A Very Bad Idea–Redefining Marriage
By Alan Caruba.
An America that abandons thousands of years of tradition and common sense is an America that has set itself firmly on a path toward decline. That is the central issue of gay marriage that the Supreme Court will struggle to determine. [...]
The North Korean Media Nemesis
By Jaime Ortega.
Last February, North Korea, released a series of fake provocative videos that show missile attacks on the U.S. White House, and 150.000 U.S. soldiers brought captive by the North Korean Army.
Authoritarian regimes such as N.K. [...]
Spotlight: The Battle with Pakistan
By Michael Krepon.
The February 16 bombing in Quetta targeting the Hazara community was the latest in a long, sad, and intensifying series of incidents of sectarian violence. Death tolls within Pakistan were greater in 2012 than the year before [...]
The Never Ending Human Trafficking
Slavery has been practiced since the first cradle of civilization arose a few thousand years ago. Quick demand for supply & demand, ,have made communications and information interconnect the whole world to newer levels never seen before [...]
Programming Synthetic Life: The Coming Biology Revolution
By Alton Parrish.
Thirty years ago, the future lay in programming computers. Today, it’s programming cells.
That was the message of panelists at a session (March 25) in Stanley Hall auditorium titled “Programming Life: the revolutionary [...]
Horse To Water: China’s first faltering steps towards building trade links with Uzbekistan
By RAFFAELLO PANTUCCI.
SUE ANNE TAY
At the 2012 Uzbekistan Tashkent China Xinjiang Business and Trade Fair, an Uzbek visitor photographs a scale model of a Chinese cotton-picking machine.
On a flight from Beijing to Tashkent, the capital [...]
A Carbon Tax Would Destroy America
By Alan Caruba.
If you want to know what a carbon tax on emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would do to America you need only look at the destruction of industry and business in Australia, along with the soaring costs for energy use it imposes [...]
Branding Czech Republic Part 2
by Gunter Soydanbay.
Previously, we analyzed the Czech Republic’s new promotional logo, which did not receive a warm welcome. Unfortunately, the campaign failed to convey unique and compelling messages to the three major audiences [...]
UN Human Rights Council Adopted a Resolution on Human Rights Defenders
By Betre Yacob.
As the authoritarian government in Ethiopia continues its violence against journalists and human right defenders, the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a new resolution on 21 March 2013 calling an [...]
France Returns Paintings To Rightful Owners 68 Years later
By Marilyn Z. Tomlins.
On Tuesday, March 19, France returned seven paintings, part of the Nazis’ Second World War loot, to its rightful owners.
So began the beginning of the end of a very painful episode for France and the French: the spoliation [...]
Dawn Of Time Mapped
By Alton Parrish.
Scientists have traced a unique new map of the first light of the universe, and raised profound questions about the Big Bang.The image of the cosmic microwave background they have released was taken by ESA’s Planck [...]
Is Google Private Or Public?
Google Corp. once again, has been accused of gathering information from its users and have failed to explain for what purpose the information is used. I am aware that Google Mail, records all text messages in the chat box, and [...]
Gun Sales Boom In The U.S., But Who’s Buying?
by Baldr Odinson
We’ve seen the headlines about booming gun sales:
“Sales of Guns Soar in U.S. as Nation Weighs Tougher Limits“
“Gun checks soar 39 percent, set new record: FBI“
“Machine [...]
LOOKING FOR WORK IN THE GREATER NYC AREA IN TODAY’S AMERICA
By Catherine Haig Editor/writer for www.bonjublog.com
It has been five months since POTUS Obama was reelected for his 2nd term in office, and still, nothing has been done about the millions of people unemployed in America. In the Greater [...]
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CONSERVATIVE RIGHT AND GOP REPUBLICAN PARTY?
By Catherine Haig of the bonjublog.com
I have a burning question that I just cannot seem to answer and no matter how much I try to understand I never do fully. The question is what the heck is wrong with the Conservative Right and the [...]
WFP Stands By People Of Syria
By World Food Programme.
After two years of conflict in Syria, Muhannad Hadi, the head of WFP’s emergency operation, explains what has been done to meet the hunger needs of Syrian families affected by the fighting. Speaking from [...]
Thinking Today – the impact of tech savvy on the ability to think
By Anneke Scheepers.
We live in a world where there is no shortage of information and the flow of this information seems endless. There is a bombardment of high paced information flow that we devour on our smartphones during tea time [...]
Another North Korean Manipulated Fantasy
By Jaime Ortega.
The video was released this week by The North Korean Public Television. It shows a phantom attack on US soil and an attack on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. This series of videos shows time and time again how the Korean [...]
The CIA History Of Covert Clandestine Operations
By Milton Cooper.
The Secret Government
Origin, Identity & Purpose of MJ-12
http://www.williamcooper.com/william.htm
Who is Milton William Cooper
Statement by Milton William Cooper
William Cooper, activist, killed in raid this [...]
Ten Times More Hurricanes Like Katrina Expected
By Alton Parrish.
By examining the frequency of extreme storm surges in the past, previous research has shown that there was an increasing tendency for storm hurricane surges when the climate was warmer. But how much worse will it get as temperatures [...]