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Fort Hood shooting

Soldiers being shot, always tragic but not out of the ordinary. Soldiers beingg killed by friendly fire is again something that happens from time to time in a war, but soldiers being shot by fellow soldiers at their home base is not usual at all.
Or is it?
The army has not reaveald yet the identity of [...]

Comments about the Baharestan incident presented on CNN

Embedded video from CNN Video
This is quite a shocking description of todays repression of the demonstrations at Baharestan square in Tehran. Two woman in the video is asking the help of America to finish this ordeal.
All these events that happened in Iran in the past few days are showing the world that Iran is [...]

Transcript of President Obama’s Remarks on Iran

Transcript in English:
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon, everybody. Today, I want to start by addressing three issues, and then I’ll take your questions.
First, I’d like to say a few words about the situation in Iran. The United States and the international community have been appalled and outraged by the [...]

Khatami pulls out from presidential election

Tehran, March 17, IRNA – Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Monday night officially announced his withdrawal from the upcoming presidential election in June 2009.
In a statement issued by Khatami’s office, the former Iranian president said, despite his withdrawal, he would continue his active presence in the scene to encourage people’s huge turnout in the [...]

Pakistan attack on Sri Lankan cricket team

Fourteen masked, heavily armed gunmen remain at large today after launching an audacious commando-style attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, killing six policemen and injuring seven players and officials.
In scenes similar to the terror attacks on Mumbai in November, the gunmen opened fire with AK47s, grenades and a rocket launcher, spraying [...]

Video of President Obama’s inaugural speech

Watch here the entire inaugural speech of President Obama delivered at the Capitol in Washington.
Embedded video from CNN Video

Breaking news – Senator Kennedy had a seasure during presidential luncheon

Sen. Edward Kennedy has collapsed at a luncheon honoring President Obama. Paramedics have responded to the scene.

Transcript of President Obama’s Inaugural Address

“My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the [...]

Video of Airplane in Hudson River after failed takeoff, FAA says

BREAKING NEWS NJ Police: US Airways pilot signaled mayday after bird strike
US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320 headed from New York’s LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, North Carolina, was down in the river after a failed takeoff, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The U.S. Coast Guard said units were also responding, and a ferry [...]

Video of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Christmass Message on Channel 4

Iran’s president is offering season’s greetings to Christians in a British TV address and suggests that if Jesus were alive, he would oppose “bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers” — an apparent reference to the U.S. and its allies.
Watch the entire video here:

Read the transcript here>>