away and is being sought, however the woman is in custody. Her name has been withheld at the request of some human rights groups who have protested the sentencing, and particularly that the man has escaped and the woman facing the problem alone. She is reportedly married... Submitted 1 year 307 days ago.

A Tragic Sentencing of Death By Stoning of Iranian Woman For Adultery - Joel Hendon
Only a few countries currently observe Sharia law. Iran is one of them although not too much of what they do is known abroad. A 43 year old woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was accused and convicted of an "illicit relationship outside marriage". She was sentenced to, and received 99 lashes... Submitted 1 year 325 days ago.

Resolution of Natalee Holloway Disappearance Now Seems Slim - Joel Hendon
Joran van der Sloot, now in prison for the murder of Stephany Flores Martinez in Lima Peru, remains the only suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Birmingham's Natalee Holloway. Holloway disappeared while on a vacation trip with several classmates after their graduation from high school. Van... Submitted 1 year 332 days ago.

Iran following similar path to that of Sadam Hussein - Joel Hendon
Sadam Hussein might still be alive and in power had he not chosen a path of belligerence and deceit. Based upon his former cruelty and belligerent record of having zero tolerance of criticism and personal freedoms, he used poisonous gas on his own people killing literally thousands of innocent... Submitted 1 year 339 days ago.

Van Der Sloot’s Latest Scheme May Not Work - Joel Hendon
The word has been in the news since Joran van der Sloot was arrested in Chile and moved back to Peru, that he has volunteered to talk frankly to the Aruban officials about his knowledge of Natalee Holloway. He has said he will tell them where the remains were hidden and explain his experience in... Submitted 1 year 342 days ago.

Dutch Authorities Concerned Over Peru’s Forthcoming Trial of Van Der Sloot - Joel Hendon
It is indeed an imperative that all people be given a fair trial without prejudice. It is also understandable that nations try to assure that one of their own gets that very thing. Consequently, the Dutch government is now expressing concern over the actions of the Peru government since arresting... Submitted 1 year 345 days ago.

Osama bin-Laden location revealed - Joel Hendon
As far as the general public, at least here in America, has known, most have thought that al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin-Laden has been holed up in the rugged mountainous region of northeastern Pakistan just over the border from Afghanistan. He is thought to have retreated to that point after the... Submitted 1 year 351 days ago.

Van Der Sloot Rumors, Hearsay, Gossip, Questions, Overwhelm News Blogs - Joel Hendon
Now that more tidbits of information become available in the Joran van der Sloot case involving the murder of Stephany Flores of Peru, myriad questions and personal opinions arise. Self styled "Sherlock Holmes wannabes" are rampant across the internet. The New York Daily News ran an article... Submitted 1 year 351 days ago.

Joran Van Der Sloot Tearfully Calls Mother Concerning “barbaric” Treatment - Joel Hendon
Officials from Peru's police department plan to take Joran van der Sloot to the crime scene today to show how and where the murder of 21 year old Stephany Flores took place. They reported that they have until this week end to file formal criminal charges against van der Sloot. Col. Abel... Submitted 1 year 351 days ago.

Looking back into Joran van der Sloot’s life - Joel Hendon
Joran Andreas Petrus van der Sloot was born in Arnhem, Netherlands on August 6, 1987. He is the son of the late Paulas van der Sloot Joran appears on the international scene after the family has moved to Aruba, a territory of the Netherlands, and where Paulas is employed by the government and... Submitted 1 year 353 days ago.

Tenth Suicidal Death This Year In Chinese Technical Facility - Joel Hendon
According to an article in the Beijing Review, there have been twelve suicides or attempted suicides this year in the huge complex of the Foxconn Technology Group located in Shenzhen China. Two survived their efforts but received serious injuries. This latest death occurred on the night of... Submitted 1 year 358 days ago.