(NEW YORK) MintPress – “It is good to be here,” said NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel while appearing on the “TODAY” show from Turkey. He and members of his crew were freed from captors in Syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on Monday, five days after they were taken prisoner. Their kidnapping highlights […]
(NEW YORK) MintPress – “It is good to be here,” said NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel while appearing on the “TODAY” show from Turkey. He and members of his crew were freed from captors in Syria after a firefight at a checkpoint on Monday, five days after they were taken prisoner. Their kidnapping highlights […]
(MintPress) – On Monday, the longest serving current senator and the very first representative sent to Congress from the State of Hawaii died of respiratory complications at the age of 88. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) — president pro tempore, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient — was one of the most lauded and influential politicians in this […]
(MintPress) – On Monday, the longest serving current senator and the very first representative sent to Congress from the State of Hawaii died of respiratory complications at the age of 88. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) — president pro tempore, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient — was one of the most lauded and influential politicians in this […]
More than a dozen heavily armed gunmen kidnapped and held NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and several colleagues for five days inside Syria, keeping them blindfolded and tied up before they finally escaped unharmed during a firefight between their captors and anti-regime rebels, Engel said Tuesday. Speaking to NBC’s “Today” show one day after […]
More than a dozen heavily armed gunmen kidnapped and held NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel and several colleagues for five days inside Syria, keeping them blindfolded and tied up before they finally escaped unharmed during a firefight between their captors and anti-regime rebels, Engel said Tuesday. Speaking to NBC’s “Today” show one day after […]
Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez steamrolled Venezuela’s opposition in gubernatorial elections, winning 20 of 23 states. The only good news for the opposition was the re-election of its top leader, Henrique Capriles, who lost to Chavez in October’s presidential vote. Sunday’s vote came less than a week after Venezuela’s leftist president was operated on […]
Allies of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez steamrolled Venezuela’s opposition in gubernatorial elections, winning 20 of 23 states. The only good news for the opposition was the re-election of its top leader, Henrique Capriles, who lost to Chavez in October’s presidential vote. Sunday’s vote came less than a week after Venezuela’s leftist president was operated on […]
(Mint Press) – The power of the Saudi oil lobby has an undeniable corrupting influence on U.S. politics. As a country that speaks of human rights and democracy promotion the world over, the U.S. continues to sell millions of dollars in weapons to a hegemonic kingdom knowing that arms will be used to violently suppress […]
(Mint Press) – The power of the Saudi oil lobby has an undeniable corrupting influence on U.S. politics. As a country that speaks of human rights and democracy promotion the world over, the U.S. continues to sell millions of dollars in weapons to a hegemonic kingdom knowing that arms will be used to violently suppress […]
Images of a tearful President Barack Obama speaking after a shooting rampage in Connecticut resonated around the world, with many outside the United States expressing hope Saturday that America’s latest school massacre would prompt the country to strengthen gun control. Shock and sympathy were the initial reactions to the rampage that left 28 people dead, […]
Images of a tearful President Barack Obama speaking after a shooting rampage in Connecticut resonated around the world, with many outside the United States expressing hope Saturday that America’s latest school massacre would prompt the country to strengthen gun control. Shock and sympathy were the initial reactions to the rampage that left 28 people dead, […]
(NAMIBIA) MintPress- Imprisonment of journalists has reached a record high, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported this week. According to a special report released Tuesday, CPJ had identified 232 individuals behind bars worldwide as of Dec. 1 – an increase of 53 compared to data from 2011. More journalists were jailed in 2012 than any other […]
(NAMIBIA) MintPress- Imprisonment of journalists has reached a record high, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported this week. According to a special report released Tuesday, CPJ had identified 232 individuals behind bars worldwide as of Dec. 1 – an increase of 53 compared to data from 2011. More journalists were jailed in 2012 than any other […]
