Poverty Reduction or Pork? WorldBank IMF

"Although less well known as a multilateral government agency than the United Nations, the World Bank still has many of the same problems. The World Bank has remained considerably corrupt, perpetuating inside procurement deals, exorbitant salaries, and fund embezzlement,...

Pentagon Defends Internet Blockage

"Earlier this week, we posted about the US Military blocking certain sites online. Everyone from the blogosphere and the man on the street to Congressman Ed Markey and even YouTube's founders has complained about the decision. Representative Markey, who heads the House...

Inciting a New Cold War: Hypocritical US Views about Russia's Democracy by Wa...

"READ MORE: Russia, United States, Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Cohen, Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin, Iraq, U.S. Senate, George W. Bush, Katrina vanden Heuvel Paper to be presented at the 16th Annual Russian-American Seminar, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg,...

Lawmakers Decry Iran-India Alliance

"Key congressional supporters of closer ties with India have signed a toughly worded bipartisan letter to the Indian prime minister warning of "grave concern" that India's ties with Iran "have the potential to significantly harm prospects" for a nuclear cooperation deal that...

'They sold out the world for an F-16 sale'

" Onetime CIA analyst alleges Cheney, Libby lied to Congress about Pakistani nukes In the era of Ronald Reagan, intelligence officer Richard Barlow was an analyst for the CIA, monitoring Pakistan's nuclear program. In 1989, he moved over to the Pentagon, where he worked for...

Murtha: President's Iraq war plan requires draft

"Rep. John Murtha, a veteran of the U.S. Marines who served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, said that President George W. Bush cannot continue to carry out his current war plans in Iraq without starting a draft. "The president asks the impossible and the burden continues to...

House Democrats delay effort to close Guantanamo

" House Democrats delay effort to close Guantanamo Michael Roston Published: Wednesday March 14, 2007 Print This Email This House Democrats have dropped plans to use the coming Defense Supplemental Appropriations legislation to permanently close the terrorist detention...

Hewlett-Packard shares up

"Shares of Hewlett-Packard Co. climbed Friday following Chief Executive Mark Hurd's testimony before a House subcommittee Thursday about the company's spying scandal. Hurd appeared along with Patricia Dunn, the company's ousted chairwoman, and Anne Baskins, who resigned as...