Colin Powell Rejects Dick Cheney’s ClaimsSays U.S. Is Not Less Safe Under Obama AP/Huffington Post 02-21-10 Dick Cheney’s charges that the country is less safe because of the way Barack Obama has handled national security matters don’t hold water, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. "To suggest that somehow we have become much […]
I shamelessly reproduce the entirety of this article from the Guardian because it is so dead on correct. But, for brevity, here are the operative sentences, "In fact, international law is for once quite clear. The assault on Iraq could only be legal if authorised by a resolution of the UN security council. The United […]
Hamas killing was not murder, says Israeli minister The killing of a senior Hamas official in Dubai should not be considered as murder, an Israeli minister said today. telegraph.go.uk 22 Feb 2010 Public diplomacy minister Yuli Edelstein insisted that he did not know who carried out the assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, which has been widely […]
Why did murdered Hamas man go to Dubai? BBC News By Andy Walker FebruaRY 211, 2010 Hamas have refused to comment on the reasons for Mr Mabhouh’s trip and they have limited their public pronouncements to promises of revenge against Israel. But why would a known militant leader – reportedly "at the top" of an […]
Meir Dagan: the mastermind behind Mossad’s secret war Sunday London Times by Uzi Mahnaimi February 21, 2010 IN early January two black Audi A6 limousines drove up to the main gate of a building on a small hill in the northern suburbs of Tel Aviv: the headquarters of Mossad, the Israeli secret intelligence agency, known […]
GlaxoSmithKline Knew of Avandia’s Cardiac Risks, Senate Report Says Wall Sreet Journal By JARED A. FAVOLE And ALICIA MUNDY February 20, 2010 WASHINGTON—Confidential studies by Food and Drug Administration officials recommend that GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia, a diabetes medicine, get pulled from the market because it is linked to heart attacks. The studies, released as part of […]
Khamenei rejects nuclear weapons Pittsburgh Post-Gazette February 20, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran — Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran deems nuclear weapons to be prohibited under Islam and isn’t seeking to build them. He made the comments after the International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this week that Iran may have been working on a […]
Modern Day Ludlum Thriller in Dubai by Taylor Marsh 18 February 2010 A tale of stolen identities, intrigue, long awaited revenge, and deep covert planning. The legendary Mossad at the center of an international thriller conjuring up the world that Jason Borne inhabits. Having read everything Ludlum ever wrote, then re-read them, I’ve been following […]
It’s fascinating reading all the comments on Tiger Woods’ apology. Was he convincing? Was he sorry? Seems to me the questions are, "How did his media consultants do?" "Is there a person in there?" "Is sex addiction a way for dead people to try to feel something?"
Four NATO troops killed on sixth day of Marja offensive in Afghanistan Washington Post by Joshua Partlow February 19, 2010 KABUL – The sixth day of the military offensive in southern Afghanistan proved the deadliest so far as four NATO troops were killed in bombings and gun battles during the painstaking push to take back […]