why is the matter of irredentism in the Arab mashreq not understood as a
colonialist plot to rob Arab people of their resources. how else one can
explain that a Qatari family earns 10,000$ month has two domestic Asian
servants and the Qatari state sends billions to the US and more so allows the
Waterboarders Protest Negative Media Stereotypes
Angry Torturers March on Washington
[by Andy Borowitz]
Furious about what they see as negative media stereotypes about
waterboarding, a group representing the nation's waterboarders marched
on Washington today.
The group, which calls itself the Na
Little-Known Entrepreneurs Putting China Near Top of Billionaires’ List
By DAVID BARBOZA
New York Times
November 7, 2007
SHANGHAI, Nov. 6 — The United States has more billionaires than any other
country: 415 by the last count of Forbes magazine.
No. 2, and closing fast? China.
A year ago, there
Maybe the real challenges of Venezuela's oil industry are a bit over
(NYT's) Tina Rosenberg's head. Here's a point by point refutation of
her hit job. It deserves to be read:
http://oilwars.blogspot.com/2007/11/tina-rosenberg-goes-to-school-on.html
Reuters.com
FACTBOX: The death penalty in the United States
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN2951513120071101
Thu Nov 1, 2007
(Reuters) - A legal challenge to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court to the
method of lethal injection has led to a "creeping moratorium" on the death
pena