added 2007 Tue Jun 12 7:10:14 by bubba2
A media campaign portraying Iran as supplying arms to the Taliban fighting U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, orchestrated by advocates of a more confrontational stance toward Iran in the Bush administration, appears to have backfired last week when Robert Gates and the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan issued unusually strong denials.
A media campaign portraying Iran as supplying arms to the Taliban fighting U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, orchestrated by advocates of a more confrontational stance toward Iran in the Bush administration, appears to have backfired last week when Robert Gates and the commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan issued unusually strong denials.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 16:59:34 by didyousmellthatdotcom
I sat in Robert Allen's living room in 1997 and with a single email changed the course of internet marketing history. Do you know the REAL story?
I sat in Robert Allen's living room in 1997 and with a single email changed the course of internet marketing history. Do you know the REAL story?
added 2007 Wed May 30 20:47:44 by SusanParrish
President Bush said Wednesday he will nominate Robert Zoellick to be the 11th president of the World Bank, replacing Paul Wolfowitz, who was forced to step down. "He's deeply devoted to the mission of the World Bank; he wants to help struggling nations defeat poverty," Bush told reporters at the White House.
President Bush said Wednesday he will nominate Robert Zoellick to be the 11th president of the World Bank, replacing Paul Wolfowitz, who was forced to step down. "He's deeply devoted to the mission of the World Bank; he wants to help struggling nations defeat poverty," Bush told reporters at the White House.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 17:56:08 by KelLuv
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates invited Russia to become a partner in its missile defiance activities on Monday but his hosts made clear they were still against a planned missile shield in Europe.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates invited Russia to become a partner in its missile defiance activities on Monday but his hosts made clear they were still against a planned missile shield in Europe.
added 2007 Mon Apr 9 12:05:14 by Aidenag
In an Easter message pinned to church bulletin boards around the country, Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops called on President Robert Mugabe to leave office or face "open revolt" from those suffering under his government.
In an Easter message pinned to church bulletin boards around the country, Zimbabwe's Roman Catholic bishops called on President Robert Mugabe to leave office or face "open revolt" from those suffering under his government.
added 2007 Sat Apr 7 18:49:52 by ebrage
Almost twenty years after his death, Robert Heinlein still stirs controversy.
Almost twenty years after his death, Robert Heinlein still stirs controversy.
added 2007 Sat Apr 7 17:21:29 by charbarred
Review of Robert Rodriguez' Planet Terror: The Zombie flick to end all zombie flicks.
Review of Robert Rodriguez' Planet Terror: The Zombie flick to end all zombie flicks.
added 2007 Mon Apr 2 4:23:48 by springflower
Our Marines are hostages. Two more were shown on Iranian TV. Petrol bombs burst behind the walls of the British embassy in Tehran. But it's definitely not the war on terror. It's the war of humiliation.The humiliation of Britain,the humiliation of Tony Blair,of the British military,of George Bush and the whole Iraqi shooting match.
Our Marines are hostages. Two more were shown on Iranian TV. Petrol bombs burst behind the walls of the British embassy in Tehran. But it's definitely not the war on terror. It's the war of humiliation.The humiliation of Britain,the humiliation of Tony Blair,of the British military,of George Bush and the whole Iraqi shooting match.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 9:23:48 by Varadinum
ZIMBABWE's President Robert Mugabe is responsible for the beatings of opposition leaders because he has made it clear it is a "deliberate act of policy," Britain's Foreign Secretary has charged.
ZIMBABWE's President Robert Mugabe is responsible for the beatings of opposition leaders because he has made it clear it is a "deliberate act of policy," Britain's Foreign Secretary has charged.
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added 2007 Sun Mar 11 3:55:44 by springflower
Scorched is the right title for Wajdi Mouawad's play about Lebanon.The word "Lebanon" doesn't occur in the script and "the army invading from the south" the Israeli army, of course - remains preposterously anonymous. But any playwright who calls a town "Nabatiyeh: or refers to a prominent Shia figure called "Shamseddin
Scorched is the right title for Wajdi Mouawad's play about Lebanon.The word "Lebanon" doesn't occur in the script and "the army invading from the south" the Israeli army, of course - remains preposterously anonymous. But any playwright who calls a town "Nabatiyeh: or refers to a prominent Shia figure called "Shamseddin
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 8:22:20 by Aidenag
The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions.
The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 2:55:22 by corey.spring
Frank Miller, who wrote and co-directed Sin City based on his popular graphic novels, told SCI FI Wire that Sin City 2 is a go and that he hopes to be in Texas to shoot the film by late spring. Miller and Robert Rodriguez will again share directing duties on the sequel.
Frank Miller, who wrote and co-directed Sin City based on his popular graphic novels, told SCI FI Wire that Sin City 2 is a go and that he hopes to be in Texas to shoot the film by late spring. Miller and Robert Rodriguez will again share directing duties on the sequel.
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 23:18:12 by bhartzer
Dr. Robert Adler, co-inventor of the wireless remote control for television among many accomplishments and contributions to the consumer electronics industry, died of heart failure, here, Feb. 15. He was 93.
Dr. Robert Adler, co-inventor of the wireless remote control for television among many accomplishments and contributions to the consumer electronics industry, died of heart failure, here, Feb. 15. He was 93.
added 2007 Mon Feb 12 17:14:07 by Neophile
AS America's troop surge in Baghdad gathers force, Robert Gates, the defense secretary, is already planning for failure.
AS America's troop surge in Baghdad gathers force, Robert Gates, the defense secretary, is already planning for failure.
added 2007 Sat Feb 10 22:48:40 by Wil
In The New Atlantis, Robert Zubrin explains why Bush's $6 billion hydrogen-as-energy program is "bad science, bad economics, and bad public policy." [via boingboing]
In The New Atlantis, Robert Zubrin explains why Bush's $6 billion hydrogen-as-energy program is "bad science, bad economics, and bad public policy." [via boingboing]
added 2007 Sat Feb 10 0:14:27 by berkeley
What's going on in Washington now is unbelievable - Bush is getting away with it. He's escalating the war in Iraq. He's sending 21,500 more soldiers over there. Nobody's stopping him, nobody's going to, either - not the Democrats, not the new Republican realists and not American public opinion, where Bush is heading down to Nixon's Watergate level.
What's going on in Washington now is unbelievable - Bush is getting away with it. He's escalating the war in Iraq. He's sending 21,500 more soldiers over there. Nobody's stopping him, nobody's going to, either - not the Democrats, not the new Republican realists and not American public opinion, where Bush is heading down to Nixon's Watergate level.
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 19:31:44 by STONERS
In the United States, coal and oil extraction is plowing down entire mountain ranges, burying thousands of miles of rivers and streams and polluting our waterways, wetlands and aquifers.
In the United States, coal and oil extraction is plowing down entire mountain ranges, burying thousands of miles of rivers and streams and polluting our waterways, wetlands and aquifers.
added 2007 Mon Jan 22 22:55:48 by TechnologyExpert
Accused serial killer Robert Pickton allegedly confessed to killing 49 women and intended to kill one more to make it an even 50, prosecutors in his murder trial told jurors during opening arguments Monday. Robert William Pickton, 56, has been charged with 26 first-degree murder counts. He has pleaded not guilty to the first six counts for which
Accused serial killer Robert Pickton allegedly confessed to killing 49 women and intended to kill one more to make it an even 50, prosecutors in his murder trial told jurors during opening arguments Monday. Robert William Pickton, 56, has been charged with 26 first-degree murder counts. He has pleaded not guilty to the first six counts for which
added 2007 Sun Jan 21 9:07:08 by springflower
Hrant Dink became the 1,500,001st victim of the Armenian genocide yesterday. An educated and generous journalist and academic editor of the weekly Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos - he tried to create a dialogue between the two nations to reach a common narrative of the 20th century's first holocaust. And he paid the price: two bullets shot
Hrant Dink became the 1,500,001st victim of the Armenian genocide yesterday. An educated and generous journalist and academic editor of the weekly Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos - he tried to create a dialogue between the two nations to reach a common narrative of the 20th century's first holocaust. And he paid the price: two bullets shot
added 2007 Wed Jan 10 13:35:58 by Spadecaller
The recent replacement of Gen. Abizaid by Admiral Fallon, along with other recent moves announced by Defense Secretary Gates, should give deep pause to anyone concerned about the prospect of escalation in the Iraq War. Contrary to the advice given by the Iraq Study Group, Bush appears to be planning for a wider war--with much higher risk of ...
The recent replacement of Gen. Abizaid by Admiral Fallon, along with other recent moves announced by Defense Secretary Gates, should give deep pause to anyone concerned about the prospect of escalation in the Iraq War. Contrary to the advice given by the Iraq Study Group, Bush appears to be planning for a wider war--with much higher risk of ...
