Somalia faces 'all-out war' as neighbours intervene

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"An "all-out war" between Somalia's government and Islamists is brewing due to the presence of thousands of foreign troops, according to the UN. A confidential report obtained by the AP says that Ethiopia, Uganda and Yemen are supporting the government, while Iran, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Gulf states are supporting the Islamic movement."

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UK Paper Says U.S. Created Death Squads That Rule Iraq

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"Sectarian war is now regarded as a greater obstacle to any semblance of peace returning than the insurgency. Yet, ironically, the death squads are the result of US policy. At the beginning of last year, the Pentagon was reported to have decided to train Shia and Kurdish fighters to carry out "irregular missions" as part of the "Salvador Option"."

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NYC Real Estate Agent Revealed as Haitian Warlord

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"A Haitian warlord who had been living in New York City as a real estate agent was ordered by a U.S. court on Tuesday to pay $19 million to three women who say they were raped and had their breasts slashed by his men. U.S. District judge found that Emmanuel "Toto" Constant was liable for torture, attempted extra-judicial killing and other crimes."

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Test screens at Newark Airport fail to find 'bombs and guns'

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"Screeners at Newark International Airport failed 20 of 22 security tests conducted by undercover U.S. agents last week, missing an array of concealed bombs and guns at checkpoints throughout the hub's three terminals. The tests, conducted Oct. 19 by TSA "Red Team" agents, also revealed significicant failures by screeners to follow procedues."

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Don't forget Darfur. People are dying.

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""Every day, the 2.5 million people chased from their homes in Darfur face the threat of starvation, disease, and rape, while the few lucky enough to remain in their homes risk displacement, torture and murder." I donate, I blog do everything I can to help, but please, please help."

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Pyongyang threatens war if S.Korea joins sanctions

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"SEOUL - North Korea warned South Korea on Wednesday against joining U.S.-led sanctions against Pyongyang and said it would take action after any such move by Seoul. South Korea's participation in sanctions would be seen as a serious provocation leading to a "crisis of war" on the Korean peninsula, a North Korean spokesman said."

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Europe Warns China on Trade Practices

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"At least the EU gets it. While the U.S.does nothing to stem a growing trade deficit with China."

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Venezuela drops UN Security Council bid

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"Venezuela has agreed to drop out of the hotly contested race for Latin America's open seat on the UN Security Council and asked Bolivia to run in its place, Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, said. Morales is one of Chavez' closest allies."

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Many follow U.S. example on detainees

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"Manfred Nowak, the U.N. special investigator on torture, said that when he criticizes governments for their questionable treatment of detainees, they respond by telling him that if the United States does something, it must be all right. He would not name any countries except for Jordan."

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New Calif. sex predator law facing legal tests

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"Attorneys for two Bay Area sex offenders are poised to test the constitutionality of a new state law that allows convicts designated as sexually violent predators to be held indefinitely in mental hospitals after they have completed their prison terms."

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Sudan Expels U.N. Official for Blogging

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"Sudan is to expel the UN's top official in the country after he reported two military defeats for the government and other embarrassing details in the largely invisible war in the western region of Darfur. His remarks were quickly denounced by the Sudanese army which described Mr Pronk as a security threat who told him to leave the country."

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Darfur... the Forgotten

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"Jon Gray notes that we Diggers haven't done enough to bring froward the plight of the victims of genocide in Darfur. I agree. Lets try and do all we can do to get the word out."

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More Human Remains Recovered at WTC Site on Sunday

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"Searchers who have yet to unearth more than half the underground sites apparently overlooked during the initial excavation of ground zero have uncovered more than 100 pieces of human remains believed to belong to Sept. 11 victims. The medical examiner's office said 18 new pieces were found Sunday."

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Rise In Bribery Tests Integrity of U.S. Border

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"Bribery of federal and local officials by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile border. At least 200 public employees have been charged with helping move narcotics or illegal immigrants across the U.S.-Mexican border since 2004, thousands more under investigation."

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Aljazeera claims that a tactical nuke exploded at Camp Falcon in Iraq

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""Video from live nightly newscast in Baghdad caught the detonation - miles away - with it's characteristic ENORMOUS blinding white flash, a rising core of fire then a small mushroom cloud!"- Aljazeera. It just looks like a large bomb exploded, not a nuke. More anti-American propoganda"

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Iraq War May Cost America: $1 Trillion

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"If you add these costs, and others, to the total tab, the cost of the war has jumped from $4.4 billion to $7.1 billion a month since the 2003 fiscal year, The paper estimates the total cost could top $1 trillion."

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How to make 655,000 dead Iraqis disappear

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"The Lancet study estimating 655,000 Iraqi dead was based on some of the most arguably solid research methods possible, but that didn't stop the American press and Washington from trying to say it wasn't so. When asked by Suzanne Malveaux about the study, Bush replied with a bald-faced lie: ""their methodology has been pretty well discredited.""

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Concordes ‘left to rot on the runway’

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"Three of the four Concordes remaining in the UK are being left to corrode on exposed stretches of tarmac. Campaigners fighting to preserve the supersonic airliner have warned that unless action is taken these symbols of engineering and scientific discovery could be lost to future generations."

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US in secret truce talks with insurgency chiefs

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"American officials held secret talks with leaders of the Iraqi insurgency last week after admitting that their two-month clampdown on violence in Baghdad had failed. Few details of the discussions in the Jordanian capital Amman have emerged but an Iraqi source close to the negotiations said the participants had met for at least two days."

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Bush's Attempt to Redefine

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"A fresh attempt by Bush to redefine success in Iraq was undermined within hours by the American military and Iraqi officials. Only hours after his statement Major-General William Caldwell, spokesman for the US forces in Iraq, said that the results of a vast security operation to secure Baghdad ? the key to this war ? had been ?disheartening?."

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