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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Snipers Aiming to Assassinate up to 40 Leaders of Zimbabwe Opposition Party

Snipers Aiming to Assassinate up to 40 Leaders of Zimbabwe Opposition Party

05.19.08 posted by pondy 872 views no comments image
Zimbabwe's opposition has alleged the military is plotting to assassinate its presidential candidate using snipers. The opposition claims an elite team of 18 snipers was preparing an assassination of Morgan Tsvangirai as well as 36 to 40 of their party officials. This sort of leadership decapitation would allow President Robert Mugabe to remain in power.
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Jerusalem Bulldozer 'Terrorist' Kills 3 in Rampage

Jerusalem Bulldozer 'Terrorist' Kills 3 in Rampage

07.02.08 posted by pondy 96 views no comments image
Israeli authorities say a "terrorist" rammed a bulldozer into a bus and several other vehicles in Jerusalem Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring at least 30 others. he rampage in western Jerusalem lasted about five minutes before a police officer climbed up the side of the swerving bulldozer and fatally shot the driver -- a Palestinian from East Jerusalem.
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Survivors Rescued 8 Days After China Quake

Survivors Rescued 8 Days After China Quake

05.20.08 posted by jason 827 views 4 comments image
Stories of survival days after a massive earthquake are rare. But amid all the terrible stories coming out from China, today there was news of a different sort - a rescue of 129 students and 10 teachers were rescued in an isolated small town in Wenchuan County. This report details this incredible story.
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Sunflower seeds top list of most expensive food

Sunflower seeds top list of most expensive food

07.14.08 posted by pondy 19 views no comments image
A report found that sunflower seeds have experienced the most dramatic increase in prices -- up nearly 150% from last year. Behind the price increases, the "silent tsunami" is: bad weather, from floods to droughts, pillaged fields; soaring oil prices; increased demand and a rapidly expanding American ethanol industry; which brought supply down.
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Mugabe's Party, Zimbabwe Opposition to Sign Deal to Start Talks

Mugabe's Party, Zimbabwe Opposition to Sign Deal to Start Talks

07.16.08 posted by pondy 12 views no comments image
With international pressure mounting, Zimbabwe's corrupt government needed to act. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's party will sign an agreement with the main opposition today paving the way for substantive talks on ending the country's political crisis. The memorandum of understanding to start full-scale negotiations will be signed after the two sides made progress in talks last week.
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Blogflict: Oil and the Moon

Blogflict: Oil and the Moon

06.21.08 posted by jason 205 views no comments image
Right now, it is pure fantasy to think that in a decade we could be self-reliant as a country for our energy needs. But in the past when our country needed to marshal our strengths and turn fantasy into reality, we did it. So why not do it again? The time has come to set America on a course for energy self-sufficiency, and to make that goal happen within 10 years.
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Warren Buffett: US Recession to be "Long, Deep"

Warren Buffett: US Recession to be "Long, Deep"

05.24.08 posted by jason 666 views no comments image
When Warren Buffett speaks about the economy, people tend to take notice. So his comments of today should make those already nervous about the state of the US economy shutter. He said the United States was "already in recession" and added: "Perhaps not in the sense that economists would define it" with two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
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Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser

Louis Vuitton Sues Darfur Fundraiser

05.02.08 posted by pondy 1212 views 1 comment image
Louis Vuitton has filed charges against a 26 year old student artist for selling posters and t-shirts of a Darfur victim, holding a designer bag inspired by a Louis Vuitton design. All of the profits had been going to charity but Louis Vuitton is still demanding massive damages. The artist, Nadia Plesner, started a campaign to raise awareness of genocide in Darfur.
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Bush to Urge Congress to Approve Offshore Drilling

Bush to Urge Congress to Approve Offshore Drilling

06.18.08 posted by pondy 209 views 2 comments image
Rather than focus energy, effort and resources on mobilizing the US to find strong alternatives to oil, President Bush today will urge Congress to lift the ban on offshore oil drilling, a move that is in line with Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Democrats have long opposed efforts by Republicans to end the ban on offshore drilling that has existed in some areas since 1981.
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Secret Film Reveals how Mugabe Stole an Election

Secret Film Reveals how Mugabe Stole an Election

07.05.08 posted by jason 53 views no comments image
The Guardian UK newspaper has exclusively obtained a film that graphically shows how Robert Mugabe's supporters rigged Zimbabwe's election has been smuggled out of the country by a prison officer. It is believed to be the first footage of actual ballot-rigging and comes as Zimbabwe's president faces growing international pressure. View the video at the link with this news clip.
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