Rio de Janeiro, the Cidade Maravilhosa, the home of Christ the Redeemer, is the birthplace of the United Nations Earth Summit. So it seems appropriate that the giant beast of sustainable development negotiations should come here to die. And where New World Vultures smell the wounded and circle overhead. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known […]
Rio de Janeiro, the Cidade Maravilhosa, the home of Christ the Redeemer, is the birthplace of the United Nations Earth Summit. So it seems appropriate that the giant beast of sustainable development negotiations should come here to die. And where New World Vultures smell the wounded and circle overhead. The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, known […]
(MintPress) – On the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, President Barack Obama pressed Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul on a sale that would provide Turkey with U.S.-made drones. Around the same time as the negotiation, it was announced that Iraq had agreed to purchase surveillance drones to protect oil commodities. Have a […]
(MintPress) – On the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, President Barack Obama pressed Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul on a sale that would provide Turkey with U.S.-made drones. Around the same time as the negotiation, it was announced that Iraq had agreed to purchase surveillance drones to protect oil commodities. Have a […]
Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance’s plans for arm’s-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday […]
Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international troops pull out. The alliance’s plans for arm’s-length support for Afghanistan will be a central focus of the summit President Barack Obama is hosting Sunday and Monday […]
(Mint Press)– A complaint submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could invalidate charity status for the conservative advocacy group: American Legislative Elections Council (ALEC). The query, submitted by Common Cause, a self-described independent non-partisan organization, has brought significant public condemnation prompting major donors: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald’s and Kraft to suspend funding to the group. […]
(Mint Press)– A complaint submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could invalidate charity status for the conservative advocacy group: American Legislative Elections Council (ALEC). The query, submitted by Common Cause, a self-described independent non-partisan organization, has brought significant public condemnation prompting major donors: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald’s and Kraft to suspend funding to the group. […]
Russia’s top military officer has threatened to deal a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial missile defense plan. President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on […]
Russia’s top military officer has threatened to deal a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial missile defense plan. President Dmitry Medvedev said last year that Russia will retaliate militarily if it does not reach an agreement with the United States and NATO on […]
(MintPress)— The United States has paid tens of thousands of dollars to family members of victims killed in a shooting rampage allegedly perpetrated by an American soldier. MintPress previously reported that US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales stands accused of leaving his post on a base in Afghanistan in the middle of the night March […]
(MintPress)— The United States has paid tens of thousands of dollars to family members of victims killed in a shooting rampage allegedly perpetrated by an American soldier. MintPress previously reported that US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales stands accused of leaving his post on a base in Afghanistan in the middle of the night March […]
Rick Santorum speaks at a town-hall event in Luverne, MN (Photo by MintPress/Joey LeMay) (MintPress) — Rick Santorum’s showing in the Florida primary election demonstrated his inability to connect with the broad base of Republicans that have migrated toward Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. And it comes during a time when Republican voters are […]
Rick Santorum speaks at a town-hall event in Luverne, MN (Photo by MintPress/Joey LeMay) (MintPress) — Rick Santorum’s showing in the Florida primary election demonstrated his inability to connect with the broad base of Republicans that have migrated toward Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. And it comes during a time when Republican voters are […]
