The death of Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard, The Associated Press and Defense Secy. Gates
This is a difficult subject to objectively examine and is an issue as old as written communication and the visual arts themselves. The depictions of war, carnage and all the resultant horror form a thread in narrative and pictures from the time of Homer through Goya and Matthew Brady to the present.
You can always count on conservatives for injecting a bit of humor, albeit unintentionally, into any national political debate. The latest example involves their railing against President Obama’s plan to deliver a speech to the public-school students of America. The conservatives are calling the president’s speech “indoctrination.”
Decades of resolutions, arguments, and negotiations have maintained the Middle East struggle as a Middle East struggle. A major thrust attempts to resolve the crisis by negotiations leading to two independent states – a natural and conventional procedure. Analysis contradicts the conventional approach and indicates it is a backward process.
Public Seems Not To Mind Spread of 'Surveillance Society'
MWC Corner
By Sherwood Ross
Tuesday, 08 September 2009
New surveillance technologies increasingly threaten Americans’ civil liberties yet the public seems not to mind the ominous signs of an emerging police state, a law school professor warns.
Hamid Karzai has won 54.1 per cent of the vote in the race for the Afghan presidency - above the 50 per cent needed to avoid a run-off poll, partial results indicate.
A Sudanese woman who was imprisoned for wearing trousers deemed "indecent" has been released after the country's journalist union paid a $200 fine on her behalf.
France's partially state-owned electric and gas utility has signed a nuclear co-operation with two Brazilian companies during a state visit to Brazil by Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president.
Lebanon's opposition groups have rejected the proposed cabinet of Saad al-Hariri, the prime minister-designate, after he submitted his proposal without seeking their agreement.
Iran's president has said that discussions over his country's nuclear programme are "finished" and Tehran will neither back down nor negotiate further.
Vietnamese and US officials have met in Hanoi to discuss further funding efforts to help those affected by the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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A small curry shop in Malaysia has won an eight-year battle against global fast-food giant McDonalds over the name of its restaurant.
Iran's president has said that discussions over his country's nuclear programme are "finished" and Tehran will neither back down nor negotiate further.
