Dubai Has Always Been Bankrupt — Morally & Environmentally
Nov 30, 2009 Opinion
The idea that Dubai is an oasis of freedom on the Arabian peninsular is one of the great lies.Yes, it has Starbucks & Gucci, but beneath these, there is a dictatorship built by slaves. The people who really built the city can be seen in long chain-gangs by the side of the road, or toiling all day at the top of the tallest buildings in the world.
Switzerland votes on minaret ban
Nov 30, 2009 Opinion
Swiss voters go to the polls later to decide on a proposal to ban the building of minarets in their country. A symbol of Islam.
From Dollars To Death Panels: How Republicans Distorted Deba
Nov 30, 2009 Opinion
With Thanksgiving recess now upon us, it seems an appropriate time to revisit the hysterical Republican whoppers and talking points about the Democratic party agenda that have dominated this Congress. Herewith a top-five list:
US Soldiers: Afghanistan is no Iraq
Nov 30, 2009 Politics
Soldiers and officers involved in combat operations all cite the more punishing geography and climate, those focused on development the bare-bones infrastructure, and intelligence specialists the even greater difficulties in identifying the insurgents as among the many sharp contrasts between Afghanistan and Iraq.
MIT analysis backs Obama
Nov 30, 2009 Politics
The report finds Americans buying individual coverage will pay less than today’s prices.
Secret Service Embarrassed By State Dinner Party Crashers
Nov 30, 2009 Politics
Disturbed by the agency’s failure “to follow basic security procedures,” the New York Democrat said in a statement Saturday he wants a review of Secret Service practices and has asked for a briefing next week.
Topless club owner names dog shelter after Gingrich
Nov 30, 2009 Politics
Despite being uninvited to a “private dinner” given by Newt Gingrich, the owner of a Dallas topless club has no hard feelings. She used the money meant for a donation to the former house speaker’s political organization to open up a dog shelter in his honor.
Palin’s fake "Bus Roadshow" moves her around in Airplanes
Nov 30, 2009 Politics
It’s [roven that her big “bus roadshow” is just a fake. Sarah Palin is in fact being carried around with her family on a luxury plane. Sarah, why are we not surprised?
Workers of the World vs. China Inc.
Nov 30, 2009 World
When China began its global investment push in the early part of this century, the flood of new money was welcomed, particularly in those parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America that felt abandoned by the West. Some countries, however, are no longer as willing to extend a red carpet toward the globetrotting Chinese.
Salt Mine Cavern "Time Bomb" Could Ruin Carlsbad
Nov 30, 2009 World
Below Carlsbad, NM, is a giant cavity that geologists say could implode at any moment, taking with it a chunk of highway, a church and several businesses. The cavity comes from 30 years of salt mining, where oil companies inject water into a salt layer 450 feet underground and then suck up the dissolved brine for use in extracting oil.