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| 2-06-10 |
by Tim Lambert Home school families in Germany have been under a full scale assault by the national government for years. The federal officials rely on a statute enacted during the days of the Third Reich and Hitler's reign. |
| 1-23-10 |
Germany Jails Eight Christian Fathers for Removing Children from Sex-Ed Class At least eight Russo-German families in Salzkotten, Germany, have suffered heavy fines and now their fathers have been sentenced to prison, because they have refused to send their elementary school-age children to mandatory sexual education classes. |
| 1-16-10 |
Christians Suffer from "Ethnic Cleansing" in Iraq by Tom McGregor In front of his house, a 75-year-old greengrocer was shot dead, while the abduction of a Christian female student remains shrouded in mystery. An eruption of violence, which includes attacks against churches, abductions and the targeted killings of Christians, is attempting to force them into a mass exodus. |
| 12-26-09 |
International Human Rights Group by Joel Thornton The IHRG is looking to file two new civil law suits in Europe early next year. You can read the reports regarding what led to this decision by following the separate links in this article. |
| 12-05-09 |
Global Warming Consensus: Garbage In, Garbage Out by Michael Barone As Air Force One heads to Copenhagen for the climate summit Dec. 9, it will presumably not make a U-turn while flying over the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at University of East Anglia near Norwich, England. But perhaps it should. |
| 11-14-09 |
Europe Cracks Down on Home School Parents Germany - Increasing custody cases in Europe are proof that officials there have declared war against home schooling and parental rights, according to some residents. |
| 11-07-09 |
Let’s call it what it is. Submissions to the Select Committee who were looking into the Badman review have been released. Have a guess at what the first question Graham Badman asked Dr Paula Rothermel, the UK’s leading academic in home education research, I bet you wouldn’t get it in a million years, here it is… |
| 10-31-09 |
Zelaya Seals Deal with Honduras Rival Honduras' de facto rulers agreed to a deal with ousted President Manuel Zelaya to end the country's political stalemate because of fear that upcoming elections would not be recognized by the international community, the Obama administration said Friday. |
| 10-17-09 |
The Honduras Article Sen. Kerry (D, MA) Didn’t Want You to See by Moe Lane Senator Jim DeMint (R, SC) is back from Honduras - despite the best efforts of the Democrats to stop him from going - and he’s unkind about what has been pretty obviously an attempt by the American government to admit that we made a mistake and picked the wrong side of the Honduras issue. |
| 10-10-09 |
Muslim Threats to Christians Rise in Pakistan Christians in Pakistan are feeling increasingly insecure after several violent attacks by Muslim extremists in the past two months. |
| 10-03-09 |
Iran Tests Missiles after Nuke Disclosure Iran rebuked the United States and its Western partners Sunday by testing a series of short-range rockets, almost as a caveat after days of rancor over Tehran's acknowledgment that it was building a second facility capable of making fuel for atomic bombs. European Socialists Unpopular During Economic Crisis by Tom McGregor The specter of socialism’s collapse is hovering over Europe , even in the midst of one of the most significant challenges to capitalism in 75 years, which involves a breakdown of a financial system, due to “irrational exuberance,” greed and the weakness of regulatory systems. Musharraf: Troop Debate Shows U.S. Weak Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Monday that the U.S. would make a "disastrous" mistake if it withdrew from Afghanistan and warned that a delay in sending more troops would be seen as a sign of weakness. |
| 9-26-09 |
Interim Leader: U.S. Snubbing Honduras Interim Honduran President Roberto Micheletti said in an interview Wednesday that he has been snubbed by U.S. officials while his adversary, ousted President Manuel Zelaya, attempts to force his way back into office by using the Brazilian Embassy in the Honduran capital as a podium to rally support. Poles, Czechs Criticize U.S. Missile Shield 'Betrayal' Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield planned for their countries. But in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the move as "correct and brave." Policy Shift Raises E.U. Hopes on Russia President Obama's decision to scrap a land-based missile-defense system has sent expectations soaring among U.S. allies in Europe of some sort of thaw in Russia's often chilly ties with the West. |
| 7-11-09 |
by Pat Buchanan Last Saturday, Honduran soldiers marched into the presidential palace, bundled up President Manuel Zelaya and put him on a plane for Costa Rica. |
| 7-04-09 |
Honduras Defends Its Democracy Hugo Chávez's coalition-building efforts suffered a setback yesterday when the Honduran military sent its president packing for abusing the nation's constitution. It seems that President Mel Zelaya miscalculated when he tried to emulate the success of his good friend Hugo in reshaping the Honduran Constitution to his liking. U.N. Protocol Used to Regulate Homeschoolers A British plan to allow local authorities "the right of access to the home" and "the right to speak with each child alone" in order to evaluate homeschooling families and make certain they do what the government wants is a warning about what could happen in the United States, according to the world's largest homeschool advocacy organization. |
| 6-20-09 |
Street Fights, Record Turnout Mark Iranian Election An election that began with a record number of Iranians peacefully seeking to choose their president ended Saturday in protest demonstrations and a violent crackdown that undermined the legitimacy of the Islamic regime. |
| 6-13-09 |
Iran Vote Extended with Turnout Heavy Iranians flooded into polling stations to vote for president Friday after the most heated campaign in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic exposed bitter divisions among Iran's ruling elite. Clashes Erupt in Iran over Disputed Election Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities claimed the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. The rival candidate said the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and his followers responded with the most serious unrest in the capital in a decade. |
| 4-25-09 |
by Gary Bauer Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. All over Israel, the country came to a standstill for two mournful minutes as air raid sirens marked the murder of six million Jews who died in the Nazi Holocaust. Here in Washington, visitors crowded into the Holocaust Memorial Museum while politicians here and in Europe released statements expressing their commitment to making sure such a horror never happens again. |
| 3-22-09 |
Mexico Expected to Put Tariffs on U.S. Goods Mexico apparently plans to retaliate for a decision to block its trucks from U.S. highways by aiming tariffs at states with powerful Democratic leaders. |
| 1-24-09 |
A Battle Over What Happened in Gaza Reporting from Jerusalem -- The graves are dug, the wounded tended, but the battle over what happened in the Gaza Strip during Israel's 22-day offensive remains unfinished. |