Chile And Haiti: A Study In Contrast When Facing Natural Disasters
One of the most powerful earthquake on record- at 8.8 on the Richter scale- struck Chile early on Saturday morning causing infrastructures such as highway bridges (see photo), hospitals and of course private homes to collapse. The current estimate for the death toll in the South American country is 300, but likely to rise. The […]
Foreign Policy Is Not A Faith Based Program
Conservative Christian fundamentalists support the Israeli state because in their apocalyptic view. For instance, in 2003, George W., told French President Jacques Chirac of France, that he had to invade Iraq because of Biblical Prophecy. This religious philosophy has guided American foreign policy despite the Bible never being a legal document.
Five Things You May ‘Know’ About Marijuana That Aren’t True
As editor of a pot website, I live and breathe marijuana (see what I did there?) every day, and have a great chance to fully inform myself. But when speaking to members of the general public, I’m often struck (and stop that! It hurts) with the wide prevalence of beliefs about marijuana that have been scientifically disproven for years.
Latest Updates: After Chile Massive 8.8 Earthquake-Japan First Major Tsunami Warning In 15 Years
The huge 8.8 magnitude earthquake which hit central Chile early Saturday has generated a Tsunami that “may cause serious damage to the coastal area near the epicenter” says the US Geological Agency. The area hit was in the pacific ocean off the coast of the city of Conception. The earthquake struck 56 miles north-east of […]
Afghanistan: The Taliban Strike Back In The Heart Of Kabul
Today a bold Taliban attack took place in the center of Kabul. Ten Indians, a Frenchman and an Italian were among the 17 people killed in the attacks. The Indians appear to have been the main target. Just before dawn, a suicide car bomber carried out the main attack on the Safi hotel and shopping […]
