They don’t give up. After a decade of blood-drenched failure in Afghanistan and Iraq, violent destabilisation of Pakistan and Yemen, the devastation of Lebanon and slaughter in Libya, you might hope the US and its friends had had their fill of invasion and intervention in the Muslim world. It seems not. For months the evidence [...]
Tag: decade
December 8, 2011
December 6, 2011
Afghanistan: the lost decade | Editorial
There is one set of figures about the war in Afghanistan that puts the problems of trying to end it into their true perspective. The US is spending $120bn more in fighting the war this year than the Afghan exchequer is raising in tax revenue. Even the cost of the war to Britain, at £6bn [...]
December 3, 2011
Herman Cain suspends GOP presidential campaign
Herman Cain has said he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in order to avoid news coverage that is hurtful to his family. Cain’s announcement came five days after a woman claimed she and Cain had an affair for more than a decade, a claim that followed several allegations of sexual harassment [...]
November 30, 2011
Number of N.J. residents receiving food stamps doubled in last four years
November 29, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Number of N.J. residents receiving food stamps doubled in last four years 27 Nov 2011 The number of New Jersey residents receiving food stamps has doubled in the past four years and is at its highest level in more than a decade, state and federal data show. As of [...]
November 24, 2011
As Muslim American as apple pie | Ayesha Kazmi
Only if you are from the United States will you truly understand the highbrow culture of those from north-eastern region. Besides, if you’re a fan of Thanksgiving, it is obvious that there is no contest with other festivals. From my earliest years, it became a solidified tradition to go on long drives throughout New England [...]
November 8, 2011
Herman Cain’s popularity sinks after sexual harassment allegations
November 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Herman Cain’s popularity sinks after sexual harassment allegations 06 Nov 2011 The allegations of sexual harassment that have dogged Herman Cain for a week have taken their toll on his presidential campaign, according to a poll by Reuters/Ipsos. In the first sign that the claims, which date back to [...]
October 31, 2011
Nuclear powers plan weapons spending spree, report finds
The world’s nuclear powers are planning to spend hundreds of billions of pounds modernising and upgrading weapons warheads and delivery systems over the next decade, according to an authoritative report published on Monday. Despite government budget pressures and international rhetoric about disarmament, evidence points to a new and dangerous “era of nuclear weapons“, the report [...]
October 9, 2011
Special units, CIA to keep waging war
October 9, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Special units, CIA to keep waging war 09 Oct 2011 They were the first Americans into Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 attacks and will probably be the last U.S. forces to leave. As most American troops prepare to withdraw in 2014, the CIA and military special operations forces to [...]
October 5, 2011
US thinking post-2014 in Afghan bases talks
October 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis US thinking post-2014 in Afghan bases talks 04 Oct 2011 Bagram Airfield is one of the giant military bases in Afghanistan at the centre of a fierce debate over the US presence after troops withdraw. A decade after the war started on October 7, 2001, Washington has vowed to [...]
September 29, 2011
Listeria outbreak expected to cause more deaths across US in coming weeks
An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe melons in the US may cause more illness and deaths in coming weeks, say health officials. So far, the outbreak has caused at least 72 illnesses and up to 16 deaths, in 18 states, making it the deadliest food outbreak in the country in more than a decade. The [...]
September 29, 2011
Market Volatility and Your 401(k)
Roger Wohlner The stock market has certainly been on a roller coaster ride over the past couple of months. Most averages currently stand well below the highs reached earlier in 2011. The financial news media regularly speculate whether we are on the verge of another bear market. Many 401(k) investors are certainly wondering if this [...]
September 28, 2011
September 27, 2011
Factory Field Trip
If you want to feel optimistic about the state of manufacturing in America, you ought to spend a day with Stephen Gray. Then again, if you want to feel depressed about the state of manufacturing in America, you ought to spend a day with — yep — Stephen Gray. Gray, 46, is chief executive of [...]
September 24, 2011
David Cameron finds right alignment in Canada | Colin Horgan
Over the last decade, there have been a number of surface-level parallels between Canadian and British politics. First, each country replaced a long-standing prime minister with his former finance minister. Then, when each of those in turn gradually drowned under a cascade of leftover grievances and his own failure to unite a divided party, both [...]