British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Monday said that if the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) pulled its troops out of Afghanistan, or abandoned efforts to stabilise Afghanistan, it could degenerate into a "failed state." "It would help precipitate even more dangerous insecurity in Afghanistan (if the international community pulled out),"Miliband told British radio. If more efforts are not taken, Afghanistan could become a "failed state", he added. "I think it's important that the pressure is kept up," Miliband was quoted as saying. He went on to say that it was important to emphasise that troops alone were not solve the problem in that country, adding, "it has to be the building up of a decent society in Afghanistan that is able to cater for its own affairs." He emphasised that the relationship between the Afghanistan Government and the international community needed to improve. "Both need to raise their game
That Bobby Brown has been charged after being caught with a bunch of cocaine is hardly surprising - indeed, many American police stations keep to hand a rap sheet with Brown's name and 'cited for: cocaine possession' pre-printed.But we do salute Brown's attempt to keep his powdery nose out of trouble:According to Trooper Eric Benson, cops were called to the hotel shortly after midnight on December 1 to attend to a disturbance, and were directed to Brown, who was waiting in his car outside the building.Upon questioning, Brown was found to be in possession of cocaine, but attempted to convince the trooper to "use discretion" and not charge him for the drugs.We're not quite sure why Brown would assume that the trooper would think 'yes, why should I make a fuss about this one? Why, it would get Mr Brown into trouble'.
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has appealed to former premier Benazir Bhutto and Jamaat-e-Ullema Islam (JUI) leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman to play an active role in restoring democracy
CINCINNATI, USA -- A lawyer for an accused Nazi death camp guard on Thursday challenged the right of the United States' chief immigration judge to order his deportation.
John Demjanjuk
The federal government has been trying to deport accused guard John Demjanjuk, 87, for three decades. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on Demjanjuk's challenge to a deportation order issued
Governor Schwarzengger of California has put his administration forth as yet another crusader in the battle to ’save our children’ from the evils of ‘violent videogames’.He made a statement that mentioned the “many studies” that have shown a link between violent video games and violent behavior. In his favor however he isn’t proposing any sort of censorship at all, simply a stricter control on sales in order to prevent these games from being sold to minors. This follows on the coattails of a bill penned by California State Senator Leland Lee (yes, the very same) which was struck down as unconstitutional after Schwarzenegger had already signed it. The bill would have made selling mature-rated games to minors a criminal offense. The Entertainment Software Association is claiming that the state owes them $320,000 in legal fees resulting from the legal battle on the grounds that industry leaders informed the politicians behind this bill that it was unconstitutional.Source: Di
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Accompanied by a video crew, as well as The Naked Cowboy and a guitar strumming press secretary, Social Ironist Party candidate Sean “The Naked Candidate” Holbrook is taking his political campaign to the streets New York City from July 14-16. His attire: tighty-whities, dress shoes and a tie - because politicians simply must wear ties if they wish to be seen as legitimate candidates by the voting public.
Sean’s outfit is meant to symbolize our need for openness and transparency in government, while paying tribute to American Icon and fellow S.I.P member The Naked Cowboy. Near-nakedness is also a necessity for a non-bankrolled campaign to get any kind of attention in our current political landscape, which is almost entirely based around the fundraising process. As the ultimate embodiment of modern America, the S.I.P has recently embraced the joys of fundraising. The campaign website, http://www.voteseanholbrook.com, has 20+ fundraising buttons
Two more to get stoned in Iran - hopefully people will be able to stop it. The question is, how many stonings are there that go unreported and un-protested by the likes of Amnesty...According to activists involved in the ‘Stop Stoning Forever’ campaign in Iran, (which can be viewed in Persian at http://www.meydaan.com/news.aspx?nid=391) Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and the unnamed man were sentenced to death after conviction of adultery. Under article 83 of Iran’s Penal Code, execution by stoning is prescribed for adultery committed by a married man or a married woman. Under Iranian law, adultery can only be proved by the testimony of eyewitnesses (the number required varying for different types of adultery), a confession by the defendant (repeated four times), or the judge's "knowledge" that the adultery has taken place. In this case, the basis for the conviction of adultery was the judge’s “knowledge”, apparently on the basis that they had a child together.Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and
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