Edward Peter Djerejian, former US ambassador to Syria and Israel, talks to Al Jazeera about the US position on the unrest in Libya.
Continue reading …US officials were already skeptical of claims that a military operation last week killed 65 Afghan civilians , but now Gen. David Petraeus has apparently taken things a step further: During a Sunday meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Petraeus reportedly suggested Afghans burned their own children in an effort to…
Continue reading …Teachers won’t get away with playing hooky to protest Wisconsin’s anti-union bill, school officials in Madison and Milwaukee said today, explaining that all “doctor’s notes” must hold up to scrutiny. A conservative think tank caught doctors on tape passing out excuse notes to protesters this weekend, sparking an outcry. Now,…
Continue reading …The 2012 crop of GOP presidential candidates got a little smaller today: South Dakota Sen. John Thune announced on Facebook that he’s not running. After “lots of prayer,” he decided that he’ll stay put and “fight for America’s future here in the trenches of the United States Senate.” Thune—who…
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The Libyan leader blames foreign powers for the current unrest in his country and says the protesters are on hallucinogenic drugs. This video includes the first 20 minutes of his more than one hour long speech broadcast on state television.
Continue reading …Last year, researchers may have found one of Amelia Earhart’s bones —and this year, another group might be able to match that bone to Earhart, using, of all things, the missing aviator’s spit. Scientists will attempt to harvest DNA from the saliva found on four letters Earhart sent to family…
Continue reading …See if this sounds familiar: Democratic lawmakers in Indiana who don’t want to vote on an anti-union bill have fled to Illinois, reports the Indianapolis Star , which notes that a few might head to Kentucky. Like their counterparts in Wisconsin, the Democrats are seeking sanctuary out of state so the…
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In a lengthy televised address, Muammar Gaddafi variously blamed the media, the US, the UK, Italy and hallucinogenic drugs forced on young protesters for causing the trouble in his country. The Libyan leader tried his hardest to appeal to anti-colonialist sentiment in the country but behind all the anger there seemed to be one key message – he has created Libya, and will never leave. But pressure on Gaddafi is mounting. Several major cities across Libya are under the control of the opposition and the deadly crackdown on protesters seems to have been hardening the popular resolve. Al Jazeera’s Laurence Lee reports.
Continue reading …America is engaged in a massive fiscal battle, and nowhere is it more intense than in Wisconsin, where leaders “have done everything possible to maximize conflict,” writes David Brooks of the New York Times . On the one hand, Scott Walker was right: There’s a very good argument for curtailing public…
Continue reading …Who is responsible for distributing the leaked Sarah Palin tell-all ? According to its authors, none other than Joe McGinniss, Palin’s former neighbor, who is also writing a book about her. A letter from the authors’ attorney to McGinniss calls the matter “no more than that of a jealous author…
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