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Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

Zimbabwe's Mugabe Says Cholera Crisis Over

12.11.08 posted by jason 0 views no comments image
What Cholera outbreak. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe suggested today that the Cholera crisis was over. In fact, it is far from over. If ever there was a time for more international action against Mugabe's regime it is now. See this NYT article and judge for yourself
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Cheney Says Goal of Palestinian State 'Long Overdue'

Cheney Says Goal of Palestinian State 'Long Overdue'

03.23.08 posted by jason 149 views no comments image
President Bush has called for Israel and the Palestinian Authority to reach a framework for peace by the time he leaves office in January 2009. On Sunday, Cheney said the United States would continue to work toward the "long overdue" goal of creating a Palestinian state.
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US Troop Deaths in Iraq and Troop Levels: A Look at the Numbers

US Troop Deaths in Iraq and Troop Levels: A Look at the Numbers

04.09.08 posted by jason 131 views no comments image
As the debate continues in Congress as to the success (or lack of success) of the 'surge,' it is helpful to view the historical data on troop deaths and troop levels since the start of the war. The chart shows troop deaths declined after the surge, but recently have increased. Even the US commanders on the ground now call the progress 'fragile' and 'reversible.'

China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

03.23.08 posted by jason 148 views no comments image
China is looking to crackdown on both the protesters in Tibet and also the critics of its actions. Today it took a shot at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her criticism of China and for meeting with the Dalai Lama in India. The crackdown has been a public relations disaster for China ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
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Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

Bin Laden Threatens Europe Over Muhammad Cartoons

03.20.08 posted by jason 149 views no comments image
In a new audiotape released Wednesday, Osama bin Laden warned Europeans that they will face a "severe reckoning" for repeatedly publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in newspapers and magazines. The five-minute speech was the second time in four months that bin Laden has delivered threats to European countries.
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Rescue Efforts Underway as Aftershocks Rock Parts of China

05.13.08 posted by pondy 95 views no comments video
This video is just tragic. The camera crew shot parents waiting nearby a collapsed school, hoping that their child would be pulled out alive from the ruble. All over parts of China effected by the earthquake, this scene is being played out over and over again. Sadly, few survivors are being recovered.

Missile Parts Sent to Taiwan in Error

Missile Parts Sent to Taiwan in Error

03.25.08 posted by jason 142 views no comments image
Oops - Instead of sending helicopter batteries, the United States shipped four electrical fuses for Minuteman nuclear missile warheads to Taiwan, a mistake that was discovered only last week - a year and a half after the erroneous shipment, Pentagon officials disclosed on Tuesday.
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U.N. to Pursue Sudan Officials as Darfur 'War Criminals'

U.N. to Pursue Sudan Officials as Darfur 'War Criminals'

06.05.08 posted by jason 75 views no comments image
A prosecutor for the International Criminal Court plans to brief the U.N. Security Council Thursday on efforts to try two men for war crimes committed in the Darfur region of Sudan. One of the men, in fact, is now in charge of humanitarian affairs for the Sudanese government. Both face charges accusing them of murder, rape, forced displacement and other offenses.
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THE SAD FACES OF DARFUR WAR

03.25.08 posted by chab13 147 views no comments video
The sad faces of the forgotten war in Darfur, Sudan

90 Killed in Fierce Fighting In Sri Lanka, Military Says

04.23.08 posted by chab13 113 views no comments news article
Tamil rebels and government troops waged a fierce battle in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday in which 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers were killed, the military said. It was one of the deadliest clashes between the military and the rebels this year.
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Western scientists intrigued by photos from Iran's nuclear site

Western scientists intrigued by photos from Iran's nuclear site

04.29.08 posted by chab13 107 views no comments image
It is a place of secrets that Iran loves to boast about, clouding the effort's real status and making Western analysts all the more eager for solid details and clues. Tehran insists that its nuclear plans are peaceful. But Washington and its allies see a looming threat.
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