War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder

Naomi Wolf: Veiled Sexuality

project-syndicate.org     6 hrs ago          

NEW YORK –A woman swathed in black to her ankles, wearing a headscarf or a full chador , walks down a European or North American street, surrounded by other women in halter tops, miniskirts and short shorts. She passes...                    

Taxi to the Darkside

filmstalker.co.uk     10 hrs ago          

Taxi to the Darkside is a film which does what I thought Standard Operating Procedure (Filmstalker review) would do. It looks at some of the individual events of torture and abuse in Abu Ghraib and not only goes wider...                    

The Roger Corman Collection

dvdtimes.co.uk     7 hrs ago          

Excerpt: Six movies to prove how corman made a hundred movies in Hollywood and never lost a dime! If the name Charles Dexter Ward is at all familiar, even if the actual story is not, then it ought to be clear that The...                    

Terror laws used to watch public in UK.

newportcity.blogspot.com     6 hrs ago   2 related          

Here we see the nazification of the UK, as councils now use terror laws to snoop and oppress the masses: councils spying on public with anti-terror legislation: An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that three...                    

campaignstops::Campaign Stops::Other Stops: Haste Makes a Republican Ticket

nytimes.com     4 hrs ago   156 related          

More campaign-related opinion for Sunday, Sept. 7: Editorial: John McCain’s Energy Follies Where is the John McCain who supported raising fuel economy standards and encouraging investment in cleaner energy sources? Frank...                    

Rice praises India's effort at NSG meet

rediff.com     2 hrs ago   373 related          

Terming the waiver granted to India by the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers group as a 'huge step' in the relationship between the United States and India, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has complimented the role played...                    

Say What? Now Barack Obama claims he wanted to join the military in 1979, but didn't because U.S....

redstate.com     6 hrs ago   1,033 related          

Asked by George Staphanopoulos this morning whether or not he had ever considered serving in the military, Democratic presidential nominee and freshman Senator from Illinois Barack Obama had the following to say: "You...                    

What's Missing From the Iran Debate

washingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago   16 related          

Building a Security Framework for a Nuclear Tehran Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and other officials watch a military parade in Tehran last year. Given what we know and what we can best-guess, it looks as if...                    

Thai PM faces court battle over cooking show

iht.com     2 hrs ago   789 related          

Thailand's beleaguered prime minister appeared in court Monday to defend himself against accusations that he violated the constitution by hosting a televised cooking show while in office. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej...                    

Manmohan’s finest hour

asianage.com     8 hrs ago   13 related          

The India-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement has generated much controversy over its merits and demerits. The UPA government and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were at the receiving end of harsh, unsparing and often...