LONDON, England (CNN) -- The British government has banned all military service members from talking to the media in return for payment following a storm of protests over interviews with the 15 marines and sailors who were held captive in Iran.
A defense ministry spokesman told CNN on Monday that a review was announced the day before into military personnel speaking to the media in return for payment.
While this review is ongoing, a ban is in force on all personnel ... (more)
Iranian intelligence officers told the 15 British captives they first became suspicious about their activities after watching an interview with one of them on British television.
Families of the hostages said that their loved ones had told them the Iranians had made the claim soon after capturing them.
The revelation is likely to raise questions about the Ministry of Defence's decision to allow the media to accompany Cornwall, the ship on ... (more)
We have come to the conclusion that the crisis Michigan faces is not a shortage of revenue, but an excess of idiocy. Facing a budget deficit that has passed the $1 billion mark, House Democrats Thursday offered a spending plan that would buy a MP3 player or iPod for every school child in Michigan.
No cost estimate was attached to their hare-brained idea to "invest" in education. Details, we are promised, will follow.
The Democrats, led by their increasingly erratic ... (more)
Plagued by the ghosts of his Communist childhood and struggling with new responsibilities as an American journalist, Alex Prokop reluctantly accepts an assignment to verify the offi... (more)
On 4 April, a jihadist website carried the following posting:
"After a long absence by the shaykh of mujahidin, whom we have missed as well as his speeches, some news is being leaked indicating that Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, God protect and preserve him and make him a thorn in the throat of the enemies, will make an appearance. The news indicates that Al-Sahab Media Establishment, which specializes in publishing Al-Qa'ida leaders' speeches, has recently finished producing a video f... (more)
The United States fears that the next September 11-style attack on America could be launched by Muslims from Britain or Europe who feel "second-class citizens" and alienated by a "colonial legacy", according to the US Homeland Security chief.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Michael Chertoff, who arrives in Britain tomorrow for talks with John Reid, the Home Secretary, said the US was determined to build extra defences against so-called "clean skin" terrorists from Europe... (more)
BRUSSELS, April 3 (RIA Novosti) - The government of Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia, which has a population of about 4 million, has approved a tax on barbequing, local media reported.
Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Beginning June 2007, residents of Wallonia will have to pay 20 euros for a grilling session.
The local authorities plan to monitor compliance with the new tax leg... (more)
A suspended Toronto elementary school principal has pleaded guilty to throwing feces (excrement) on a child.
Maria Pantalone, 49, was charged with two counts of assault - one against that child and one against another – but only admitted to one of the charges today.
“I couldn’t take it any more,” she testified, in describing the provocative circumstances leading up to the incident last June 30.
Bill O'Reilly, when he was on Inside Edition, reports on Oswald's association with the CIA.
Gee Bill, here you are spouting a conspiracy theory! That's unamerican. Why do you hate this country, you two-faced hypocrite?
I'm not saying that you should be fired. I'm saying that Fox News has a BIG problem.
Just when was it that you turned to the dark side?
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani told CNN Wednesday he supports public funding for some abortions, a position he advocated as mayor... (more)
Informed sources have told PRESS TV that the story of an American businessman and retired FBI agent gone missing from Iran's Kish Island is somewhat misleading.
The truth of the matter is he has been in the hands of Iranian security forces since the early hours of March 9, and his inability to communicate with his family or his company, has raised the alarm about his health, safety and whereabouts. Speaking to PRESS TV on condition of anonymity the sources made clear that aside ... (more)
More servicemen and women have committed suicide over the past two decades than have died in military action, according to new figures.
The latest death toll for those in the armed forces who have taken their own lives has risen to 687 compared with 438 killed during active service in major conflicts such as the Gulf, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland.
Ministry of Defence (MoD) figures released this weekend also reveal that the number of suicides among servicemen and... (more)
Bill O'Reilly clearly made a decision to do whatever it takes to try to destroy Rosie O'Donnell's reputation and career. He and Michelle Malkin ganged up for a hateful attack on O'Donnell adding threats for ABC and insults to Barbara Walters. Yet after his ruthless hatefest, O'Reilly said that O'Donnell had " crossed the line into hate" predicting she would never recover.
Malkin's face was twisted in rage as she spoke of O'Donnell claiming ABC had " dug itself a deep deep hole". S... (more)
Friday night�s Hannity & Colmes (3/30/07) included a panel discussion on Iran with two guests presented as neutral experts who were anything but. A bit of research uncovered some interesting facts about one of them, Kevin Hermening, introduced only as a former 1979 hostage in Iran. Hermening, it turns out, has made some rather bigoted statements about Muslims, including, in September, 2001, a call for �immediate and unequivocal deportation of ever
A legal expert says a judge's decision to find an off-duty Calgary police officer not guilty of drunk driving has nothing to do with favourtism of police officers and everything to do with the wording of the law.
"A lot of judges would convict in a situation like that, but it is not a slam dunk," said University of Calgary law professor Chris Levy on Friday.
On Thursday provincial Judge Thomas Schollie told an Airdrie court that Const. Ross Hart had good intentions ... (more)
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to explain why it has refused to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from cars, putting the Bush administration under pressure from an unusual coalition of environmental groups and leaders of the auto industry to move quickly on global warming.
In a 5-to-4 decision, the court rejected the administration’s argument that it had no legal authority to limit carbon dioxide released from new cars. I... (more)
The Bush administration promoted the misguided and destructive war in Iraq by targeting our concerns about vulnerability, injustice, distrust, superiority, and helplessness. The con... (more)
