Things could get worse

"Israel has the requisite infrastructure to cope with its water shortages in the near term. The Palestinians, under conditions of conflict, growing anarchy and possibly separation imposed by Israel, do not."

Australian complicity in war crimes involving mass mortality of children in Iraq :: An...

"Australia has been variously associated with British military involvements in Iraq that date back to 1914. The “excess mortality” for Iraq has been 5.2 million (since 1950) and 1.5 million (since 1991)."

A Technocrat Joins the Power Troika

"The controlled hence abnormal political process in Pakistan faces no immediate threat of disruption. It does however raise two critical questions. One, remaining with this largely establishment-controlled democracy can the 8-point agenda, that general Musharraf had articulated and the public had supported in October 1999, be implemented. Two, can the current dispensation produce new political forces which can erase existing public support for the PPP and PML(N) leadership."

A clinical resolution of the Israeli / Palestinian conflict

"At its core, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict comes down to extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds. Those who are committed to resolving this murderous genocidal conflict should work to infuse a little rational DNA tonic into the volatile mix."

Donkey Circus, Flip-flopper Kerry and Presidential Election

"Americans have no choice in this system. Economic elite crafted it in such a way that Americans (people) have no choice. They have to select Bush or Kerry."