When I first saw the story of the dirty bomb in Boston plot and the fact that it was all based on an anonymous tip I pretty much ignored the story. So this US News Article came as a bit of a surprise: Police carrying radiation detectors patrolled Boston’s subway system on Friday after the [...]
Guardian Unlimited : A leading Saudi cleric issued a plea today for Muslims not to heed calls to wage terror attacks in the name of Islam. Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Sudeis, the state-appointed preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, told pilgrims in a sermon marking the feast of Eid al-Adha that scholars must preach moderation to [...]
Scotsman.com News : Palestinian police will start deploying along the Gaza border tomorrow, with 1,000 men attempting to halt militant attacks on Israeli targets. It will be the first act of security cooperation with Israel under Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli and Palestinian security officials said negotiations over the deployment were continuing, but the operation [...]
CNN.com – Transcript of Bush’s inaugural address: Today, America speaks anew to the peoples of the world: All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: The United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you. Democratic reformers facing repression, prison or [...]
Stefan Sharkansky, the writer of Sound Politics, and the best source of news on the Washington Governor’s election has written an interesting op-ed in the Seattle Times: Whether or not the judges allow a revote and no matter who is our governor at mid-year, the lessons of the botched 2004 election have inspired a movement [...]
Guardian : The death toll from the Boxing Day tsunami disaster increased to more than 225,000 today as the Indonesian health ministry raised the number of dead in the country by more than 50,000. A statement said the new figure of 166,320 was based on fresh reports from the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra. [...]
IRAQ THE MODEL has posted some picture of some election signs. Interesting to look at.
