Al-Qaeda’s sinister creep into North Africa
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | Post a comment
As the jihadists face defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are moving stealthily into a new power base
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Gates Sees Terrorism Remaining Enemy No. 1
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | One comment
A soldier in Iraq guards suspected terrorists, a duty becoming the norm. (By Maya Alleruzzo — Associated Press)
New Defense Strategy Shifts Focus From Conventional Warfare
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Posted by John Higgins under: Ishmael, Peace and Safety
Anti-Semitic incidents ‘rise 9%’
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | 3 comments
There were neo-Nazi images or Nazi references in 51 incidents
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Posted by John Higgins under: Anti-Semitism
U.S. official: Iraqis told me WMDs sent to Syria
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | 28 comments
As U.S.-led troops pressed toward Baghdad in 2003, Saddam remained defiant in a walkabout among cheering crowds in the capital
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Posted by John Higgins under: Anti-Semitism
Exxon Mobil 2Q profit sets US record ($138.1 billion), shares fall
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | 2 comments
HOUSTON (AP) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) (XOM) reported second-quarter earnings of $11.68 billion Thursday, the biggest quarterly profit ever by any U.S. corporation, but the results were well short of Wall Street expectations and its shares fell.
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Posted by John Higgins under: Root of All Evil
William Koenig on International Relations - 2008 Presidential Candidate
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | 4 comments
Watch This Video, If You Like This, Email It to Your 10 Friends Who Are Like Minded. See Bill’s site
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Posted by John Higgins under: Lovers of the Truth
Israeli PM to quit within months
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | One comment
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced he will stand down within months, saying a corruption case involving him is hurting his family.
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Posted by John Higgins under: Perplexity
U.S. Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on U.S.
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 | One comment
Iran has carried out missile tests for what could be a plan for a nuclear strike on the United States, the head of a national security panel has warned.
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Posted by John Higgins under: Ishmael, Perilous Times
Kuwaiti Daily Reveals: Iran Building Secret Nuclear Reactor
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 | Post a comment
On July 29, 2008, the Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa reported that, according to “highly reliable sources,” Iranian authorities had begun construction of a secret nuclear reactor in the Al-Zarqan region close to the city of Ahwaz in southwest Iran, on the Iran-Iraq border.
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Posted by John Higgins under: Ishmael, Perilous Times
Paterson: State Deficit Up $1.4B Over Last 90 Days
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 | Post a comment
Governor Says Damage On Wall Street ‘Infecting’ State
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