US military rejects accusations that it is building a local replacement for Guantanamo Bay, but Afghans are angered at plans for the new prison. By Hafizullah Gardesh and Jean MacKenzie in Kabul An American military spokesperson has dismissed suggestions that a new prison planned for Afghanistan is intended to receive prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, the […]
More teenagers addicted to tobacco
About 40 million of the country’s 130 million children between 13 and 18 have tried smoking, and 15 million of them have become addicted. Nearly 68 percent of them have had their first whole cigarette before they had reached 13, with those in big cities doing so at an even tenderer age, said the report, […]
Israel: Going Green With Gore
Posted by Maya Norton Former Vice President Al Gore added his name to the list of political luminaries visiting Israel in recent months. Gore joined the Board of Governors celebrations at Tel Aviv University this week to accept the $1 million Dan David Prize for environmental activism. Photo sourced from the Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons […]
We’re Squeeeeeezed
by Tula Connell This is a cross-post from the Firedoglake blog. Economics is scary. Or boring. Or both. Say the word and watch people yawn. But what’s going on around us right now—the U.S. mortgage crisis, skyrocketing oil and food costs, tanking wages and disappearing health care and retirement benefits, to name a few of […]
Afghanistan’s National Army, Far From Being A Success Story
In the past since the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, there has been the formation of the Afghan National Army (ANA). Many have called the ANA a completely success. However, it cannot be said for the same of the country’s national police force. To many in the world, Afghanistan’s police force is a major flop. So […]
Savvy U.S. investors prefer euro-denominated CDs for profits
In all candid intentions, acquiring huge profits from any risky investments offshore is always top in any of the investor’s agenda. But how this can be done is a question that plagues a lot of people who have always wanted to make a good share of the pie in tax-free offshore investments. And for the […]
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