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Dick Cheney's Crimes Against Humanity

Dick Cheney's Crimes Against Humanity

Politics is a dirty business and politicians don't come any dirtier than Dick Cheney. He's a man who delights in operating on the 'dark side' and is the Darth Vader of American politics. However, is it going too far to accuse him of "crimes against humanity"? That term has quite a narrow and specific...

10 Most Iconic Photographs of the War in Iraq

10 Most Iconic Photographs of the War in Iraq

The War in Iraq has been one of the most significant events of the last decade. Journalists, both those embedded with military units and those who have undertaken their own investigations, have contributed defining and sometimes harrowing images of incidents as they have unfolded. These photos,...

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U.S Ambassador to Iraq Narrowly Escapes Bomb Attack

Christopher Hill, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad narrowly escaped a bomb attack near his convoy in southern Iraq yesterday, as reported by the U.S. embassy in Iraq. The attack happened yesterday in Nassriyah, the capital city of Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, where Hill was on a visit. The U.S....

25 Greatest Political T-Shirts for Democrats

25 Greatest Political T-Shirts for Democrats

Election season may be over, but that's no reason to stop wearing t-shirts that show your true political colors. And while Bush is finally out of office, the last 8 years have spawned countless witty t-shirts that should not be forgotten. If you are looking for some fresh additions to your left-wing...

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Shannon Meehan Book Signing in Pennsylvania

Shannon Meehan will be in Pennsylvania Saturday, March 6, 2010 for a booksigning at The Galleria's "GZ's Used Books & Art" from 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Meehan is an Iraq war veteran who wrote "Beyond Duty: Life on the Front Line" with Roger Thompson. In "Beyond Duty: Life on the Front...

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

100 Best Barack Obama Quotes

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....

The Wastes of War

The Wastes of War

In this infographic entitled The Secret Side of Military Spending there's a section titled The Wastes of War that caught our attention. From: OnlineMilitaryEducation.org Some examples of the waste of war include: Each year, $360 million spent by the US ends up in the hands of the Taliban via...

15 of the Deadliest Corporations

15 of the Deadliest Corporations

These U.S. corporations, if they were individual human beings, would be locked up for life. Instead, they continue raking in the big bucks. Human rights abuses, murder, war, eco disasters, and animal exploitation keep these evil companies raking in the green. Prepare to be disgusted.

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Missing American Pilot Michael Speicher's Remains Found 18 Years Later

Navy officials announced early Sunday that Marines in Iraq had found remains that have been positively identified as those of American fighter pilot Michael Speicher, who was shot down in the beginning of the first Gulf War in 1991. The Navy pilot was the only American missing in action from that...

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Tony Blair to Give Autobiography Proceeds to Charity

UK’s former Prime Minister Tony Blair will give all the proceeds of his forthcoming autobiography to a charity that helps war veterans, his office announced on Monday.The book, which is entitled "A Journey", will be published on September 1. It will be Blair’s first personal account of...