The foreign policy objectives of nuclear armament are clear to all. Iran is in such a a position that it needs nuclear weapons as a realistic deterrent. Read more…

I imagine your thoughts at night when you lie awake unable to sleep. You told them twice that this epoxy wasnt going to hold concrete ceilings and they looked at you like you must be lazy, crazy, stoned or worse. The High Occupancy Vehicle lane bolts tested for loads that were double the weight of the ceiling panels. Project Managers and employees of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority received special status to travel the High Occupancy Vehicle lane alone in cars. Where is the moral outrage? Read more…

Iran is between a rock and a hard place when it comes to their economic and political survival. Iran is under considerable pressure to give up its nuclear energy program by the implementation of U.N. security resolutions. Yet the situations isnt as easy for the Iranians as they will have to choose between a powerful energy resource that will spark its growing economy or serious economic consequences that may hinder future growth. Read more…

In the USA recently over 1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal protested at there lack of rights and residency in a country that many of them have spent years working in. The protests meant that basic, menial and often labour intensive jobs were not done that day. Hotel laundry was not washed and the streets not cleaned in many areas. Read more…

Since the end of World War II the USA has intervened in Latin America countless times in order to keep the balance of power in the interest of the USA. The Panama Canal and Bay of Pigs are just two of many examples. Like the UK in Africa, it was originally about the cold war and combating the rise of the Communist influence of Russia. Read more…

New web site seeks to improve patent quality by giving the interested public a voice in the patent review process Read more…

Needless to mention, this is a very complex and sensitive subject. However, anyone over 50 years old can remember a childhood where the environment was quite different. The worlds population insane dependence on fossil fuels (while there are acceptable and non-polluting alternatives) is basically killing our clean and environment, and us with it. Read more…

A testimony to the 9/11 anniversary Read more…

You cant turn on the TV or open a magazine these days without reading about the rise of China and how they will be the next economic superpower within the next few decades. Read more…

In certain states of India there is an epidemic of farmers' suicides. Today farmers in every village are facing debt and despair. Read more…

Liberals bash sept. 11 movie in spite of accuracy. Read more…

Need answers about the affects of Thailands recent unrest? Take one coup, mix up the visa regulations and pour it all into a bright blue suitcase. What do you get? Read more…

Is the war on Terror seperating America from the rest of the world? Read more…

We were a little late getting to the bus the next morning because at first we couldn't get Andy up -- either by phone or by knocking on his door. When we boarded the bus we were greeted by approximately sixty people, making up fourteen or fifteen families like ours. All the others had the same sad look around their eyes. There was no jocularity or singing on this bus. Read more…

It may look bleak for Republicans in the 2006 election, but the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency in 2008 will once again motivate Republican voters to get out the vote. Read more…

A nurse flicked on the light at 5:30 A.M. My first day on Ward 57 had begun. "What's your pain on a scale of zero to ten, with ten the worst pain you've ever had?" she asked. Read more…

A short comment on the rape and murder of Abeer Qassim Hamza. Read more…

A look at television media and freedom of expression. Read more…

The self-identity of most nation-states is exclusionary and oppositional Read more…

Unless certain things are done the USA will cease to exist. These things are going to be the demise of this once great country. We all need to take notice. If our forefathers were alive today I Guarantee that they would commit suicide. Read more…

Spike Lees documentary, When the Levees Broke drew the attention of the country as the anniversary of hurricane Katrina drew near. It seemed nothing could upstage the undivided attention of the nation until Mayor Ray Nagin spoke up. Read more…

Shortly after the attack of the World Trade Towers on September 11, 2001 President George Bush said that whoever was responsible for the attack had awakened a sleeping giant. Between the liberal left and a citizenry busy with a million distractions and a Old Roman Empire like preoccupation with opulence, indulgence, concupiscence and vulgarity…did America hit the snooze button and go back to sleep? Read more…

Being in college in 1969 meant being in the midst of history as the most charismatic president in Philippine history cemented his hold on the imaginiation of the Filipino people. Ferdinand E. Marcos was idolized and considered a hero by the generation who survived the Read more…

Incidents of ribbons worn on collars, backpacks, cars, or hanged on house doors have been first seen when various people attempted to envision a better future and inspire hope. Read more…

On February 7, 1985 at 2:00 p.m. the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Enrique (Kiki) Camarena was attacked by five men while opening his truck doors intending to drive and meet his wife for lunch. Read more…