Inside the Capture of Karadzic

Inside the Capture of Karadzic

07.22.08 posted by pondy 7 views no comments image
Radovan Karadzic, the former Bosnian Serb leader under indictment for war crimes, spent years disguised behind a flowing white beard and long hair, living and working in Belgrade as a practitioner of alternative medicine, and "freely walking in the city," the Serbian authorities said Tuesday. Wanting to join the EU, efforts of late were stepped up to find and capture the former strongman.
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10 magazine covers that shook the world

10 magazine covers that shook the world

07.14.08 posted by runner 127 views no comments image
The New Yorker calls it satire, but will most people get it or will it lead to more uproar in American politics? Release a magazine cover with Barack Obama in Muslim garb, and adorn his wife in militant underground attire and armed with an AK-47, and there's sure to be a seismic reaction. The LA Times named this cover along with 10 others that "shook the world."
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U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran, Journalist Claims

U.S. 'preparing the battlefield' in Iran, Journalist Claims

06.29.08 posted by pondy 863 views 1 comment image
The Bush administration has launched a "significant escalation" of covert operations in Iran, sending U.S. commandos to spy on the country's nuclear facilities and undermine the Islamic republic's government, journalist Seymour Hersh writes in an new article for The New Yorker. Hersh told CNN that Congress has authorized up to $400 million to fund the secret campaign.
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Blogflict: Al Gore's Challenge

Blogflict: Al Gore's Challenge

07.18.08 posted by jason 46 views no comments image
On June 21, 2008 Blogflict compared the current challenge on energy to the challenge President Kennedy posed in 1962 to send a man to the moon and return him safely. At the time, (like Gore's call for our electric grid to be carbon free in 10 years), it seemed like science fiction. Yet we made it happen. Today, that same action and determination is needed.
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Zimbabwe rivals 'to sign deal on talks'

Zimbabwe rivals 'to sign deal on talks'

07.21.08 posted by runner 11 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's president and opposition leader will sign an agreement setting the terms for talks to form a unity government, South Africa's foreign affairs spokesman said Monday. If the talks go well it could lead to a power sharing agreement, similar perhaps to what Kenya worked out after its contested elections.
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Nuclear arms debate leaves Indian government on verge of collapse

Nuclear arms debate leaves Indian government on verge of collapse

07.21.08 posted by chab13 7 views no comments image
The Indian government and the much-vaunted nuclear deal it negotiated with George Bush in 2006 were last night on the brink of collapse after a bruising debate on a vote of confidence in parliament.
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Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan

Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan

07.19.08 posted by runner 26 views no comments image
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.
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Bosnia war crime suspect Karadzic arrested

Bosnia war crime suspect Karadzic arrested

07.21.08 posted by chab13 6 views no comments image
Former Bosnian Serb president Radovan Karadzic has been arrested after more than a decade in hiding, a U.N. war crimes tribunal announced Monday.
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Relationship Between Energy Costs & Potential War with Iran

06.28.08 posted by pondy 511 views no comments video
Discussion by Ron Paul in the House of Representatives about the relationship between the cost of oil and threat of war with Iran, highlighting the irresponsible foreign policy that threatens to escalate the problem.

Iran May Not Have Nucear Weapons, But They Do Have Photoshop

Iran May Not Have Nucear Weapons, But They Do Have Photoshop

07.11.08 posted by runner 120 views 2 comments image
A photo on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Web site distributed by Agence France-Presse showed four missiles launched simultaneously. The AP and Reuters distributed similar photos, but they showed only three missiles. The Washington Post used a Reuters image in yesterday's paper. How to explain the discrepancy? Photoshop.

Ahmadinejad: Iran to 'Cut Off Hand' of Attacker

Ahmadinejad: Iran to 'Cut Off Hand' of Attacker

07.13.08 posted by runner 86 views no comments image
Iran would "cut off the hands" of any enemy that attacked the country, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned on Sunday, amid increasing tensions with the West after recent missile tests. "Before the enemies touch the trigger, Iran's armed forces will cut off their hands," Ahmadinejad said, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
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