Americas

Ignorance not bliss on U.S.-Mideast relations

Hardly a day goes by without front page news about demonstrations and killings somewhere in Middle Eastern nations. The holy month of Ramadan has begun, but nothing has changed. Sectarian violence has been going on continuously in Pakistan Author says: “If the U.S. and other western nations continue to be […]

Fiery chef turns up heat on in-laws

Gordon Ramsay claims his wife’s father stole $2.3 million from their company to fund a secret second family, writes Jonathan Wynne-Jones By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, The Sunday Telegraph He is notorious for the fiery rows that boil over in his restaurants’ kitchens, but now Gordon Ramsay has turned up the heat […]

The end of audacity

source/credit. times of india on line  Did you hear about the man who jumped the White House fence recently? The Secret Service chased down President Obama and managed to talk him into coming back and finishing his term… If you think that is one wicked joke with which to greet […]

Once Upon a Time in the West

source. spiegel international Hate has become a part of the everyday culture of American politics. This week, the United States nearly allowed itself to succumb to economic disaster. Increasingly, the divided country has more in common with a failed state than a democracy. In the face of America’s apparent political […]

The eighth wonder of the world

source:asiatimes on line recently questioned conventional wisdom as to the relationship between the US Treasury and the Federal Reserve Bank, and indeed the very basis of the dollar itself. (See A very secret agent (Asia Times Online, July 27, 2011). Comments poured in, and the subsequent discussion and debate has […]

A secret war in 120 countries

source/credit:asiatimes on line Somewhere on this planet an American commando is carrying out a mission. Now, say that 70 times and you’re done … for the day. Without the knowledge of the American public, a secret force within the United States military is undertaking operations in a majority of the […]

Israel and USA are killing Iranian Scientists

Pravda. Russia. Western and Israeli media were quick to announce that the 35-year-old Iranian Dariush Rezai killed on July 23 in Tehran was a prominent nuclear physicist who played an important role in the development of Iran’s nuclear program. Iranian authorities have confirmed the fact of murder. However, according to […]

Does USA Seek World War III?

Pravda. Russia. These are gruesome days: the Single Bullet Doctrinerules. The world is truly adrift and on the brink of a global “something”. Everyone can feel it here in the USA. The US system of government is often described as a layer cake: federal on top, state in the middle, […]

Madman in Chief

source.newsweek Was Richard Nixon too normal? Abraham Lincoln exceptionally deranged? Why we should look for a little bit of crazy in our leaders. By now, the 2012 Republican presidential contenders have all been tattooed by the opposition, branded as boring, damaged, or even insane. The entire GOP is “barking mad,” […]

Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities: US

source:dawn.com The analysis shows the racial and ethnic impact of the recent economic meltdown, which ravaged housing values and sent unemployment soaring. It also offers the most direct government evidence yet of the stark wealth divide, a disparity between predominantly younger minorities whose main asset is their home and older […]

Khar says no need for cajoling on militancy

Source:dawn.com NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Pakistan’s new foreign minister, who held talks on Saturday with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said the two countries shared the strategic objective of combating terror groups and Islamabad did not need any cajoling on the issue. Hina Rabbani Khar also told reporters on the […]

US approves BlackBerry tablet for federal workers

source: times of india on line. MONTREAL: BlackBerry’s PlayBook electronic tablet has been approved for use in all US federal government agencies, becoming the first tablet to get certified, developer Research in Motion said. The Waterloo, Canada-based RIM said its PlayBook, which has an 18-centimeter (seven-inch) high definition screen, received […]