Sir, – Nicosia Letter by Brendan Ó Cathaoir (World News, February 6th) distorts the realities of Cyprus.
Mr O Cathaoir mentions the island is divided by the Green Line, but what he does not say is that the Line was drawn on the map right after the armed attacks on Turkish Cypriot civilians by Greek Cypriot militia in December 1963, and that the UN peace keeping forces in Cyprus was stationed on the island during the first half of 1964.
The Russian Urals region has been stricken by a sudden cosmic attack. Unidentified flying objects exploded over several major cities, including Chelyabinsk, where the blast waves blew out windows and disrupted mobile…
For an institution devoted to eternal light, the Vatican has shown itself to be a master of smokescreens since Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation announcement.
On Thursday, the Vatican spokesman acknowledged that Benedict hit his head and bled profusely while visiting Mexico in July. Two days earlier the same man acknowledged that Benedict has had a pacemaker for years, and underwent a secret operation to replace its battery three months…
When you buy a house, you end up feeling like you will be paying it off until the world ends. Well, how about one of these luxurious condos, which come with all the mod-cons, as well as a pool, a movie theater and a library – oh, and a guarantee that it will survive Doomsday if and when that fateful day comes.
For these luxury flats, deep below the Kansas prairie in the shaft of an abandoned missile silo, are meant to withstand everything from economic…
All over America, county sheriffs are standing up and promising to protect their citizens’ right to keep and bear arms. They are pledging that, not only will they not participate in any federal gun ban, but that they will aggressively oppose any federal agencies that attempt to confiscate the semi-automatic rifles from the people of their counties. Many are even saying that they will arrest any federal agent who attempts to confiscate guns in their counties–any federal law requiring it…
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama, has long been used by the federal government and the national press corps to paint conservative organizations as “extremists,” “anti-government,” “hate groups,” etc. No sooner would the SPLC issue some attack piece in their newsletter and police agencies all over the country would be issuing bulletins to their officers regurgitating what the SPLC had just spewed out. No private organization has this kind of connection to, and…
Britain has lost 447 of its military drones in Iraq and Afghanistan. The aircraft have crashed, broken down or gone missing during operations, adding to international outrage over civilian deaths and…
Military forces from Italy, Qatar in Libyan port ahead of revolution anniversary – RT sources
Published: 13 February, 2013, 18:22
Arms and troops from Italy and Qatar are arriving at Tripoli's Al Njela seaport to help the Libyan leadership, should violence erupt on the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted Muammar Gaddafi, according to RT…
A comparison of all the bribery, crookery, profiteering, nepotism, exploitation, and shady dealings of the public sector, by country
Every year since 1995, the nonprofit organization Transparency International has been publishing a "Corruption Perceptions Index" where countries are ranked--based on data from a several surveys and assessments--from 0 to 100, "0" being "totally corrupt" and 100 being "totally clean."
In a video interview with The Daily Caller, musicianTed Nugent said president has “defied everything he said” in his first State Of The Union address.
Despite his strong support for the Second Amendment, Nugent told TheDC that the president’s “anti-budget” economic policies have him concerned the most.
“I believe that what we saw in the president’s first STATE OF THE…
Corporate giant Monsanto, known for its controversial business model, lobbying, and its widely criticized genetically modified organisms (GMOs), has officially joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a group of powerful interests including major banks and Big Oil backing the United Nations “Agenda 21” scheme for so-called “sustainable development.” Critics, however, expressed alarm over the announcement, saying the global “sustainability” push is really a transparent…
When the New York Times wrote of the improved technology of 3D printing this writer responded with a frivolous blog about it, scoring the concerns of anti-gun people about how the technology will allow…
Imagine the future – a strange new weapon is detonated high over a large city. There is no explosion, no visible destruction, but everything electronic within the range of this weapon will go out…permanently.
Every electronic gadget in every home and office – disabled. No computers, no T.V., no life support systems in hospitals, no water supply, no heat, no lights – truly, a return to the dark ages. Imagine a full…
Keep America Beautiful! Bill, a wealthy businessman, confronts his junkie daughter's drug-dealing boyfriend; in the ensuing argument, Bill kills him. Panic-s...
Most of this is from the fire station in Burnsville North Carolina on Friday, September 27 on US Highway 19W in Egypt, Burnsville.If you’re able to, please ...