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War Criminal Cheney Should Be On Trial Not Parading On TV

War Criminal Cheney Should Be On Trial Not Parading On TV

Today is Valentines Day, V day for short, the day of love. But instead of “spreading love”, Dick Cheney- the de facto leader of the GOP- was spewing his venom of fear mongering on ABC News. Cheney and his former criminal associate, Karl Rove, have being hammering the same rusty nail, mainly on Fox News, […]

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Is Los Angeles The Worst Managed City In America?

Is Los Angeles The Worst Managed City In America?

The Budget Crisis California has been dealing with a ballooning budget crisis for the past 8 months, but the latest flash point of major financial crisis is now hovering over the City of Angels. The city faces a budget deficit close to 1 billion, and could be effectively bankrupt by the summer. How is it […]

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US Launches Massive Attack On Taliban Despite Olympic Truce

US Launches Massive Attack On Taliban Despite Olympic Truce

In ancient Greece, the Olympics festival were a sacred time of truce. For the duration of the games, the conflicts between cities such as Sparta and Athens were resolved within the Stadiums, not on the battlefields. When the founder of the modern Olympics, Pierre De Coubertin, organized the 1896 Olympics in Athens he had the […]

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Haiti: A Day Of Mourning, A Month After The Tragedy

Haiti: A Day Of Mourning, A Month After The Tragedy

Today, Haitians paid tribute to the victims of the unspeakable tragedy which ran amok on the Island exactly a month ago. The death toll defies imagination. It is currently estimated that 230,000 Haitians were killed by the deadly earthquake. Most were buried in mass graves, anonymous yet united in their gruesome death. Haitians paid respect […]

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Iran: Reformists Attacked During Revolution Anniversary Rallies

Iran: Reformists Attacked During Revolution Anniversary Rallies

Today, tens of thousands of Iranians from opposing camps gathered for the 31 ST anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. According to the opposition web site Rahesabz, and other independent sources in Tehran key Iranian opposition leaders Khatami & Karroubi were attacked in their cars by members of the Basij militia. Karroubi’s car windows were smashed. […]

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