by altha-admin | Mar 26, 2011 | Articles
Hollywood Icon and Starlet Elizabeth Taylor passed away March 23. A child star turned enchantress, both on and off-screen, Taylor dominated the headlines for her roles and many loves. Or rather, too many loves. Better yet, her many romantic entanglements. Reporters,...
by altha-admin | Mar 26, 2011 | Articles
Protests, police clashes, burning police stations: the Jasmine Revolution that started in Tunisia is now rising over Syria, one of the most repressive regimes in the world.Social media has brought together the disenfranchised and disaffected of the region. They want...
by altha-admin | Mar 22, 2011 | Articles
Libyan forces are retreating at the onslaught of the allied no-fly zone. Yemen is on the brink of collapse. Egypt is holding elections to replace the Mubarak regime which fled amidst of a well-spring of protest.In Yemen, one of the 18 military commanders who defected...
by altha-admin | Mar 21, 2011 | Articles
High-ranking officials in the Yemeni army have defected to the opposition.Government ministers and ambassadors have resigned in protest after the President's crackdown on protesters last week.Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh no longer has any long-standing...
by altha-admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Articles
Columnist Dennis Prager's article "Murderers Should Die" was erudite and thought-provoking.However, I adamantly disagree with his argument. To begin with, I resent his insinuation that opponents of the death penalty have misplaced compassion for...
by altha-admin | Mar 20, 2011 | Articles
Who came up with the ludicrous notion that people should be paid for not working?Come to think of it, the idea seems innate in human nature. Who doesn't want to get paid to do nothing?Hence, the pension system. Work thirty odd years, retire with a gold watch and...
