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Reporting From Copenhagen

William F. Jasper, senior editor for The New American and Alex Newman, contributor to The New American, are in Copenhagen this week attending...

William S. Hahn December 14, 2009

Fathers Jailed in Germany for Opting Children out of Sex Ed

Selwyn Duke December 13, 2009

Could you imagine being jailed simply because you decided to opt your children out of sex education? Well, this is exactly what is...

British Journalist Mourns Death of “Magna Carta” Under EU

Thomas R. Eddlem December 11, 2009

“Our Magna Carta has been superceeded,” declared the London Daily Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard as the European Union came into force for Britain. In...

Al-Qaeda Claims the Blame for Baghdad Blasts

December 10, 2009

The Islamic State of Iraq, a militant umbrella group linked to al-Qaeda, claimed the blame on December 10 for a series of coordinated...

Lisbon Treaty Builds EU Super-state

Alex Newman December 10, 2009

The once-sovereign nations of Europe are about to become saddled with an even more powerful governing body in Brussels — a powerful new...

Leaked Proposal Prompts Furor In Copenhagen

Alex Newman December 9, 2009

A secret draft agreement being called the “Danish Text” has sparked an uproar among various groups at the United Nations COP15 climate change...

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Karzai Says Afghans Need Help Until 2024

Steven J. DuBord December 9, 2009

Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared on December 8 that his country would not be capable of paying for the armed forces necessary to...

Japan Hesitates on U.S. Bases in Okinawa

Bruce Walker December 9, 2009

Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada announced on December 8 that his nation was suspending talks with the United States regarding the status of...

Christmas Trees Too Christian for Climate-change Conference

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. December 8, 2009

As climate-change chicken littles gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark (temperature a balmy 41 degrees on Tuesday), there was one traditional aspect missing from the...

Limos and Private Jets for Climate Dignitaries

Alex Newman December 8, 2009

As self-described “world leaders” gather in Copenhagen to lecture the Earth’s population about carbon-dioxide (plant food) emissions, international news reports have revealed that...

Controversy Over Swiss Minaret Vote

James Heiser December 2, 2009

As reported previously, the November 29 decision by the citizens of Switzerland to amend their constitution and ban the future construction of minarets...

Dubai Debt Debacle Rattles Markets, Confidence

Alex Newman December 1, 2009

In Dubai, massive banners advertising available space adorn the sides of nearly every building. Hundreds of cranes that just last year were working...