Ukraine Opposition Ends Compromise Talks

Topic: Chechnya/Russia

Ukraine Opposition Ends Compromise Talks... AP.

Hudna

Topic: Israel/Palestine

Sheikh Yusef: Hamas ready for 'hudna'... The Jerusalem Post

Hamas? It seems almost too good to be true!

My Step-Brother Frankenstein

Topic: Chechnya/Russia

Russian Film Reveals Soldiers' Chechnya Trauma... Reuters.

I have been following the war in the break-away Russian republic of Chechnya for several years now. While all wars are tragic, this one in particular bothers me because of how hopeless the situation seems. Human rights violations on a level with Bosnia are ongoing, and the conflict remains on genocide watch of many human rights organizations. Yet it receives very little press, and this I feel is because nobody wants to anger Russia. With increasing terrorism associated with Chechen rebels Russian President Vladimir Putin likens his war to that of the War on Terror. Unless some dramatic change is made in Russian policy, the outlook is very grim.

Tourist's Guide to DC

Topic: Washington, D.C.

Tourist's Guide To Driving Around Washington D.C.... kuro5hin.

Presidents, Foxes

Topic: American Politics/News, Computers

I've decided that to miss the inauguration on Jan 20th would be to miss a once in a life time opportunity to witness history. I probably won't be living here [DC] in 2008, so this will be my chance! I still regret missing Reagan's funeral procession, but alas, it could not be helped. Since my wife is still registered in CA I'm thinking this will double our chances of landing tickets to the swearing-in ceremony. The interesting thing being, our senators and congressmen[women] both here and in California are Dems... so do you think that will improve our chances? We'll see what happens. Of course none of their websites mention the inauguration...

Have you downloaded Firefox yet? If you haven't, you should. I've been using it for a couple weeks now, and I am much happier with it then I was with IE or Netscape. Of course, only time will truly tell.

Oil-for-food scandal

Topic: Iraq

U.N. deserted leads in oil-for-food investigation... Washington Times

Does this come as a suprise to anyone? I hope not. If the U.N. wants to remain valid in the 21st century some serious reforms are needed. IMO, they can begin by getting rid of Kofi Annan.

Russian Mothers and Chechen Rebels

Topic: Chechnya/Russia

Russian soldiers' mothers set date with Chechen rebels in Europe... Chechnya Free.

Abkhazia

Topic: Chechnya/Russia

Russia Warns to Intervene to Stop “Seizure of Power” in Abkhazia... Civil Georgia.

Intelligent Design, Junk Food

Topic: American Politics/News

School district adopts 'intelligent design'... Washington Times.

Junk Food Adverts 'Banished During Children's Tv'... The Scotsman.

Arafat's Replacement(s)

Topic: Israel/Palestine

Who could follow Arafat?... BBC News.

French Still Reaping Benefits of Colonialism

French open fire on protesters... Washington Times.

International Mercenaries in Chechnya

Topic: Chechnya/Russia

International mercenaries come to Chechnya to wage war on Russia... Pravda.

The Foreign Vote

Topic: American Politics/News

While foreign opinion shouldn't matter when it comes to internal affairs such as the election tomorrow, it is still interesting to see where various foreign leaders would line up if they could vote...

declared Bush
Vladimir Putin, Russia
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy
Junichiro Koizumi, Japan
Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan

probably Bush
John Howard, Australia
Tony Blair, United Kingdom

probably Kerry
Kim Jong-il, North Korea
Jacques Chirac, France
Gerhard Schroeder, Germany
Paul Martin, Canada

declared Kerry
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela
Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia