U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the Stars & Stripes newspaper that Iraq has agreed to extend U.S. military presence beyond the 2011 deadline.
Iraqi officials responded with: “We have not yet agreed on the issue of keeping training forces, the negotiations are ongoing, and these negotiations have not been finalized.”-Ali Mussawi, advisor to Iraqi […] Continue Reading…
Live reporters in Gaza say all Palestinian factions have united and are retaliating against Israeli air strikes by launching rockets into Israel.
Officially Israel says they’ve launched 4 air strikes against Gaza, but live reporters said they counted at least 15 air strikes.
For the second time in less than two days, Israel has attacked Egyptian troops on the Gaza border. One soldier was killed, another is in a coma.
The first attack left at least three Egyptian troops dead.
Israeli officials have been heard saying they do not consider the border with Egypt “safe” and that they will […] Continue Reading…
“They see the rise of China, the rise of India, the rise of the Soviet Union and our loss militarily going forward.”-Michele Bachmann, presidential candidate
The rise of the Soviet Union!?!
In an interview by Christian radio host Jay Sekulow, Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann said the greatest enemy of the United States is still…the Soviet […] Continue Reading…
“Working hard, eight hours, we have no opportunity to speak at work. If I speak, my supervisor comes to me and says, ‘Don’t speak anymore, or I’ll send you home.'”-Yana Brenzey, 19, of Ukraine, foreign exchange student
August 19, foreign college students are protesting in Palmyra, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, saying the U.S. State […] Continue Reading…
Reports from Cairo saying Egyptians have surrounded the Israeli embassy, demanding the Israeli ambassador leave. Israeli planes bombed Egyptian forces on the Gaza border. Three Egyptians were killed.
Independent journalists have been tracking down where Texas Governor Rick Perry made his fortunes. Turns out one of his early investments was in one of the biggest porn video distributors, Movie Gallery.
That was back in 1995, so some Perry supporters will likely try to defend it as something that happened in the past, and […] Continue Reading…
“Venezuela is the 13th largest holder of gold in the world. From a financial aspect, I think it is a very shrewd and intelligent move to protect his country’s gold assets. There is, however, a political overtone in that he wants to pull out the other financial assets that Venezuela has […] Continue Reading…
Japan says it will offer less developed countries money, and other aid, to help them develop infrastructure and industries, in exchange for exclusive mining rights for rare earth minerals.
China has been using the same tactic for decades. Japan says they’re adopting such a policy in order to compete with China.
Rare earth minerals are used […] Continue Reading…
August 18, Taliban claim they launched a truck bomb attack on U.S. Gardez base, killing 27 U.S. troops.
Official U.S. media reports say only two Afghans were killed. The U.S. media has proven over and over that it can not be trusted.
Witnesses say the explosion was “huge” and destroyed a U.S. helicopter as well.
Since the […] Continue Reading…