Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
Norway's Defense Ministry said Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO.
Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen said the country's embassy received a telephone call from Russia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans "to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries."
Norway was told ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
An interesting thing happened on the way to the forum.
I was doing some late night reading and came across this article from the Times of London stating, in ominous words, that Iran was moving missiles into launch position and targeting Israel's Dimona power plant.
I bookmarked the link in del.icio.us and ...
Posted in Iran, Israel, News | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
...he is sorely mistaken. All of the talk about how McCain would be a more environmentally-friendly President than his predecessor (not exactly a difficult task) is just a way to distract voters from the fact that a McCain administration would be a third term of office for Bush. ...
Posted in 2008, Environment, John McCain, News | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
The 80-year-old leader of a megachurch pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying under oath about his sexual affairs and was sentenced to 10 years' probation. Archbishop Earl Paulk, who has been in ill health, was also fined $1,000 on a single felony count.
The charges stem from a 2006 deposition Paulk gave ...
Posted in Earl Paulk, News, Religion | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
A former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan.
Mark Deli Siljander, a Michigan Republican when he was in the ...
Posted in Al Qaeda, Ethics, Mark Deli Siljander, News, Republicans | No Comments »
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Attorney General Michael Mukasey appointed John Durham, a veteran federal prosecutor in Connecticut, to oversee a full criminal investigation that could further challenge the Bush administration's handling of terrorism suspects.
Durham, a 25-year veteran of the Justice Department, has a reputation as one of the nation's most relentless prosecutors. He was ...
Posted in Ethics, George Bush, John Durham, Michael Mukasey, News | No Comments »
