IN A deliberate provocation, the Bush administration ratcheted up tensions with the Venezuelan government of Hugo Chávez this month

When Congress reconvenes, the House & Senate will each be voting on resolutions concerning imposing further pressure on Iran on the nuclear capability issue. Analysis of these resolutions shows that imposing a blockade is the only way to enforce them.

Leaked US-Iraq agreement indicates no intent to set U.S. troops withdrawal; grants immunity to US soldiers and contractors who commit crimes..howsabout them apples?

Politics lurks around every corner of the Olympic Games--from who sits on the International Olympic Committee to how host nations are chosen.

A picture says a thousand words.

Amazing story of how Georgian government, media and other websites were attacked by denial of service attacks in mid-July, preceding the actual invasion by Russia. Russia denies involvement, but US technical experts are investigating further.

Contrary to what was conveyed by Western media reports, the attacks were anticipated by Moscow. The attacks were timed to coincide with the opening of the Olympics, largely with a view to avoiding frontpage media coverage of the Georgian.....

"In recent weeks, several outraged families have appeared on nightly news shows, demanding justice while sharing heartbreaking stories of sexual assaults on teenage daughters."

Russians have destroyed the airport and a military factory in Tbilisi, the country's capital. Georgians are now becoming angry at the EU and the US, feeling that they have been abandoned to Russia's overwhelming onslaught.

Russian troops are deploying on the beachheads of Abkhazia. The bombing raids are targeting the Georgian capital's airport. The Georgian government says it is expecting further attacks on three fronts. Diplomatic efforts between East & West: stymied.