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April 01, 2007 |
Kissinger says military victory not possible in Iraq
Int'l Herald Tribune
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who helped engineer the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam, said Sunday the problems in Iraq are more complex than that conflict, and military victory is no longer possible. |
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March 31, 2007 |
Report: 'Free trade' enslaves poor nations
Worldnet Daily
So-called "free trade" agreements are not free at all, victimizing the poor while benefiting the wealthy, says a new report by Oxfam International, the coalition fighting poverty, suffering and social injustice around the world. |
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March 30, 2007 |
The mid-life crisis of the EU
Worldnet Daily
The 50th birthday of the European Union, born in Rome in March 1957 as the European Economic Community or Common Market – of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg – was a pallid affair. |
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March 29, 2007 |
'Enormous number' of trade barriers in China, U.S. official says
Int'l Herald Tribune
U.S. businesses are having a hard time operating in China because of significant trade barriers that remain in force despite efforts by Beijing to respect its World Trade Organization commitments, a U.S. trade official said Thursday. |
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March 29, 2007 |
Private tollway contract a done deal
Corridor Watch
The Texas Department of Transportation and Cintra-Zachry last week quietly signed a final contract for the company to build and operate the Texas 130 tollway southeast of Austin for 50 years. |
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March 27, 2007 |
US Senate committee says 'no' to Mexico
Miscellaneous
WASHINGTON – A plan to allow Mexican trucks to haul freight deep into the US hit a speed bump Thursday when a US Senate panel voted to delay the plan. |
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March 25, 2007 |
Idaho lawmakers want out of SPP
Worldnet Daily
Lawmakers in Idaho have approved a "joint memorial" that urges the U.S. Congress to use "all efforts, energies and diligence" to get the United States out of the Security and Prosperity Partnership, a multinational plan that opponents believe is being used to blend the U.S., Mexico and Canada. |
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March 25, 2007 |
'Don't pave our land' Farm Bureau pleads
Worldnet Daily
Texas farmers are stepping up their opposition to the Trans-Texas Corridor, a massive highway project that ultimately could take about half a million acres of the state out of agricultural production – and according to opponents possibly hasten the advent of a North American Union. |
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March 24, 2007 |
Commerce chief pushes for 'North American integration'
Worldnet Daily
While the Bush administration insists the controversial Security and Prosperity Partnership is just a dialogue with Canada and Mexico, a State Department cable released to WND shows Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez pressing to implement major trilateral initiatives to help "capture the vision of North American integration." |
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March 24, 2007 |
Now scientists create a sheep that's 15% human
The Mail
Scientists have created the world's first human-sheep chimera - which has the body of a sheep and half-human organs. The sheep have 15 per cent human cells and 85 per cent animal cells - and their evolution brings the prospect of animal organs being transplanted into humans one step closer. |
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