Reuters.com
An alleged militant plot to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier would have had the appeal of massive media impact and shock value while requiring minimal resources, security analysts say.A defence source confirmed to Reuters that a major police operation in which nine men were arrested in central England on Wednesday involved a plot […]
Monsters and Critics has an interesting profile
His nomination moved smoothly through the US Senate, further confirming the confidence in his abilities. He has broad support even though he has been an outspoken advocate of the controversial Bush proposal to send more troops to Iraq. He long ago suggested such a move.Even retired US generals […]
Telegraph
A senior European defence official told The Daily Telegraph that North Korea had invited a team of Iranian nuclear scientists to study the results of last October’s underground test to assist Teheran’s preparations to conduct its own — possibly by the end of this year.There were unconfirmed reports at the time of the Korean firing […]
President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address
The great question of our day is whether America will help men and women in the Middle East to build free societies and share in the rights of all humanity. And I say, for the sake of our own security, we must.
’nuff said
Reuters.com
Iran has barred entry to 38 inspectors from the watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency after hardliners demanded retaliation for U.N. sanctions imposed on Tehran last month, officials said on Monday.The IAEA confirmed Iranian word of the ban but said this would not handicap its monitoring of a plant where Iran plans soon to expand from […]
International Herald Tribune
North Korea said Friday that it had reached a “certain agreement” with the top U.S. nuclear negotiator during talks in Berlin this week, as the American official, Christopher Hill, met South Korean officials here to discuss how to get the Communist state to abandon its nuclear arms program.Although Hill played down the North’s […]
New York Times
China successfully carried out its first test of an antisatellite weapon last week, signaling its resolve to play a major role in military space activities and bringing expressions of concern from Washington and other capitals, the Bush administration said yesterday.Only two nations — the Soviet Union and the United States — have previously […]
Pew: 14 Million Online Political Activists in U.S. Today | Personal Democracy Forum
But this survey confirms what we already know; the young are already living in a future where the net is THE main source of news AND a place to participate in making or commenting on that news.
A very interesting report. (via Dean’s […]
washingtonpost.com
The Bush administration said yesterday that it has agreed to disband a controversial warrantless surveillance program run by the National Security Agency, replacing it with a new effort that will be overseen by the secret court that governs clandestine spying in the United States.The change — revealed by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales in a […]
