World News

UK Government Announces Legislative Agenda

On November 18, Queen Elizabeth II performed one of her perfunctory duties as ceremonial head of state of the United Kingdom and announced...

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 23, 2009

Leaked British Documents Reveal Deception About Iraq War Entry

Thomas R. Eddlem November 23, 2009

The London Telegraph has published excerpts of leaked secret British documents that reveal pre-war deceit by former Prime Minister Tony Blair and ongoing...

EU Chooses Van Rompuy as Its First President

Bruce Walker November 21, 2009

The European Union has chosen its first President, Herman Van Rompuy, the current Prime Minister of Belgium. Van Rompuy is a relatively minor...

Six Nations Urge Iran to Accept IAEA Deal

Steven J. DuBord November 21, 2009

The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — the United States, Britain, France, Russia, and China — were joined by...

ABC Reveals Site of Secret CIA Prison in Lithuania

Thomas R. Eddlem November 20, 2009

ABC News revealed the location of an abandoned secret torture prison run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency about 20 miles northeast of...

Karzai Begins 2nd Term as Afghan President

November 19, 2009

Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second term as the president of Afghanistan on November 19, and in his inaugural address he...

Corruption Rampant in Afghanistan

Steven J. DuBord November 19, 2009

Afghanistan is seen as the second most corrupt country in the world according to Transparency International, trailing behind only Somalia. Iraq did not...

Anglo-American Strategy in Afghanistan: Pay off Insurgents with “Bags of Gold”

Thomas R. Eddlem November 19, 2009

The London Times reported that official British documents have revealed that the new Anglo-American strategy in Afghanistan is to buy off insurgents with bribes of...

Italy Crusades for the Cross

Rebecca Terrell November 19, 2009

The mayors of several Italian cities are rebelling against a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruling that bans the crucifix from public...

Chinese Disrespect for Obama Grows

November 18, 2009

Just prior to the November 15 Obama visit to China, a front-page article in the New York Times began with the following sobering...

Obama Criticizes Israeli Settlement Building

November 18, 2009

U.S. government-controlled VOA news on November 18 cited President Obama's statement that Israel's recent decision to authorize the construction of new settlements in...

UK Health Department to Require Snooping Into Private Homes

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. November 18, 2009

Just when they thought they could not be under more surveillance or monitored more often, English people discovered Sunday that inspectors from the...