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Happiness, as in Bhutan
Is this minuscule nation, among the least populated in the world (roughly 700,000 inhabitants), stuck between two of the most densely populated countries in the world (India and China), …
Mercenaries Circling Haiti
On March 9 and 10, there will be a Haiti conference in Miami for private military and security companies to showcase their services to governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) …
How to Fight a Better War (Next Time): Three Fixes for the American Way of War
Iraq remains a mess from which the U.S. military seems increasingly uninterested in withdrawing fully and Afghanistan a disaster area, but it's never too soon to think about the …
Iraqi Police in Baquba Targeted in Three Bombings
Baghdad, Iraq - Three powerful suicide bombings killed at least 33 people and injured more than 50 others in the restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad, authorities said, with …
In Haiti, Death Toll Remains a Mystery
The view from the busy two-lane road is spectacular: tall limestone mountains rising to the east and the turquoise Caribbean shimmering to the west. But this is no tourist …
DoD Releases Records of Illegal Surveillance
Defense Department agencies improperly collected and disseminated intelligence on Planned Parenthood and a white supremacist group called the National Alliance, an Air Force briefing improperly included intelligence on an …
Senate Votes to Revive Programs After Bunning Relents
Washington - By a vote of 78 to 19, the Senate Tuesday night passed funding to revive government programs that aid jobless people, highway projects and other initiatives that …
Sliding Backwards on Iraq?
Last week, President Obama's out-of-control military brass once again leaked a statement contrary to the president's position. This time the statement came from Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the top …
Blackwater’s Migraines Multiply
Legal headaches are growing exponentially for the security firm formerly known as Blackwater - once the darling of the military-industrial community. In separate developments, two former employees of the …
Small Foreign News Staffs Threaten US Democracy
London, United Kingdom - Recently, I sadly said goodbye to former colleagues who were fired in another round of cost cutting by CBS News. The CBS London bureau now …