The following is full text of President Hugo Chavez before the Sixtieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly: (more…)

Another analysis blames weak US approach to Iran on poor intellgence.

Two new reports criticize the US’s handling of Iran, just as the West gauges Iran’s response to a proposal meant to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. One report says the US war on terror has strengthened Tehran, the other slams America’s poor intelligence on Iran. (more…)

A Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) “final document” praising Lebanon for its “heroic resistance to the Israeli aggression” has irked government officials in Jerusalem because some countries with close bilateral ties with Israel are a part of the movement and, as such, ostensibly signed off on the resolution. (more…)

Most Americans, if they know anything at all about the Federal Reserve, believe it is an agency of the United States Government. This article charts the true nature of the “National Bank.” (more…)

I’ll be darned if Sean Penn didn’t say something the other night on CNN’s Larry King Live that made a great deal of sense. As a rule Mr. Penn and I don’t see eye to eye on many things, but I couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised to see Penn, the son of a Jewish father and Irish Catholic mother catch Larry King momentarily off guard when he quoted the old Kingfish Huey Long. Penn said, “Well, in 1932 Huey Long said something very interesting. It was, ‘Fascism will come to America, but likely under another name, perhaps anti-fascism.’” The look on King’s face was priceless, for a moment he was speechless, he finally managed a few words just before going to a commercial break, “We’ll dwell on that for a minute,” he said with a perplexed look on his face. (more…)

A new aristocracy is taking over not just the United States of America but also the world. Proof of how far along it has come was in an article by Glenn R. Simpson in the January 28, 2005 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“European countries have been steadily slashing corporate tax rates,” wrote Simpson, adding, “…between 2000 and 2003, one nation after another has moved toward lower corporate rates with fewer loopholes.” (more…)

The following is full text of President Ahmadinejad before the Sixtieth Session of the United Nations General Assembly: (more…)

The Bush administration says it opposes some measures being considered by Congress that would toughen the way the US reviews foreign acquisitions on national security grounds. (more…)

Hint to Popular Mechanics: Don’t debate people who know what they’re talking about.

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56% surveyed acknowledge dishonesty, Study blames focus on getting job done

Who says cheaters never prosper?

MBA students in Canada and the United States are more likely to cheat than students in other disciplines because they believe it is how the business world operates — and because they believe their peers cheat, according to a new study.

An entire generation of corrupt business people, great. Lie, cheat, steal — it gets the job done. (more…)

Tactical nuclear weapons would be required to penetrate the defenses Iran has constructed around its nuclear facilities, according to Col. (res.) Shlomo Mofaz, an international consultant on terrorism and intelligence and a research fellow at the Institute of Counterterrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.

What the hell makes this nutjob an “expert”? I guess him being an “expert” is supposed to bring credibility to his insane ideas? (more…)

FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been taken aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’ Mexican Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents. (more…)

Also tonight a Newsnight exclusive — we have obtained the first pictures of Kurdish soldiers being trained by Israelis in Northern Iraq. The sensitivities for the Kurdish authorities are serious, since their political enemies have long accused them of being in cahoots with Israel. The Kurdish authorities have previously denied allowing any Israelis into northern Iraq. (more…)

CAPITOL HILL The House Intelligence Committee today takes up a warrantless wiretapping bill that could ease a rift between the White House and Republican leaders on one side and some Republican lawmakers.

Wilson’s “rewrite” boils down to: “Ok, spy on the American people without a warrant, but throw Congress a bone once in a while. Just because we’re stripping ourselves of the role of oversight here doesn’t mean we want to be completely out the loop.” Way to stand up to your Constitutional obligations, guys. (more…)

If we are to believe the scripted jabber of the unitary decider, killing the Fourth Amendment is modernization at work. (more…)