Month December 2005

U.N.-Saddam’s trial not fair

The UN said yesterday said that Saddam Hussein’s trial would never satisfy international standards because of ongoing violence and flaws in Iraq’s legal system. From Ramsey Clark, former US Attorney General and part of Saddam’s legal team. The complete demonization…

Senator calls D.C. ‘corrupt’

 U.S. Senator John McCain said he expects "lots" of indictments to grow out of the federal investigation of lobbyist Jack Abramoff and that there was "strong evidence" of wrongdoing by some lawmakers. "This town has become very corrupt, there’s no…

Reunification party wins big in Taiwan

Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist Party won an overwhelming victory in island-wide municipal elections Saturday, putting it in position to push its agenda of reunification with China during the 2008 presidential campaign. This is, to put it mildly, earth-shaking news. Or, at…