Guest Column

U.N. Racisim Investigator Interferes in U.S. Vote

A special U.N. human rights investigator will visit the United States this month to probe racism, an issue that has forced its way into the race to secure the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

In Pakistan, a dark trade comes to light

BANGKOK - Prostitution in the Islamic nation of Pakistan, once relegated to dark alleys and small red-light districts, is now seeping into many neighborhoods of country's urban centers. Reports indicate that since the period of civilian rule ended in 1977, times have changed and now the sex industry is bustling.

Fate of the Stallion has its own website

LANCASTER, PA - It was all smiles for Author/Artist Ron Hevener Saturday as webmasters put the final touches on the official "Fate of the Stallion" website. Amid the excitement of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown's Preakness victory, the author clicked through page after page making sure everything was operational and user-friendly.

Today’s Royal Wedding Limo on Propane

The Bentley used for the British royal wedding on Saturday, was converted at the Bentley factory to use propane also known as LPG.

The end of the Labour Party?

THOUSANDS of Labour voters will desert Gordon Brown at the next general election if he refuses to hold a referendum on the EU constitution a poll reveales. Almost a quarter of the party's life-long supporters --24 per cent- say they will kick the PM in the ballot box unless they get a vote. A Sun survey has revealed that four out of five of all voters want a say on wheather Britain signs a treaty giving more power to Brussels. And Half say they will switch to the Tories if Mr. Cameron pledges a referendum if he wins.

CDC cement cartel success boosts UK claimants

Minerals, Quarrying & Recycling, Issue date: May 16th, 2008 Investigators gathering evidence over alleged cement price fixing in the UK have been boosted by Heidelberg, Lafarge, Holcim, Cemex and three other cement producers losing their court bid in Germany to throw out a lawsuit over a price-fixing cartel.

Obama Aims to Appease

Methinks Barack Obama doth protest too much. In honoring Israel before members of the Knesset on its 60th anniversary on May 14th, President Bush said:

Finding hope in the streets of Cannes

By Fr. Bernanrd Heffernan It is hard to balance the extraordinary surface glamour of the Cannes Film Festival with the deep thought-provoking drama of the Canadian produced opening night entry, “Blindness.” Outside the well-guarded halls where the movies are shown, the streets are filled with entertainment stars, the beaches packed with beautiful people and the Mediterranean seems jammed with the super rich pacing the decks of their yachts. But as the lights dim for the screening, the audience is left gasping at what the Associated Press has called “a terrifying fable about how low people might go to stay alive.”

Is self-defense against peace?

by Richard H. Shulman It is, according to the NY Times. It is, the paper suggests, when practiced by Israel . It’s 5/3 headline was, “ Israel ’s Tactics Thwart Attacks, With trade-Off At Odds With Peace Bid. Raids Reduce Suicide Bombs, But Undercut Palestinian (Arab) Forces.”

Christian Ministry to Disabled Drops its Code of Conduct Under Human Rights Tribunal Pressure

By Mark Westen, www.lifesite.com KITCHENER, Ontario, May 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Christian Horizons, the non-profit, Christian charitable organization has dropped its requirement that employees sign their basic morality statement, in compliance with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal's ruling against them.

8000-Strong March for Life Gets another National Media Blackout in Canada

By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, May 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Apart from a few second audio remark on Mike Duffy's show on CTV there was absolutely no national coverage of the 8000-strong March for Life which took place in the national capital on May 8. The national broadcaster CBC ignored the March despite having given extensive coverage to abortionist Henry Morgentaler earlier this year as he celebrated his Supreme Court victory which struck down any limit on abortion in Canada.

Wilders Looks for European Allies, Suggests Reuniting Flanders and Netherlands

Geert Wilders, the leader of the Dutch Freedom Party PVV and the maker of Fitna, a controversial movie about the Koran, is back in the Netherlands after a two-week vacation in Las Vegas. In an interview published today in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the largest newspaper in the Netherlands, Wilders said that his party will stand for election in the 2009 European elections and must consider allying itself with like-minded European parties. He also called for a reunification of Flanders, the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium, and the Netherlands.

CAIR: U.S., Israel are the Terrorists

By Joe Kaufman, FrontPageMagazine.com "We don't live for this world, as many of the Ikhwan [Brotherhood] seem to believe unfortunately. We live for the afterlife. This dunya [world] is for Joe Kaufman and AlanDershowitz and George Bush. Let them have it because they'll have no share in the next life.” - Radical Islamist and CAIR Staffer, Omer Subhani

New Ethics Complaint Targets Ramos-Compean Prosecutor

Tell Congress to Urge President Bush to pardon agents Ramos-Compean.

Vatican: It’s OK to Believe in Aliens

"Writing in the Vatican newspaper, the astronomer, Father Gabriel Funes, said intelligent beings created by God could exist in outer space. Father Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory near Rome, is a respected scientist who collaborates with universities around the world. The search for forms of extraterrestrial life, he says, does not contradict belief in God. The official Vatican newspaper headlines his article 'Aliens Are My Brother'.” [BBC News Rome].

Belgium Accuses China of Cyberattacks

John E. Dunn, Techworld It's not just the U.S. and U.K. who are crying foul over China's behavior in cyberspace -- now the government of tiny Belgium has accused hackers from the country of targeting its systems.

The Vancouver Drug Injection Site Must be Shut Down

The supervised drug injection site in Vancouver was established as a "pilot project" by the Liberal government in 2003 for a three-year period. It was intended to be a precursor for sites in other major cities across Canada. Fortunately, this plan died when the Conservatives took over the government.

Tulip Festival extends apology to Falun Gong

Canadian Tulip Festival brass step in to apologize. Tian Guo Marching Band accepts apology and agrees to perform at Dow's Lake.

Just Why Didn’t the Earth Freeze in the Past?

Billions of years ago the, Earth was younger. In fact, billions of years ago, a lot of stuff was younger than it is now. It seems an innocuous or even moronic statement, for sure, but it’s a statement at the heart of one of the planet’s long unanswered questions.

Twitter At Large in Chinese Quake

Towards the end of last year, when California suffered one of its worst wildfires in recent history, Twitter became a lifeline for many people. A regular stream of updates, coordinated with a simple tag so that anyone could search for them, provided people quick and vital information.