What fools we Americans are. We claim to have representation at the highest councils of our government. Yet our congresspersons and senators do and vote for what is best for themselves. They represent only their own economic interest. What fools we Americans are.Elections are coming soon. Again we are asked to vote for the person best suited to represent our views. Yet we all know that the person we elect, regardless of party affiliation, will not represent our views but only the view that best suits their own economic interest. What fools we Americans are.We claim to have high morals. Yet we

For the first time in the history of the United States of America I am ashamed of my country and its leaders!!! Leading doctors and mental health professionals examined former prisoners of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and found evidence of of U.S. torture and war crimes. I do not mean your run of the mill pushing and shoving, I mean real torture. Some men reported, and the doctors found evidence of, being raped by sticks and other objects. Also, being shocked by electric wires on various parts of the body. Also reported were incidents of being stripped naked and paraded

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today conducted raids in Houston Texas rounding up over 100 illegal aliens. Normally I would criticize the ICE. But today I have nothing but praise for them. In my humble opinion it is about time. The illegal aliens they rounded up are not working men and women trying to feed their families. They are fugitives running from the law as well as ICE. Most are wanted for violent crimes such as murder, wife beating, assault and a host of other lesser crimes. Houston Texas has over 38,000 fugitives that are also illegal aliens. Most of these fugitives could care

Zubkov a long-term ally of Putin.Their working relationship dates back to the 1980s, when they worked in the St Petersburg mayoral office. In 2001, Putin, appointed Zubkov to head the finanical monitoring service, one of the key instruments in fighting illegal capital flight and financial crimes. Prime Minister Resigned Al

Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of his prime minister and his government. Who will replace Mikhail Fradkov is yet unknown but this move will enable Putin to appoint a new premier. Fradkov described his resignation as "his own desire to give Russia's president full freedom of decision including staff decisions" Fradkov will continue on an acting basis in the post until a new premier has been named and confirmed by the parliament. Source

While using the internet some of your most personal and sensitive information is sent across an Internet Service Provider (ISP) network.. This click stream data includes: every URL you visit search terms you enter in URLs URLs from search engines you enter I recently discovered that government(US) standards now require that ISPs equip their networks to keep a record(s) of real-time surveillance of a target's e-mails, VOIP calls and internet usage -- as well as data like IP address assignment and web URLs.

Just when a week passed since Pope Benedict XVI denounced government-backed contraception in a visit to Brazil, the president unveiled a program to provide cheap birth control pills at 10,000 drug stores across the country.Brazil already hands out free condoms and birth control pills at government-run pharmacies. But many poor people in Latin America's largest country don't go to those pharmacies, so administration decided to offer the pills at reduced prices at private drug stores.The price for a year's supply of birth control pills under the new program would be $2.40, and anyone —

12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know Although Blogging is not considered journalism “officially”, it continues to develop into important legal matters for the state and federal government. In particular, blogging in the United States as you may already know has become a land mine of potential legal issues, and the situation is not helped by the fact that the law in this area(blogging) is constantly changing. In this article, you can read about the 12 important laws every blogger should know and some tips on how to avoid future legal issues in the profession. Source:

Xinhua News Agency reported, 14 government departments had issued a notice saying that "in 2007, local governments must not sanction the opening of new Internet bars."It said there are about 113,000 Internet cafes in China. Many are smoke-filled rooms with rows of computers set up for online gaming.The Chinese government promotes Internet use for education and business but tries to block its public from seeing material online that is deemed subversive or pornographic.In January, President Hu Jintao ordered Chinese Internet regulators to promote a "healthy online culture" to protect

Local government in China have been criticised for spraypainting Laoshou mountain green. The mountain was supposed to be re-forested, but instead 45 days workers sprayed it green. Villagers living near by were forced to leave their homes due to the strong smell of paint. Goverment says the workers were improving the view from a newly-built government building.What a strange act.