Plate Tectonics May Take the odd Millennia off!

Plate tectonics, geology, etc, is one of my passions. Being a journalist, my only real chance to indulge in it though is when it comes up in a story, such as this one.

Wind Power Returns to the Seas

It’s been a hundred years or so since we’ve seen cargo ships propelled by the wind, making their deliveries across our oceans.

Bhutto assassin tied to al-Qaida

British intel monitored his phone contacts with suspects in UK British intelligence officers in Pakistan have discovered that Benazir Bhutto's assassin had "regular telephone contacts" with al-Qaida suspects in Britain. The calls were made from Karachi and Islamabad to mobile phones in Leeds and Bradford, according to MI6. The final call came from an area close to Liaquat Park in Rawalpindi where Bhutto was gunned down.

Republican Stalemate

Each of the leading Republican candidates has an “impossibility” factor to being nominated.  Mike Huckabee will run into the problem of carrying big states and less conservative parts of the nation both in the nomination and, importantly in the eyes of the delegates in Minnesota, in the general election.

Real Murderers Cry A Lot

I don’t watch television like other people do. When you spend your days writing, your mind needs to relax to a point where it is not processing a lot of information.

Conservative Media on the Defensive

With Limbaugh under fire, Fox News, the so-called conservative cable news channel, is being heavily criticized for deciding to keep Ron Paul and Duncan Hunter out of its Sunday night debate.

Time for Republicans to Take a Stand!

Days after the first 2008 primary contest in Iowa, only two things are clear. One of the following five men will be the Republican nominee for 2008 and nobody knows which one.

Shoaib Choudhury’s Fate Cloudy Entering 2008

Supporters of Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury closed out 2007 not knowing if the coming year will be “The Good, The Bad, [or] The Ugly.” We do know, however, that whatever course his tormentors choose for this anti-jihadi Muslim, they first and foremost will be testing our resolve.

CHANGE (New Tone II)

"Change". That's the theme of this year's presidential election. A change from the partisan bickering on Capitol Hill. A change in foreign policy. A change in domestic policy. Change. If a "change" does occur, it will be interesting to watch unfold, IF it is allowed to do so.

Marine proves from grave that love is forever

In a world where the anti-war contingent goes to such extremes to trash the image of the American soldier, a voice from the grave proves that love conquers all. The story of how a well-worn bracelet found a fallen soldier’s Mother this Christmas is one that tops the list of inspiration of a most riveting kind. It’s inspiration that stirs the soul based on the fact that even in death, Lance Cpl. Travis Layfield keeps reaching back to his grief stricken family, particularly to his Mom, Diane.

DNA Test Shows Boy Is Child Of Missing Reporter

Results of a DNA test on Friday revealed why leftist rebels failed to deliver this week on their promise to free a 3-year-old boy born in captivity: Little Emmanuel has spent the last two years not in a jungle rebel camp, but in a Bogota foster home.

Democracy Without Liberty Is Just Authority

Benazir Bhutto’s assassination is probably one of the most serious events that has happened since the attacks of September 11, 2001. She represented a move toward a Pakistan governed by political process and away from government by military rule. Truth be told, the only true stabilizing force in Pakistan is its military.

Jerusalem belongs to the Jews by history, religion and law 

Jews all over the world are rallying to save Jerusalem as the united and undivided capital of Israel. Their efforts wll reach an apex during the visit by Bush next week. But the fight for Jerusalem has been going on as a result of Annapolis which wants it divided and the fight will continue after Bush leaves.

Marine Captain Conspires with FBI/CIA Employee in Naturalization Fraud

Samar Khalil Spinelli, 39,  a Captain in the US Marine Corps, pleaded guilty this past December in a Detroit federal court to conspiring with former FBI Agent and CIA employee Nada Nadim Prouty and Elfat El Aouar, the wife of fugitive restauranteur Talal Chahine, to commit citizenship fraud and passport fraud, according to US Attorney Stephen J. Murphy.

The new Tower of Babel

I was reading an excerpt from David Frum’s new book Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again and it occurred to me that the difference between conservatives and liberals (or as Frum put it, Republicans and Democrats) is far greater than most people might think.

Some Observations of Obama

Now that Barack Obama has won the Iowa Democratic caucuses handily and appears poised to do very well in the New Hampshire Primary, I thought I would share a few of my observations about this erstwhile upstart.

Pro-life Women Jailed 10 Years After Begging Abortionist to Quit

Pro-life activists Shari McKee and Melissa Abbink were jailed on December 28th, 2007, (Feast of the Holy Innocents), for speaking to Lincoln abortionist Winston Crabb on two occasions in front of his home 10 years ago. Abbink faces five months in jail while McKee has been sentenced to serve eight months behind bars.

Who killed Benazir Bhutto and why

(Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir wrote an insider’s analysis of the situation in Pakistan, following the brutal killing of Mrs. Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi, on December 27, 2007. His article will be first published in a leading Polish weekly “Wprost”(vprost = direct) on Monday, January 7, 2008. Today we present some excerpts from this article in a short preview. The full text will be posted on the CFP on Monday. – David Dastych)

It’s cold out there – so let’s fix it

Currently Toronto and much of eastern Canada is in a deep freeze. The temperature in some areas is close to -20 degrees Celsius (4 F). The temperature combined with strong winds makes it just a tad nippy out there.

Police won’t charge Marsden with stalking ex-lover

TORONTO - Police have decided not to charge New York-based political pundit Rachel Marsden with stalking a Canadian counterterrorism officer with whom she had an affair.