Politics
American Anti-Terrorist Campaigns 1908 - 2008
By Bernard Fleury · 16 years ago
The capture of badly wounded Papa Faustino Ablen, his subsequent recovery, trial for brigandage (thievery, abduction, extortion, etc.,) and his execution in August of 1907 broke the back of the Dios-Dios Pulahanes as a major ...
Dewan Eboo Pirbhai
By Ibrahim Machiwala · 16 years ago
Period: (1905-1990)
Dewan Sir Eboo Pirbhai, the first Chairman of the Leaders' International Forum, was born at Bombay on May 27, 1905. His father, Pirbhai Gangji belonged to a noble family.
He came in Nairobi ...
The Career in Politics
By Bobby James · 16 years ago
Why do candidates for Congress spend millions of dollars for an office that pays $169,200.00? Between 2004 and 2006, members of Congress' net worth increased an average of 84% - book advances, speaking engagements, stock ...
Is America Ready for Barack Obama to be president?
By Simon Jones · 16 years ago
On June 3rd, 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nominee, and with this honor Obama become the first black candidate ever nominated by a major political party for the nation's highest office. ...
The Obama Health Plan
By Diane Carter · 16 years ago
The Democratic National Convention (www.demconvention.com) week officially kicks off today in Denver, Colorado and concludes on August 28, 2008.
Delegates from all fifty U.S. states and from American dependencies and territories such as Puerto Rico ...
Obama Vs Mccain On The Economy
By Darryl Cherness · 17 years ago
In a previous post, I discussed Obama’s positions on key economic issues. In this post, I will compare and contrast the two candidates on those same economic issues. After reviewing these issues, I am confident ...
Halt Global Warming by Stopping Fossil Fuel Combustion
By Klaus H Hemsath · 17 years ago
After years of warning the world about global warming and its dire consequences, Al Gore, the Nobel Prize winner, has finally taken the next, logical step. He is proposing a solution.
Mr. Gore has realized ...
A-Z of Global Warming - Kyoto Protocol
By Simon Rosser · 17 years ago
This article is taken from The A-Z of Global Warming deals with the Kyoto Protocol. A major political force which brought global climate change to the fore was born from the Rio Earth Summit in ...
How We Could Solve the Gas Crises Tomorrow
By David Rosenak · 17 years ago
We could solve the gas crises tomorrow! That's right, literally, tomorrow. And no, it's not complicated, not difficult, it doesn't require enormous sacrifice or investment. The average driver, without replacing the car they have, and ...
The A-Z of Global Warming- Fossil Fuels
By Simon Rosser · 17 years ago
This article is taken from The A-Z of Global Warming and discusses fossil fuels. The generation of electricity through burning carbon rich coal has a greater impact on the atmosphere than any other single human ...
David Hulme: Power Plays
By David Hulme · 17 years ago
In defining what is currently central in politics, it’s become commonplace to repeat a 1992 slogan used in the Clinton-Gore campaign: "It’s the economy, stupid!" Created by political strategist James Carville to keep campaign workers ...
Bad Energy Policies Will Harm World Economies
By Klaus H Hemsath · 17 years ago
In 2000 a new US administration drafted a new energy plan. Two oilmen, with secret advice of the oil industry, orchestrated and supervised the plan. The results have been devastating. Gas and oil prices have ...
Cow Farts kill Babies
By David Chaves · 17 years ago
Don’t reset your browser. I said that. I really did. Deal with it. Now are you ready for the next sentence? Meat is bad. OMG did I say that? I friggin love meat, how can ...
John McCain Might Be A Compelling And Competitive Candidate For A Couple Of Reasons.
By Christopher West · 17 years ago
Not because his campaign managers sends out a link for a strategy briefing. If his campaign manager didn't realize that the economy and the war were the two biggest issues then he would clearly be ...
Religious Terrorism
By Ahmad Parvez · 17 years ago
Acts of terrorism are not confined to Muslims alone. Terrorists come from every religion. But the media often uses the term Islamic terrorists or Islamic terrorism, implying terrorism is associated with Islam. It is our ...
Securing Energy Independence for the USA
By Klaus H Hemsath · 17 years ago
Crude oil prices have reached $140. The US dollar has lost hugely against the Euro and the Canadian dollar. Petroleum prices will continue their unstoppable surge, which is driven by steadily increasing demand, Wall Street ...
Is It Intelligent To Outsource Intelligence?
By Richard A. Clarke · 17 years ago
Another reality in the post-9/11 growth of intelligence analysis capability is outsourcing. We have outsourced the management of billlion-dollar technical collection programs, and we have contracted intelligence analysts.
The National Reconnaissance Office is a lot ...
What Do Navy SEALs Do When They Retire?
By James Kara Murat · 17 years ago
The U.S. Navy SEALs, or the United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land Forces, are the U.S. Navy’s elite Special Operations Forces. They conduct clandestine operations from the sea, air, and land. Navy SEALs are ...
No Agony of Defeat for Hillary Clinton
By Susan L Reid · 17 years ago
On June 7, 2008, Senator Hillary Clinton made history. I knew it as I watched her deliver her exit speech before 2,000 supporters at Washington's National Building Museum. She wasn't just endorsing presumptive Democratic presidential ...
Anti-Terrorism: Defending Against Terrorism
By Dan Sommer · 17 years ago
Terrorism has now reached the point that it has entered into every aspect of daily life. All over the world terrorist activities threaten the safety of civilians and military personnel alike.
Regardless of who commits ...