The New American

U.S. Targets Afghan Drug Lords Tied to Taliban

The United States has placed 50 suspected Afghan drug traffickers with ties to the Taliban on a Pentagon target list of 367 insurgents...

August 10, 2009

Secret Prisons and Gag Orders Continue Under Obama

Thomas R. Eddlem August 10, 2009

President Barack Obama took office with a pledge to end secret prisons and minimize government secrecy, but evidence revealed by the American Civil...

Report: Holder Will Order Torture Probe

Thomas R. Eddlem August 10, 2009

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that sources inside the U.S. Justice Department claim Attorney General Eric Holder will likely soon order a Justice...

Marxist Professor Refutes Atheists’ Arguments

James Heiser August 10, 2009

Anno Domini 2009 has shown no sign of any abatement in the so-called “God Debate.” In recent years, several prominent atheists have published their...

Never Used Steroids, Ortiz says

Jack Kenny August 10, 2009

Ten days after the New York Times reported that his name is on a list of players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs...

Protests Continue at Town Meetings Devoted to Healthcare

Steven Yates August 10, 2009

Healthcare reform is currently the hottest issue on the table. Congress has adjourned for the summer, but as its members hold town hall...

The Fallout of Sen. Mel Martinez’s Resignation

Alex Newman August 10, 2009

Questions about Florida Senator Melquiades Martinez’ decision to resign two years before the end of his term are flooding the Internet, along with...

Gates Controversy Goes On in Cop’s Lawsuit

Jack Kenny August 10, 2009

The controversy over Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and his conflict with a Cambridge, Mass., police officer just won't die. A...

Sonia Sotomayor Enters a New World

Steven Yates August 10, 2009

Last Saturday Sonia Sotomayor, 55, was confirmed as the 111th Justice in the history of the Supreme Court of the United States —...

North American Leaders Summit This Weekend

Thomas R. Eddlem August 8, 2009

President Barack Obama will meet with Canadian President Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon this weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico, for a North...

Twitter Attack Aimed at Georgian Blogger

Steven J. DuBord August 8, 2009

CNET News reported on August 6 that “a Georgian blogger with accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, and Google's Blogger and YouTube was targeted...

Pakistan’s Taliban Chief Baitullah Mehsud Is Killed

August 7, 2009

Pakistan's foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, told reporters in Islamabad on August 7, "According to my intelligence information, the news [that Taliban leader...