Australian Prime Minister: “Dangerous” warming-deniers “holding world to ransom”

Australian PM Rudd warns skeptics ‘are too ‘dangerous to ignore’ and are ‘holding the world to ransom’ — Climate Depot Responds
‘Yes, we plead guilty to promoting ‘inaction’ — ‘Skeptics will proudly celebrate the collapse of Copenhagen Treaty’

Climate Depot | Nov 6, 2009
By Marc Morano
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd spewed out a rhetorical barrage on climate [...]

Inside the shadowy (and very lucrative) world of Blair Inc

Inside the shadowy (and very lucrative) world of Blair Inc: How the ex-PM has become a one-man multinational money-making machine.
Daily Mail | Oct 31, 2009
By Edward Heathcoat-amory
So, as the job of European President apparently recedes from Tony Blair’s grasp, should we feel sorry for our former prime minister, sitting at home watching his dreams of [...]

Queen ‘appalled’ at Church of England moves, claim Vatican moles

When Pope Benedict visits this country next year, he is expected to stay at Buckingham Palace as a guest of the Queen. The warmth of her welcome will come as no surprise to the Pontiff, if senior sources at the Vatican are to be believed.
Telegraph | Oct 8, 2009
By Richard Eden
According to informants quoted in [...]

Dangers of Genetically Modified Foods

scoop.co.nz | Oct 5, 2009
By Edem Srem
Sad to say, Genetically Modified foods have been introduced to the African Market. It is now up to African consumers to reject them. This will save lives and cost for the treatment of the side effects of consuming Genetically Modified foods.*

The history of controlling the food industry in the [...]

Closet royalist Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney was made Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in 1997 for helping to revolutionize pop music. (AP Photos/PA, File)
He writes that “no rioting nor killing will take place because present day royalty rules with affection rather than force”.
Royal Watch News | Sep 28, 2009
Sir Paul McCartney wrote [...]

Third World population controls won’t save climate, study claims

London Times | Sep 29, 2009
by Ben Webster
The population explosion in poor countries will contribute little to climate change and is a dangerous distraction from the main problem of over-consumption in rich nations, a study has found.
It challenges claims by leading environmentalists, including Sir David Attenborough and Jonathon Porritt, that strict birth control is needed [...]

Malta’s hidden history

Knights of Malta’s punishment for blasphemy in the Mdina Dungeons. Photo: Eddie Gerald (c) Rough Guides
One moves from a giant cave in Vittoriosa where the Knights of the Order of St John kept their slaves, to the shelters where the Maltese took refuge during World War II, then, linking the two ages, the tunnels beneath [...]

Black water and other diseases

Dawn | Sep 27, 2009
By Dr Rasheed Hasan Khan
To a physician, the mention of black water is bound to ring alarm bells because this is a particularly virulent form of malaria which is mostly fatal. For those familiar with the American invasion of Iraq the name also rings alarm bells because this is the name [...]

British royal family to be exempt from any cuts in public spending

The total spent under the 2008 civil list was £13.9m, including £9.9m on salaries. Photograph: MJ Kim/Getty Images
Revealed: the royal waive which means no spending cuts for the Windsors
Queen’s income outpaced inflation for two decades
Guardian | Sep 26, 2009
by Alan Travis
The Royal Family is to be exempt from any cuts in public spending next [...]

Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military

Mao Xinyu, second from right, the grandson of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, left a conference in Beijing in March 2008. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Many took note that General Mao has a son and a daughter in a society where most families today have only one child, a result of population control policies put [...]