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“Giant” Holbrooke Failed on Afghan War
President Barack Obama hailed Richard Holbrooke, who died Monday, as “one of the giants of American foreign policy.” The President’s kudos reflected the Establishment gravitas that Holbrooke, the special …
Halliburton Offers Nigeria $250 Million in Exchange for Dropping Charges Against Cheney, Company
Nigerian authorities said Tuesday they may drop bribery and corruption charges against Halliburton and former Vice President Dick Cheney over bribes company executives paid to government officials during Cheney's …
GOP-Dominated Congressional Shutdown Caucus Increases Total Membership To 7
Some Republicans, like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, look back at the 1995 government shutdown debacle as a cautionary tale of the practical and political costs of shutting down …
Froma Harrop | Madoff’s Saddest Victim
Bernard Madoff went to jail for his stupendous financial con. His eldest son, Mark, has gone to oblivion, having hung himself from a dog leash on the second anniversary …
Anonymous Words: An Interview With Operation Payback Hackers
PayPal was a tough target. The latest web firm to face Operation Payback DDoS attacks for withholding donations to WikiLeaks was prepared for the well-publicized flood on its server. …
Mere Hours Left to Save Net Neutrality
I don't want to be overly dramatic here, but there are just hours left to save the Internet.
Edgy Europe Wonders: Who Will Be Next?
I’ve recently been reading online posts by Kevin O’Rourke, watching with astonishment and admiration as the mild-mannered economic historian has become Isaiah, righteously denouncing what has been passing for …
News in Brief: Free Speech Radio Faces Closure, and More
Free Speech Radio Faces Closure
Guatemala: Forgotten Promises Leave Indigenous Peoples Poorer and Hungrier
Guatemala City - Nearly three years into President Álvaro Colom's four-year term, Guatemala's indigenous people have seen little improvement in their lives — and they represent approximately half the …
Kosovo Election Results Delayed by Irregularities
Paris - Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaci, claimed victory in the first self-held parliamentary elections in the two-year-old state, which still seeks United Nations membership. But voting irregularities – …