Category Archives: U.S. and World

One of the reasons I have believed for a long time that Obama would be re-elected is that in 2008 he proved to be a very savvy campaigner, taking down the more experienced and heavily favored Hillary in the primaries … Continue reading →

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Peru’s cultivation of coca – the raw ingredient for cocaine – has risen for a sixth consecutive year, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said. A new report shows 62,5000 hectares of land were planted with coca last … Continue reading →

The US state department has condemned a Pakistani minister’s offer of $100,000 (£61,600) for the death of the American maker of an anti-Islam film. It said the step was “inflammatory and inappropriate”. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour made the offer … Continue reading →

Who else could nail it like this? From an interview in Salon: I would say that there’s two things. One is that we need to have the courage of our convictions. That we need to understand that we are privileged … Continue reading →

A secret recording from a closed-door Mitt Romney fundraiser, released today by David Corn at Mother Jones, has killed Mitt Romney’s campaign for president. On the tape, Romney explains that his electoral strategy involves writing off nearly half the country … Continue reading →

Fresh protests are taking place around the Muslim world over an amateur anti-Islam video produced in the US. At least one protester was killed in violent protests in Pakistan and thousands attended an angry rally in the Philippines city of … Continue reading →

I hate the whole idea and existence of papparazzi. Taking or publishing a picture of a minor without the express written consent of their parents, for instance, should be a felony with a mandatory prison sentence. Scum. But this guy … Continue reading →

“The Innocence of Muslims” may be a propaganda piece of crap. That is not a reason to suppress it in the United States, and the United States should never apologize to anyone for this. As Aaron Sorkin wrote for a … Continue reading →