‘Conceding to a federal lawsuit, the US government agreed to release a 1987 Defense Department report detailing US assistance to Israel in its development of a hydrogen bomb, which skirted international standards. The 386-page report, […]
‘Google has revealed the full extent of its ‘right to be forgotten’ operation, disclosing that it has removed over 260,000 links from search results. The European Court of Justice ruled in May that Google must […]
‘The only way to make a processed, chemical-laden Happy Meal even happier, it seems, is to accompany it with an injection of aluminum into the bodies of young children. A McDonald’s restaurant in San Antonio, […]
‘The objectives of the US military presence in Africa are well documented: counter Chinese influence and control strategic locations and natural resources including oil reserves. This was confirmed more than 8 years ago by the […]
‘Throughout Chavez’s tenure as Venezuela’s president, Washington went all-out to oust him. Obama succeeded by killing him. He wants fascist rule replacing Maduro. Bolivarian social justice ended. Predatory capitalism replacing it. He’s waging relentless economic and […]
‘Dozens of university students protesting against the Australian government’s education reforms have been pepper-sprayed by police in Sydney. Angry student protesters descended on the Sydney Masonic Center on Friday morning to disrupt a speech by […]
‘Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian demonstrators protesting against the ongoing Israeli settlement building in the occupied territories, and injured nearly a dozen protesters. Media reports say violence erupted after Friday prayers in the West Bank […]
‘A state-run radio station in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte has been captured by militants claiming to be members of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group. “They took Radio Sirte yesterday (Thursday). Since then they […]
‘Saudi Arabia has suspended the activities of its embassy in Yemen after the United States and a number of European countries shut their embassies in the Arab country where the Ansarullah revolutionaries have taken control […]
Has Russia’s Vladimir Putin pulled Barack Obama’s chestnuts out of the fire for a second time? Will the shaky cease-fire in Ukraine that began this weekend hold up and end a conflict that was threatening a nuclear war between the United States and Russia? The answer to the first question is yes. Remember back in 2013 when the Obama White House was threatening to attack Syria over allegations it was using poison gas? As it turned out, the UN found it was the US-backed Syrian rebels who were likely to have used chemical weapons rather than the Damascus regime. Noble … Continue reading →
The president’s request for the authorization to use military force against the Islamic State has landed in a Congress as divided as the country. That division was mirrored in the disparate receptions Obama’s resolution received from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. To the Times, Obama’s AUMF is “alarmingly broad. It does not limit the battlefield to Syria and Iraq.” Moreover, Obama “seeks permission to attack ‘associated persons or forces.’” This would give the White House “virtually unrestricted power to engage in attacks around the globe as long as it can justify a connection, however tenuous, to … Continue reading →
My doctor sent me to a rheumatologist because of the bad arthritis in my hands. Years on a computer keyboard can be tough on joints! I had swelling, pain, stiffness and was wearing support braces at night. The rheumatologist prescribed medication for my symptoms, letting me know there is no cure and my arthritis wouldn’t go away – although symptoms may subside and then return. Not a rosy picture, to say the least. But I didn’t want to cause myself further complications, so I decided against the pills and started regular acupuncture treatments. They made a world of difference! I … Continue reading →
Q. Are roadblocks legal? A. The US Supreme Court has found roadblocks to be legal for a variety of purposes, the most prominent being so-called “sobriety check points.” There is a longer history of roadblock approvals related to checking vehicles near or at national border crossings. However, many state courts take a less favorable view of roadblocks based on language in their respective state constitutions. Probably the best example of this is the Michigan case that went to the US Supreme Court, Sitz vs. Michigan, that established the legal precedent for DWI roadblocks. While the US Supreme Court found DWI … Continue reading →