Category Archives: Global

Karol Józef Wojty?a, better known as Pope John Paul II, passed away this morning at the age of 84.

Gerry Adams: “News of the ill-treatment of prisoners in Iraq created no great surprise in republican Ireland. We have seen and heard it all before.”…

A Polish-Egyptian team of archaeologists has excavated parts of the Bruchion region of Alexandria and discovered what look like lecture halls of the Library of Alexandria….

P.W. Singer of Salon details the use of private military firms (PMFs) in Iraq and elsewhere. “[T]here are more private military contractors on the ground in Iraq than troops from any one ally, including Britain” “Soldiers within the private military field typically make between two to 10 times what they make with their home-state military. Much as in regular industry, those at the higher end have an elite background, except that in the PMF world, having been in a Green Beret, SEAL or Special Air Service unit supplants being an Harvard or Wharton MBA as a point of distinction.”…

MEMRI, The Middle East Media Research Institute, has translated the full text of the letter the Abu Hafs Al-Masri Brigades of Al-Qa’ida sent to the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newpaper. Their conclusion is the “statement does not seem to be an authentic Al-Qa’ida document.”…

In Berlin some clubs have started showing porn and allowing patrons to add their own soundtrack. Fun idea!…

Reuters : “A report by Downing Street’s strategy unit found that while Britons drink less than most of the continental neighbors, they drink more intensively.” Ireland is not even mentioned as a competitor….