Gen. Stanley McChrystal is reexamining the American military strategy in Afghanistan, and has stressed that Afghan forces must take the lead. McChrystal’s Strategy Review Sources in this Story BBC: US ‘needs fresh Afghan strategy’ The Christian Science Monitor: Report: McChrystal says US needs new Afghanistan strategy Reuters: Commander delivers Afghan review, no word on troops […]
Rare “Hot Jupiter” Planet May Be Eaten by Its Star
Scientists believe a gas giant planet is orbiting so close to its parent star that it will be destroyed or engulfed. If it survives, it will disprove what scientists believe about tidal forces. Will WASP-18 Destroy Its Planet, or a Scientific Theory? The WASP-18 star is located roughly 300 light years away from Earth, but […]
Honduran Supreme Court Denies Zelaya’s Return
By rejecting Costa Rica’s proposal to reinstate Manuel Zelaya as president, the Supreme Court continues to support the military coup that removed Zelaya in an effort to defend the Honduran constitution. No Return for Zelaya In a Saturday ruling, the Supreme Court in Honduras voted against a deal proposed by Costa Rica “that would have […]
Uighur-Han Trials to Begin Soon
Charges stemming from last month’s Uighur-Han riots have been filed, which could bring some closure to the violent situation. Tensions still simmer, however. Wide Range of Charges Sources in this Story BBC News: Trials due over Xinjiang riots UPI: Migrants return to Western China findingDulcinea: China Conducts Mass Arrests in Wake of July’s Ethnic Violence […]
Revisiting HillaryCare: What It Proposed and Why It Failed
As President Obama struggles to overhaul the health care system, an NPR poll finds that current public opinion on reform matches that of the Clinton era—people are dissatisfied with the system, but happy with their own insurance. They want change, but are leery of change for the worse. With the failure of a Democratic president’s […]
Wikipedia Struggles to Maintain Neutrality
Wikipedia’s recent ban of the Church of Scientology draws attention to Wikipedia’s attempts to eliminate biased information from its pages. When Wikipedia Is Way Out There Wikipedia has become a source so trusted that major news publications cite it as a source, sometimes to their detriment, as when several obituaries falsely attributed a quote to […]
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