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Imbitchment!
In what could be the most talked-about viral video of the week, Paris Hilton is responding to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's unauthorized use of her image in a campaign ad in her all-new video spoof posted on www.funnyordie.com. In the parody, a voiceover refers to McCain as the... READ MORE
Iraq's Deadline
"Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant? We will work with the UN security council for the necessary resolutions. But the purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The security council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of... READ MORE
The Pretzel of Evil
"States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world. By seeking weapons of mass destruction, these regimes pose a grave and growing danger. They could provide these arms to terrorists, giving them the means to match their hatred. They... READ MORE
Doppelgängers
CNN and Al-Jazeera are ghostly reflections - Doppelgängers. The word is used to illustrate the feeling of having seen oneself. These twins are generally regarded as the harbingers of ill will. The doppelgänger is viewed as an omen of death, the forerunner of skewed information, a forbearer of propaganda, the predecessor... READ MORE
Roping for bin Laden
MIKE BOETTCHER, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: I think the highlight of the tape were the comments by Ayman al-Zawahiri, saying, that you haven't seen nothing yet, basically, using the shorthand version of English to describe what he said. He called for a jihad against the United States in Iraq. And Iraq... READ MORE
The Birth of bin Laden
Robin Cook, former leader of the British House of Commons and Foreign Secretary, wrote in The Guardian on Friday, July 8, 2005:
"Bin Laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. Throughout the 80s he was armed by the... READ MORE
The Rape of Afghanistan
“From the outset, we have made it clear that the construction of our proposed pipeline cannot begin until a recognized government is in place that has the confidence of our government, lenders, and our company [I urge] the Administration and Congress to give strong support to the UN lead peace... READ MORE