Shoe Trial Postponed…A lawyer of Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaydi, who threw a pair of shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad two weeks ago, ruled out a trial session for his defendant tomorrow.

Bush’s Time at Ranch in Crawford, Tex., Coming to Quiet End…The sun is setting on this rural [...]

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# 1. Over One Million Iraqi Deaths Caused by US Occupation
# 2. Security and Prosperity Partnership: Militarized NAFTA
# 3. InfraGard: The FBI Deputizes Business
# 4. ILEA: Is the US Restarting Dirty Wars in Latin America?
# 5. Seizing War Protesters’ Assets
# 6. The Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
# 7. Guest Workers Inc.: Fraud and Human Trafficking
# 8. [...]

My initial reaction to Obama’s Rick Warren announcement was horror. …Censure Obama over Warren–directly, sincerely, viscerally–and move on.

Police: ‘Southside Slayer’ likely four men…At least four men are likely responsible for the deaths of up to 80 women in Los Angeles attributed to the so-called “Southside Slayer,” police said.

‘Zimbabwe is mine,’ declares Mugabe…President Robert Mugabe declared [...]

Brown Announces UK Troops Out Of Iraq By July…And so the coalition of the unwilling dwindles even further.

Newt denounces Blago attacks …Gingrich is upset that Republicans are trying to link Obama to Blago. This is odd. It was interesting when McCain the other day said the same thing - but understandable from McCain - [...]

Russia, Venezuela launch joint naval operations
Venezuelan and Russian warships began joint naval operations Monday in the Caribbean Sea, close to US waters, the Venezuelan army indicated….
Russia Looks To Natural Advantages In Emerging Arctic Power Games
Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2008 - The Arctic Ocean is quickly re-emerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are [...]

U.S. Contractor Confined More Than 1000 Foreign Workers In Windowless Warehouses In Iraq…Najlaa International Catering Services, a subcontractor to KBR, the Texas firm formerly known as Halliburton, hired the men, who’re from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
UN Ambassador-nominee Susan Rice: I’m not going to ask John Bolton for advice.…Yesterday, President-elect [...]

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Sat Nov 29, 2:01 AM
By Jon Hemming
KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. general commanding NATO forces in Afghanistan has ordered a merger of the office that releases news with “Psy Ops,” which deals with propaganda, a move that goes against the alliance’s policy, three officials said.

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Mon Nov 24, 7:03 AM
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has evidence that citizens from NATO member states including the United States and Turkey fought for Georgia in the five-day August war, Russia’s top investigator said on Monday.

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Published: Tuesday November 18, 2008
Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov on Tuesday warned Georgia that any efforts to strengthen its military would be punished more severely than during the countries’ brief August war.
“We are concerned over the continuing desire of the Georgian administration to develop its military potential,” Serdyukov said through an interpreter after talks with [...]

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Russian threats to base missiles in the Baltic have been criticised as “provocative” by the US defence secretary Robert Gates.
Mr Gates told reporters after a Nato meeting in Estonia: “Such provocative remarks are unnecessary and misguided.”
Moscow sees a planned US missile shield in central Europe as a threat, and says it will place missiles in [...]