Last
Updated:
Sunday, January 4, 2009 11:57
GMT UN:
Stop Israeli ‘monstrosity’ in Gaza
UN General Assembly chief Miguel d’Escoto has criticized the Security
Council for its inability to curb Israel’s “monstrosity”
in Gaza.
2008
Job Losses Probably Worst Since 1945: U.S. Economy Preview The U.S. economy probably lost more jobs in 2008 than in any
year since the end of World War II as firings rippled from homebuilders
and automakers to banks and retailers, a government report may show
this week.
Beijing
strikes at dissidents
China has launched a tough countrywide crackdown on a new network of
political activists, writers and lawyers who have supported a bold new
manifesto that presses for the end of one-party rule.
Alex
Jones: Cops Gone Wild
This covers the story of Alex Jones’ run in with the Austin Police
on his way home from work as he talked about the incident on 12-30-08
and 12-31-08.
U.S.-installed
Iraqi ex-PM says Bush “utter failure” Former U.S.-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has
denounced the policies of President George W. Bush as an “utter
failure” that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged
his country.
Hamas
Provoked Attacks, Bush Says
President Bush issued a sharp condemnation of Hamas on Friday, accusing
the Palestinian Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip of
provoking Israeli military action with rocket attacks and then increasing
the death toll by hiding among civilian populations.
Warning
of the collapse of the Twin Towers and more
There’s a tremendous amount of material to be gleaned from
the newspaper editions that were published in the days immediately
following the events of September 1, 2001.
U.S.
Debt Expected To Soar This Year
With President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats considering
a massive spending package aimed at pulling the nation out of recession,
the national debt is projected to jump by as much as $2 trillion
this year, an unprecedented increase that could test the world’s
appetite for financing U.S. government spending.
