Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is gone. No one in the last 40 years stood as a larger symbol of “liberalism,” the view that government is the answer for everything. A great deal has been said in recent days about his compassion and generosity. But bear in mind that in public life, his compassion consisted in spending other people’s money and authorizing government bureaucracies to interfere with the social cooperation that takes place whenever life, liberty, and property are respected.
Given today's hysteria over a non-existent Swine Flu threat and possible mandating of experimental, untested, toxic, and likely bioengineered vaccines, it's appropriate to review early fears about their dangers - when evidence first surfaced and concerns were raised.
It seems almost trivial to accuse someone who launched an illegal war that has killed over a million people of torture. But if we are going to prosecute the lowest ranked torturers, it makes sense to look up the chain of command.
The Beginning of the End of the Middle East Crisis
Special Features
By MWC NEWS
Friday, 28 August 2009
Negotiators have continually debated the Middle East crisis without regarding the elephant in the room – the Palestinian displaced persons. Rather than being portrayed as victims, these dispossessed persons are often perceived as perpetrators, as if they caused their own ordeal and should shoulder the responsibility for their fate. It’s time to pay attention.
The body of the most powerful Shia politician in Iraq, who died in an Iranian hospital on Wednesday, has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for burial.
Saudi Arabia's assistant interior minister has survived an assassination attempt in the Red Sea port of Jeddah, the country's state news agency reports.
China has denounced a proposed visit to Taiwan by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, saying it threatens to "sabotage" improving relations between the two states.
Australia has defended a controversial policy that allows for official intervention in remote aboriginal communities, which a UN expert says is discriminatory.
The US economy has contracted less than analysts predicted in the second quarter, in a further sign that the country's recession could be coming to an end.
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The body of the most powerful Shia politician in Iraq, who died in an Iranian hospital on Wednesday, has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, for burial.
