McCain, Obama Respond to Iran Missile Test

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.comIran said today it had tested  long-range missiles with the ability to reach U.S. in the Persian Gulf.  Iran futher related that these missle have guidence that...

Abu Ghraib inmates sue contractors, claim torture

Should the cases be heard in the courts it could expose even more details of the abuses at Abu Ghraib. The plaintiff's lawyers keep the door open for more CACI workers being sued and more former prisoners adding to...

For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk: New York Times

female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers,visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet.Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his topadvisers intervened...

Republicans Start Swinging

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Political Battle Lines are Drawn between the Democrats and Republicans looking to win the voters patriotic hearts and minds over Obama's intention to open a dialogue...

Hundreds Strip for Tunick's Photoshoot

People are willing to let it all hang loose for a photoshoot in Austria."The latest work by New York photographer Spencer Tunick gathered 1,840 people, baring it all in Austria's Happel Stadium on Sunday."Stay very...

Tastes like chicken?

"Bosintang. Ever heard of it?Well, it’s Dog Soup. Big item in Korea.   I’m not talking about the North Koreans, living on a starvation diet in Li’l Kim’s workers paradise. No, this is prosperous South...

Can a `decoupled` world cure a sneezing US?

"A looming recession in the United States poses a vital question about recent changes in the global economic landscape: has the rest of the world broken its dependency on the US motor? Put another way, and to use one of the most familiar rhetorical questions in economics,...

Plague resurfacing as a worldwide threat

"Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned on Tuesday.While it has only killed some 100 to 200 people annually over the past 20 years, plague has appeared in new countries...

UK’s Computers Hit by 120 Countries

After the UK Governments loss of  Inland Revenue database disc's, we now learn of repeated attempts to hack Government web sites by foreign groups and individuals. How safe is computerized information or...

Alberta Johns lose 114 vehicles

 Since the implementation of Bill 206 in Alberta last year, police have impounded 114 cars driven by men allegedly looking for sex on the streets.  "New legislation allows police to seize vehicles from men...

General Motors paralysed by strike

"Disgruntled staff streamed out of General Motors factories across the US yesterday as the country's main car workers' union called a nationwide strike in a protest over healthcare benefits and job security. The...

Lindsay Lohan turns herself into police

LiLo has finally turned herself into police following the mess that was her Memorial Day long weekend.   She was wasted and decided to drive her car, which then of course crashed. Her SL-65 convertible lost...

Deterring Iran by Louis Rene Beres and Isaac Ben-Israel

"The "doomsday clock" continues its advance to "midnight." Existential atomic danger is most immediate to Israel. Iran poses the greatest problem. Israel knows that the Iranian president's exterminatory threat is real. In law, this threat signifies the intent to commit...

Putin: Mess with Me, I Mess with You

This is the sort of thing that makes me slowly start to sweat. It's not that I believe that either side will actually launch a nuclear missile at the other, but that level of brinkmanship is what leads to other...

Practice Safe Skype: IM Worm Alert

Skypers and MSN eye-emmers, take note: the worm is back. Specialists believe that this new threat is from the same folks who brought us an earlier version, but this one can hop ont Microsoft's Instant Messenger client. Yikes. Only communicate with people you trust when using...

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