On its 70th anniversary, America remembers the heroes of Pearl Harbor
Wednesday, 12.07.2011, 05:46pm
Seventy years ago this day (on December 7th, 1941) America was forever changed by the surprise attack of Japanese forces on our naval base at Pearl Harbor (Honolulu), Hawaii. |
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Allred dedicated to liberal Democrat agenda- see conservatives as ‘the enemy’
Tuesday, 11.08.2011, 05:22am
Approximately thirteen years ago I participated along with a with feminists in a Los Angeles press conference that was headlined by my Christian friend, Tonya Flynt-Vega. Flynt-Vega is the daughter of the pornographer, Larry Flynt. The purpose of the press conference was to express our opinions about the then, newly released movie, ‘The People vs. Larry Flynt.’
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Dem leader makes outlandish, irresponsible statements invoking 'run on bank'
Friday, 10.07.2011, 01:01pm
Assistant Majority Leader, Sen. Dick Durbin (Illinois), is the second leading Democrat in the United States Senate. In a Senate Floor speech on Monday, Durbin urged Americans to break all ties with Bank of America. He told the bank’s customers to “get the heck out of that bank. Find yourself a bank or credit union that won’t gouge you for $5 a month …” |
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White House In Panic!
Friday, 09.16.2011, 03:33am
In an unprecedented fashion, Republican Bob Turner defeated Democrat David Weprin last night in a district (NY) congressional race. Congressman Anthony Weiner resigned his seat in June, (leaving it open for election), after his involvement in a sex-texting scandal that was exposed earlier this year. |
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U.S. Nuclear Arsenal Holds Fast to Status Quo
Tuesday, 08.23.2011, 01:29pm
The United States is likely to maintain and sustain its hugearsenal of nuclear weapons for many years to come, even thoughPresident Barack Obama has repeatedly stressed that he standsfor nuclear disarmament and global peace, non-proliferationexperts believe.
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Q&A: Water Will Be Lifeblood of Smart Urban Expansion
Tuesday, 08.23.2011, 08:38am
The world's water map is being significantly redrawn dueprimarily to the mass migration of people into urban centres,threatening one of life's vital resources.
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Q&A: Climate-Driven Migrants Raise Thorny Legal Issues
Monday, 08.22.2011, 11:03am
As the effects of accelerating climate change ripple outward,pushing millions from their land and homes, experts warn thatinternational human rights and refugee law needs to catch upto the reality on the ground if migrants are to be givenadequate protection and support.
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Eurozone Crisis Could Spill Over into Developing World
Sunday, 08.21.2011, 10:16am
When the global economy was hit by a severe recession in 2008-2009, the negative fallout impacted heavily on the world'sdeveloping nations, hindering the U.N.'s key developmentgoals, including plans for the elimination of extreme povertyand hunger worldwide by 2015.
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EUROPE:‘Rethink Rhetoric Against Islam'
Sunday, 08.21.2011, 02:02am
Conservative governments and centre-right parties in Europe were attackingmulticulturalism and denigrating Muslim immigrants long before Norwegianright-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik used similar arguments to justifymass killings in Oslo and Utoya Island.
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Development NGOs Face"Existential Challenge"
Friday, 08.19.2011, 02:00pm
Buy now, pay later. That's the power Muhammad Yunus gave tothe world's poor.
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NGOs Cry"Sabotage"Over U.N. Meeting on Racism
Thursday, 08.18.2011, 11:51am
A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) isaccusing the U.N. Secretariat of"sabotaging"an upcominghigh-level meeting on racism by upstaging it with a nuclearsecurity summit scheduled for the same day.
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ICRC Warns of Human Toll of Attacks on Medical Workers
Thursday, 08.18.2011, 08:49am
A new report by the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC) describes a pattern of attacks on medical staff thatthe group says is undermining the safe delivery of medicalassistance and health care across the globe.
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Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for Peacekeepers
Wednesday, 08.17.2011, 11:15am
A landmark ruling by a Dutch court last month holding theNetherlands government liable for the failings of its soldierson a U.N. peacekeeping mission may be used as a precedent forcriminal liability involving sexual violence, according tohuman rights groups.
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CLIMATE CHANGE:"Last Straw"Pushes Millions from Their Homes
Wednesday, 08.17.2011, 10:53am
With political will to dramatically cut the world's greenhousegas emissions failing to materialise, a multi-pronged approachis needed to protect the millions of people who are beingdisplaced as a result of environmental factors driven largelyby climate change, experts say.
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MIDEAST: In Prison, and Denied Education
Wednesday, 08.17.2011, 03:03am
Access to education for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails is getting worse asinternational organisations remain unwilling or unable to intervene. Secondary-school students here completed their exams in June, and received their resultsby end of July. However, the 1,800 Palestinian prisoners who were supposed tocomplete their exams were not permitted to do so by the Israeli Prison Service.
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