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Schapelle Corby – presumed innocent: Do I look like a criminal? Black Americans are very familiar with draconian prison sentences for minor drug offenses. But Australian Schapelle Corby could never have fathomed her fate when she decided to bring along a little home grown weed to keep her and her friends in a partying mood… Read more.
The US Congress welcomes Ukrainian President Viktor Yuschenko as the world’s latest hero of Democracy Yesterday, the newly elected president of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, received a triumphal welcome before addressing a joint session of the United States Congress. Yushchenko thanked President George W. Bush for standing firm in his support for Ukraine’s Orange Revolution. He… Read more.
In the fertile killing fields of the DR Congo even children must kill or be killed! During his 1998 celebrity tour of Africa, President Bill Clinton apologized (like he does so well) for being too preoccupied with his personal problems to deploy America’s political and military power. That failure let the genocidal massacre of almost… Read more.
A suicide bomber struck in the heart of Tel Aviv last night, killing 4 Israelis and wounding many others. Israeli Prime Minister Sharon promises restraint, and Palestinian President Abbas vows swift justice. (Ironically, Israelis and Palestinians are both pointing fingers at Syrian-backed terrorists (Hezbollah) who they allege want to foment a permanent cycle of violence… Read more.
On February 20, 2005, President Hugo Chavez dropped a bombshell that sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles. According to Reuters, the Venezuelan leader informed his nation that President Bush had ordered a hit against him. But as evidence, he merely cited recent declarations by US officials branding him a “negative force” and “source of instability” in… Read more.
Today, U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice recalled U.S. Envoy to Syria Margaret Scobey to protest the assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister, Rafiq Hariri. This, even though she conceded that there’s no evidence Syria had anything to do with his death. Except that this diplomatic slap was only intended to warn President… Read more.
