Iranian Shuttle Diplomacy in the Caucasus

" By Armin Hedayati. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Georgia Wednesday to help resolve the Caucasus crisis. Before Tbilisi he visited Russia, Republic of Azerbaijan and Germany while Armenian foreign...

BRZEZINSKI MAKES ANALOGY OF RUSSIA'S WAR ON GEORGIA TO STALIN'S ATTACK ON FIN...

ELDER statesman Zbigniew Brzezinski has claimed that the situation in Georgia is reminiscent of the Winter War and Continuation War of 1939 and 1941 when Russia tried to invade neighbours, Finland, in a show of...

Birds having to tweet over all the traffic

Traffic is so noisy from planes, machinery, and cars that birds are having to tweet louder and alter their songs so that they can attract mates.Having to change their 'voices' in this way could have long-term and...

South Africa's Mbeki in Zimbabwe to meet Mugabe

Thabo Mbeki, the South African President, arrived in Zimbabwe today to meet with Robert Mugabe, ahead of next week's presidential run-off poll."Mbeki arrived in the capital Harare just before 1 pm local time (1100...

Has Muqtada al-Sadr assumed RT?

(*room temperature)"Muqtada Al-Sadr Announces He’s Retiring From Leadership Of Sadrist Movement, Sequestering Himself The leader of the Shi'ite Sadrists in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, has announced in a letter to his...

Washington Post, Other Newspapers Won't Run 'Opus' Cartoon Mocking Radical Islam

"A popular comic strip that poked fun at the Rev. Jerry Falwell without incident one week ago was deemed too controversial to run over the weekend because this time it took a humorous swipe at Muslim...

War Is a Government Program By Sheldon Richman, The Future of Freedom Foundation

"June 1 is the 227th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Clausewitz, the influential Prussian military theorist and historian. Clausewitz is best known for writing in his book, On War, “War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation...

Tony Blair seeks early meeting with Yar'Adua

"British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, has said he looked forward to "an early meeting" with the President-elect, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in order "to begin our discussion on future co-operation." Blair in a letter to President Olusegun Obasanjo said the British Government will...

Nothing but Fascists

"Nothing but Fascists Never in modern history has country been forced to pay for its death, torture, and destruction with its own money - its own oil revenues. Iraq has become a country where thieves are entrusted with its richness and where murderous gangs are entrusted...

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