e shtunë, qershor 23, 2007

Russia digs in heels against West's Kosovo plan

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia refused to budge on its opposition to a new Western-backed draft U.N. resolution paving the way for Kosovo independence as the Security Council discussed the document for the first time on Friday.

If Americans Knew What Israel Is Doing!

U.S. support of Israel puts America at risk and it is immoral and unjust. If Americans knew what Israel was actually doing they would not support it in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power -- and duty -- to bring a resolution.

The Cashless Society Has Arrived

There are four problems with the cashless society.

1. The value of the money represented by the card is not under your control.

2. Mistakes or malice can turn the card off. You could starve to death despite having a huge bank account.

3. The computers know everything you are doing.

4. Hackers.

Call me old fashioned; I still like the feel of silver coins in my pocket.

Everyone we fight in Iraq is now "al-Qaida"

That the Bush administration, and specifically its military commanders, decided to begin using the term "Al Qaeda" to designate "anyone and everyeone we fight against or kill in Iraq" is obvious. All of a sudden, every time one of the top military commanders describes our latest operations or quantifies how many we killed, the enemy is referred to, almost exclusively now, as "Al Qaeda."

Campaign to outlaw sweetener in schools

Food Safety campaigners are calling for a ban on diet drinks and other artificially sweetened products in schools after a Wellington woman said she was poisoned by sugar-free chewing gum.