Israel - PalestineIsrael Takes Gaza Fight to Next Level in a Day of Strikes
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
Majed Hamdan/AP Medical workers moved a boy to a hospital in Beit Lahiya in Gaza. As many as 19 Palestinian civilians were killed Saturday.
New York Times - 52 minutes ago
Majed Hamdan/AP Medical workers moved a boy to a hospital in Beit Lahiya in Gaza. As many as 19 Palestinian civilians were killed Saturday.
Russian Federation
Presidential election under way in Russia's Far East
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Alexei Dovbysh VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic ...
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Alexei Dovbysh VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russians voted for a new president on Sunday in an election expected to deliver a victory to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's chosen successor and another blow to Moscow's already tarnished democratic ...
Iraq - Turkey - Kurdistan
Troops withdrawn from Iraq, Turkey says
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
{Troops now out of Iraq, Turkey says } {The announced withdrawal comes after the large-scale offensive against Kurdish rebels strained ties between two US allies.
Troops withdrawn from Iraq, Turkey says
Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago
{Troops now out of Iraq, Turkey says } {The announced withdrawal comes after the large-scale offensive against Kurdish rebels strained ties between two US allies.
Armenia
Protesters and Police Clash as Armenia Unrest Grows
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Protesters gathered in Liberty Square in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on Saturday and faced off with security forces. By SABRINA TAVERNISE YEREVAN, Armenia - The largest crowds this tiny, mountainous country has seen in years have clogged central streets here for 11 days as Armenians of all ages have protested the results of a presidential election they say was stolen.
Protesters and Police Clash as Armenia Unrest Grows
New York Times - 1 hour ago
Protesters gathered in Liberty Square in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, on Saturday and faced off with security forces. By SABRINA TAVERNISE YEREVAN, Armenia - The largest crowds this tiny, mountainous country has seen in years have clogged central streets here for 11 days as Armenians of all ages have protested the results of a presidential election they say was stolen.
Good God, if Americans only had the guts to protest when this happens!
Venezuela - Colombia
Chavez warns of "war" if Colombia strikes Venezuela
Reuters - 41 minutes ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez warned Colombia on Saturday it would be a "cause for war" if its forces struck inside Venezuelan territory as they did in Ecuador killing a top Colombian rebel commander there.
Chavez warns of "war" if Colombia strikes Venezuela
Reuters - 41 minutes ago
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez warned Colombia on Saturday it would be a "cause for war" if its forces struck inside Venezuelan territory as they did in Ecuador killing a top Colombian rebel commander there.
Kenya
Addressing Constitutional Reform Critical Says Kenyan Lawyer
Voice of America - 5 hours ago
By Akwei Thompson Kenyan negotiators have begun discussing long-term reforms following the signing of a power-sharing agreement by president Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Addressing Constitutional Reform Critical Says Kenyan Lawyer
Voice of America - 5 hours ago
By Akwei Thompson Kenyan negotiators have begun discussing long-term reforms following the signing of a power-sharing agreement by president Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.
Iraq - U. S. Embassy
The Bush administration is blocking an inquiry into the delay-plagued construction of the $736m US embassy in Baghdad, a senior Democrat in Congress said today.
Henry Waxman, who is chairman of the oversight committee in the House of Representatives, asked US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice today to explain why her department certified the embassy as "substantially completed" in December despite inspections that reveal continued deficiencies in the facility's water, fire alarm and kitchen systems.
The Baghdad embassy, which stands to become the largest US diplomatic facility in the world, had an original opening date of mid-2007. But the project stalled amid ballooning cost estimates as well as charges of corruption and shoddy work by the private contracting company overseeing the project.
In addition, two US state department employees who worked on the embassy project are now under criminal investigation. Waxman urged Rice to release subpoenaed documents related to the Baghdad embassy project next week or risk being forced to do so.
Henry Waxman, who is chairman of the oversight committee in the House of Representatives, asked US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice today to explain why her department certified the embassy as "substantially completed" in December despite inspections that reveal continued deficiencies in the facility's water, fire alarm and kitchen systems.
The Baghdad embassy, which stands to become the largest US diplomatic facility in the world, had an original opening date of mid-2007. But the project stalled amid ballooning cost estimates as well as charges of corruption and shoddy work by the private contracting company overseeing the project.
In addition, two US state department employees who worked on the embassy project are now under criminal investigation. Waxman urged Rice to release subpoenaed documents related to the Baghdad embassy project next week or risk being forced to do so.
Lawless Thugs - White House and Attorney General
Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Friday to refer the House's contempt citations against two of President Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey said White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers committed no crime.
As promised, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she has given the Judiciary Committee authority to file a lawsuit against Bolten and Miers in federal court.
"The House shall do so promptly," she said in a statement.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Friday to refer the House's contempt citations against two of President Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey said White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential counsel Harriet Miers committed no crime.
As promised, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she has given the Judiciary Committee authority to file a lawsuit against Bolten and Miers in federal court.
"The House shall do so promptly," she said in a statement.
Litany to the God of Fire
O flaming Spirit of love,we cry to you in the midst of the struggles of our lives!
O sacred fire, empower us!
Together we release our anger and our rage.
Transform them into the power of your compassion.
O sacred fire, empower us!
Together we release our fears.
Transform them into courage.
O sacred fire, empower us!
Together we release our despair.
Transform it into hope.
O sacred fire, empower us!
Together we release our doubts.
Transform them into wisdom.
O sacred fire, empower us!
We offer you our broken sisterhood.
We offer you our broken brotherhood.
Help us remember the wholeness that you intended.
O God of fire, burn within us,
heal us, strengthen us, remake us,
empower us with your passion for justice!
Amen.
—Victoria Walton
--the BB
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