In 1979 a young firebrand, Mahmoud Ahmadinijad, participated in the interrogation and humiliation of the American hostages.
 
It’s 2007 and, an older but no wiser, Mahmoud Ahmadinijad is now president of Iran and he is presiding over the interrogation and humiliation of British hostages.
 
Iran has illegally detained (kidnapped) 15 British sailors and marines, and hardly a peep [...]

A Tale of Two Stories II: Screwing a Father’s Rights Group while Ignoring A Sex Scandal Involving Your Own Newspaper.
If the Berkshire Eagle has a reputation for one thing, it is getting a story wrong, intentionally getting a story wrong, or wantonly refusing to correct stories when they know they are wrong. A few years [...]

Matthew Dowd has now become one of administration’s biggest critics

British Defense Secretary Des Browne says London is in direct bilateral communication with Iran to win release of British Soldiers

Former UN secretary-general will chair committee that will award $5-million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Kazimierz Nycz, after his previous choice, Stanislaw Wielgus, resigned, admitting he had worked with Poland’s communist-era police

British Defense Secretary Des Browne says London is in direct bilateral communication with Iran to win release of British Soldiers

Agreement will allow Congolese opposition leader Jean Pierre Bemba to travel to Portugal for treatment of a fractured leg

Meanwhile, Senator John McCain says new US strategy of sending more forces to Iraq is working

Prime Minister Olmert has invited all Arab leaders to a peace conference to discuss resolving Mideast conflict

Pentagon officials say a new infusion of money is urgently needed, but many Democrats say military can continue to function for months to come

Experts have estimated US nuclear arsenal includes more than 9,000 operational and inactive warheads

Some officials warn economy will be disrupted as non-Russian traders are forced out

Government may lift ban on scattering of human ashes at sea to accommodate burial of 40,000 people a year

Merkel refuses to meet with Palestinian Cabinet ministers from Hamas as Abbas calls on Israel to accept Arab peace initiative

Trip comes as White House says it discourages members of Congress from making such visits to Syria

A procession of priests, bishops and cardinals holding palm leaves and olive branches opened Pope Benedict’s Palm Sunday Mass for thousands of faithful Roman Catholics in Saint Peter’s Square

Iran says it has protested an alleged incident in which British troops surrounded an Iranian consulate in Iraq and fired shots into the air

The move Sunday is part of a peace deal signed in November to end a decade long violent communist insurgency

Event to raise awareness about combating global warming supported by thousands of Australians

Lower caste people face discrimination, nevertheless plan triggered angry street protests by students who say entrance to universities should be based on merit alone

Florida’s opponent will be top-ranked Ohio State, which won its 22nd straight game in the other semifinal

Multi-party Cabinet, including Maoists, to be announced Sunday

Surface-to-surface ballistic missile tested Saturday

Witnesses said Sunday at least 21 people were wounded in the violence Saturday

Multi-party Cabinet, including Maoists, to be announced Sunday

New law would fund research on environmental link to breast cancer

First stop of her three-day visit to the Middle East

Funny rivalry at center of “Blades of Glory”

He speaks at press conference with his visiting Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva