Jerusalem Past, Present and Future Conference
Friday, January 29th, 2010 | 2 comments
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Saudi Teen Sentenced to 90 Lashes for Cell Phone in School
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Post a comment
A teenage girl in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 90 lashes and two months in prison for taking a cell phone to school, the U.K.’s Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Posted by John under: Days of Noah,Ishmael,Violence
Iran hangs two people in first unrest executions
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | Post a comment
TEHRAN – Iran executed two people on Thursday who were sentenced to death in trials that followed the disputed presidential election last year which caused bloody opposition protests, Iranian media said.
Posted by John under: Ishmael,Perilous Times
Obama calls for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 | One comment
Washington — President Obama said Wednesday night he will work with Congress and the military to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that bars gays and lesbians from openly serving in the armed forces.
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Two Koreas trade fire
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 | Post a comment
South Korean soldiers conduct a military drill in Yanggu near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, northeast of Seoul January 27, 2010.
Credit: REUTERS/Lee Sang-hak/Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed frontier for the second time in three months.
Posted by John under: Days of Noah,Violence,Wars and Rumors of Wars
U.S. is unprepared for major bioterrorism attack, commission finds
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 | Post a comment
More than eight years after the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, the United States is still unprepared to respond to the threat of large-scale bioterrorism, a congressionally appointed commission said Tuesday in a report that gave the government mixed grades overall for how it has protected Americans from weapons of mass destruction.
Posted by John under: Perplexity,Pestilence
Al-Qaeda is losing. Prepare for a daring hit
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Post a comment
The latest supposed message from Osama bin Laden underlines his weakness, not his strength
Posted by John under: Days of Noah,Ishmael,Violence
Intelligence from Tehran Elevates Concern in the West
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Post a comment
The Secret Nuclear Dossier
The West has long been suspicous of Iran’s nuclear program. SPIEGEL has obtained new documents on secret tests and leadership structures that call into question Tehran’s claims to be exclusively interested in the peaceful use of the technology.
Posted by John under: Ishmael,Perilous Times
Report says Al-Qaeda still aims to use weapons of mass destruction against U.S.
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 | Post a comment
When al-Qaeda’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, called off a planned chemical attack on New York’s subway system in 2003, he offered a chilling explanation: The plot to unleash poison gas on New Yorkers was being dropped for “something better,” Zawahiri said in a message intercepted by U.S. eavesdroppers.
Posted by John under: Ishmael,Perilous Times
Congress Went to Denmark, You Got the Bill
Monday, January 25th, 2010 | Post a comment
(CBS) Exclusive: CBS News’ Sharyl Attkisson Follows the Money from Copenhagen to the U.S. Taxpayer