Obama’s Embrace Of “Drill, Baby Drill” Angers Greens
As far as the environmentalists are concerned, the announcement made by President Obama today amounts to a generous giveaway to the oil industry, and the betrayal of previous promises made to change the direction of the US energy policy. President Obama wants to authorize oil and gas exploitation in the coastal waters of the Southern […]
Pakistan: Supreme Court Pushes To Reopen Zardari’s Corruption Case
Pakistani anti-corruption officials have asked Switzerland to reopen a corruption case against their own President, Asif Ali Zardari. Zardari and his late wife, Benazir Bhutto, were convicted in Geneva for laundering 13 million dollars which they allegedly received in bribes in 2003. The verdict was thrown out after an appeal, but Pakistan Chief Justice Chaudhry […]
Death Penalty “Club”: China, Iran, Iraq, Saudi-Arabia And The US
On Tuesday, Amnesty International released its report concerning death sentences and executions in 2009. The report reveals that at least 714 people were executed in 18 countries and at least 2001 people were sentenced to death in 56 countries last year. The report shows that countries that still carry out executions are the exception rather […]
Lincoln And Labor
Rather than raising the standard of living for working Arkansans, Blanche Lincoln has been working full-time to raise the standard of living for her friends in the Chamber at Arkansas labor’s expense.