Failed States Index 2006 Shows Countries At Risk

by | Jul 6, 2006 | Uncategorized

Failed States Index 2006 shows which countries are at risk of going belly-up. Sudan topped the second annual Failed States Index [FSI], published by The Fund for Peace and the Foreign Policy journal. Zimbabwe, however, saw the steepest slide in the index. We’ve...

Libya’s Gadhafi Finds New Enemy

by | Jul 6, 2006 | Uncategorized

Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, who recently lost his job as the anti-U.S. terrorism supporter, has found a new enemy. In a scathing letter, he defines FIFA as the symbol of everything that is wrong with this world. Times have changed since the colonel was the go-to man for...

L.R.A.: Uhm, We’re Done. Let’s Talk Peace?

by | Jun 28, 2006 | Uncategorized

Joseph Kony, the kooky and brutal leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA], claims he wants peace and Ten Commandmants. (Photo: Sam Farmar via The Times) When was the last time Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony gave an interview or allowed...

Children Suffer From English Fatigue Syndrome

by | Jun 26, 2006 | Uncategorized

Overzealous Korean parents are driving their children insane by forcing English down their throats, Chosun Ilbo reports. While this craze is not new, there is now a medical term associated with the nervous breakdown the kids suffer as a result. English Fatigue...

Kim Jong-Il: Help! I’m Going Ballistic!

by | Jun 23, 2006 | Uncategorized

How fast can a glimmer of hope disappear? (Photo: U.S. Department of State) Iran has been receiving much attention, including a proposal for détente, from the Europeans and the U.S. Envious of that kind of play, “Dear Leader” declared he was going...