Month: September 2012

Minority Report: Fiction Has Become Reality

Minority Report: Fiction Has Become Reality  By John W. Whitehead September 04, 2012 “The Internet is watching us now. If they want to. They can see what sites you visit. In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows about us. The thrilling thing is, that will make us

Dems reveal platform backing gay marriage, abortion rights

Dems reveal platform backing gay marriage, abortion rights Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/03/dems-reveal-platform-backing-gay-maThe document backs same-sex marriage and abortion rights. The Republican platform, approved last week, would ban all abortions and gay marriage.

Rains Wash Away ‘Mount Obama’

Rains Wash Away ‘Mount Obama’A torrential downpour that struck Charlotte on Saturday afternoon damaged the Mount Rushmore-style sand sculpture bust of President Obama — an ominous beginning to what many fear is a plagued convention.  

Now it’s biblical: ‘Obama 3:16’ at DNC

Now it’s biblical: ‘Obama 3:16’ at DNCbut for the August entry (the month of Obama’s birth), the photo features the short-form birth certificate originally purported to be Obama’s and the words, “Heaven Sent: For God so loved the world, that he have his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but

Baird expands sanctions against Syria, takes aim at Russia

Baird expands sanctions against Syria, takes aim at RussiaFA Minister John Baird turned up the pressure on the Syrian regime on Friday, adding more than 50 names to Canada’s economic blacklist and calling out Russia for supporting President Assad’s gov’t.-“We will bring up strong objections to the actions of the Russian gov’t which we take

Food prices jump will hit poor, World Bank warns

Food prices jump will hit poor, World Bank warnsGlobal food prices have leapt by 10% in the month of July, raising fears of soaring prices for the planet’s poorest, the World Bank has warned. The bank said that a US heatwave and drought in parts of Eastern Europe were partly to blame for the rising

US drone strike kills four in northwest Pakistan

US drone strike kills four in northwest PakistanA US drone strike targeting a militant compound on Saturday killed at least four rebels in Pakistan’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The strike took place in Degan area of North Waziristan, known as a bastion of Taliban and Al-Qaeda. 

Russia’s Putin calls for Stalin-style “leap forward”

Russia’s Putin calls for Stalin-style “leap forward”Russia needs a “leap forward” to rejuvenate its sprawling defence industry, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, harkening back to the ambitious industrialisation carried out by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in the runup to World War Two. “We should carry out the same powerful, all-embracing leap forward in modernisation

Romney Talks Tough on Russia in Acceptance Speech

Romney Talks Tough on Russia in Acceptance SpeechIn the most important speech of his life, Mitt Romney accepted the U.S. Republican party’s nomination for president Thursday, vowing to toughen Washington’s dealings with Russia and President Vladimir Putin should he win the White House. “Under my administration, our friends will see more loyalty, and Mr. Putin