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What took them so long…the jury that is? Michael Schwerner, 24, of New York, James Chaney, 21, from Mississippi, and Andrew Goodman, 20, of New York are profiles in courage and remain the haunting images of murderous racism in recent American history that claimed the lives of so many innocent and courageous people involved in… Read more.
Grieving Moms Anita Van Der Sloot and Beth Holloway Twitty bid each other a pained good-bye after Holloway went unannounced to Van Der Sloot’s home in Aruba demanding to know what her son Juron (the prime suspect) did to Natalee. No doubt most American Moms in Van Der Sloot’s predicament would’ve called the police to… Read more.
Reflecting the sentiments of a critical mass amongst their citizens, it seems that European Heads of State have also become disaffected (if not disillusioned) with the prospect of ceding more national authority to the EU central government (Brussels). After all, their dramatic failure last weekend to agree on a budget to fund EU operations and… Read more.
Ever since President Bush launched his Millennium Challenge Account for African development (March 2002) and his $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS relief (January 2003), I’ve been arguing – to the consternation and apparent dismay of almost all who bothered to listen – that Bush has done more (and offers the best solutions) to help… Read more.
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Master Card disclosed yesterday that it fell prey to computer hackers who pilfered data that makes over 40 million people vulnerable to financial fraud and, worse still, identity theft. And, this follows disclosures by other credit card companies in recent weeks that make it seem as though all credit card holders are just as vulnerable.… Read more.
The leadership of U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan was severely compromised earlier this year, when reports revealed that he did little to prevent U.N. foot soldiers from inflicting widespread abuses upon those they were deployed to protect. That many of these abuses occurred in refugee camps in Africa, where rape and molestation rivaled the horrors… Read more.
Dr Jon Thogmartin (R) and Dr Stephen Nelson reporting their findings on Terri Schiavo’s autopsy during a press conference on Wednesday. Doctors who performed an autopsy on the body of Terri Schiavo (erstwhile political mascot for the religious right) vindicated what her husband Michael Schiavo and medical experts have been saying for over a decade,… Read more.
Celebrated in Washington… African leaders receive commendations and pledges of lots of cash for implementing democratic reforms in their respective countries during their visit to the White House in Washington, DC. From L-R: President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique, President Festus Mogae of Botswana, President Bush, President Mamadou Tandja of Niger… Read more.
Last week’s announcement by the US State Department of the release of $10 million in conditional aid to Serbia-Montenegro was contrived even by Washington standards. After all, it was touted as a reward for Belgrade’s fulfillment of the principled conditions Washington placed on that aid even though those conditions have clearly not been met. In… Read more.
