In the World of Politics: Is everyday turkey day?

According to CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider, it is. "Turkeys are foolish creatures -- overstuffed, noisy and self-important. A lot like the politicians on our list of Turkeys of the Year."Schneider's...

Life Sentence for Argentine's Ex-Army Chief

Former commander of the regional Third Army Corps in Cordoba, Luciano Benjamin Menendez, was given a life sentence for committing 'dirty crimes' during the military dictatorship of Argentina."A court in Argentina...

US global dominance 'set to wane'

US global dominance 'set to wane' The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance...

Uterine vs. Vatican: Local politics ablaze in South Carolina

This was the week when "uterus rights" confronted a Catholic congregation's intentions to expand its buildings and parking areas. On Monday, November 17, two of the seven members the Beaufort County (SC) Land...

British Paedophobia Gets Worse.

A survey commissioned by children's charity Barnardo's has suggested that more than half the population believe UK children are "feral" and behave like animals. "Some 54% of the adults questioned thought...

Democrats making political power push

"There's no denying the overwhelming force of the Democratic Party's Election Day victory at the national level. But will the blue wave that crashed down on Republicans at the presidential and U.S. House levels...

Palin won't 'close doors' on Political future

The Republican Governors Association's two-day meeting included some of the party's rising stars and some of the likeliest candidates for the 2012 presidential election. But the main topic of the annual meeting was...

Loan Reveals Two Spins on Democracy

Most political news in Vancouver has been swirling around the $100 million loan that is reportedly been authorized as a bailout cushion to either Millennium Development Corp (the company building the Olympic Village)...

Bill Ayers Finally Speaks Out

After being slandered constantly and turned into America's Bogyman by the rapacious GOP opportunists, and remaining silent during the election of President Barrack Obama, Professor Bill Ayers finally has his...

Obama adviser denies Hamas meeting

Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.

No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

6 Year Old Hindraf Arrested

The Hindu Rights Action Force is an extremist group of minority Indians whose only concern is to disturb the generations of peace and harmony of Malaysia between the ethnic groups mainly the Malays, Chinese and...

Sharif, Zardari pledge to thwart political dangers while agreeing to disagree

"The leaders of Pakistan’s two biggest parties have pledged to work together thwart conspiracies against the political system and supremacy of parliament while agreeing to disagree on policies and governance, official sources said here Sunday. President Asif Zardari, who...

Barack Obama: Hope for America, but not for the world?

"The election of Barack Obama is shrouded in the illusion that US engagement in the world will now be moral and benevolent. But the time for that has not yet arrived, and is not likely to arrive until US economic and military power diminishes more significantly. For those who...

Barack Obama and political realignment

"While we celebrate the historic ascendancy of Barack Obama, we must temper our rejoicing with the realisation that he was elected to be the president of the United States and so his first obligation is to protect...

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