This or the mass protests against the aggression against Iran will be pretext for declaring a state of emergency in the country. Bush and Cheney not only lived through those two embrassments of the empires imperalistic wars, theyve lived through their own imperial failure and still dont get it. And more importantly even than that, we need to recognize that this horrific crisis has been coming for a long time, and the task we have if we are going to have any hope of stabilizing the...

commanders say this shift in strategy, which takes emphasis away from the initial stated goal of targeting Shiite militias and death squads in Baghdad, is in preparation for the withdrawal timeline that they see coming from Congress in the next few months. commanders say this shift in strategy, which takes emphasis away from the initial stated goal of targeting Shiite militias and death squads in Baghdad, is in preparation for the withdrawal timeline that they see coming from Congress in...

KASHIWAZAKI/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- About 100 drums containing low-level nuclear waste at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant were knocked over by Monday's earthquake and some lost their lids, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday. KASHIWAZAKI/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- About 100 drums containing low-level nuclear waste at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant were knocked over by Monday's earthquake and some lost their...

Grossman must improve his mechanics, especially under pressure, where he developed a tendency to throw off his back foot while falling away from his target. So, the "X" factors in any improvement being made from 2006 are a healthy Greg Jennings, Bubba Franks' remembering how to catch before breaking the goal line and possibly regaining the services of Koren Robinson early in the season after he finishes serving a one-year suspension. The Bears also hope to get more production from big,...

I d tell my 7th grade classmates about my childhood in Vietnam, my helicopter rides as an army brat, the Tet celebrations full of relatives and friends, the smell of ripened rice fields at dusk what I would never experience again. Fresh from the Guam refugee camp, I tried my best with hand gestures and a few words, and when words and gestures failed, with color chalks and the blackboard during recess. I think of that tongue-tied child at the blackboard in 7th grade drawing pictures of...