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  • June Gloom Monday, July 5, 2010 @ 4:00AMPixar’s Toy Story 3 , or if it makes any difference Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 , adds little but minutes to the previous sequel, and for a computer-animated children’s film it adds quite a lot of those, somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred and five.
  • News Media Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 11:44PMOh yes, the mainstream media is a psy-op. Read the European media, or media elsewhere, I’m fairly certain that there is a concerted effort to keep the American people in the dark.
  • Spy vs. . . . ? Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 11:48PMMaybe the CIA should take a few lessons from its Russian counterpart, the SVR -- successor to the KGB. The Justice Department this week took down what it described as a long-term, deep-cover mission of Russian spies, sent here in the '90s to become Americanized and establish plausible cover stories...
  • Will Clapper Nomination Reopen the Saddam WMD Controversy? Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 8:13AMPresident Obama's nomination of Pentagon intelligence chief James Clapper as intelligence czar could reignite the Bush-era debate over how and why U.S. agencies overstated Saddam Hussein's weapons-of-mass-destruction arsenal before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • Christopher Hitchens' "Hitch 22": Left? Right? Center? Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 7:30AMWhat's Your Reaction?
  • Why Robert Rubin Isn't to Blame for the Meltdown Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:43PMWhy he’s not to blame for the meltdown.
  • Misguided Sanctions Against Iran Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:25PMA misguided U.S. effort against Iran.
  • U.S. Persuades Multinationals to Quit Iran Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:23PMThe U.N. Security Council has agreed to new sanctions against Iran, but the country faces a far tougher threat in an ambitious program to paint it as a corporate untouchable.
  • Will Clapper Nomination Reopen the Saddam WMD Controversy? Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 7:13PMPresident Obama's nomination of Pentagon intelligence chief James Clapper as intelligence czar could reignite the Bush-era debate over how and why agencies overstated Saddam Hussein's weapons-of-mass-destruction arsenal before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. Clapper played an important role in that estimate; from 2001 to 2006 he headed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon ...
  • The Jeffrey Goldberg Media Sunday, June 27, 2010 @ 10:51AMThe more falsehoods and propaganda spewed by The Atlantic writer, the more he advances
  • Blue Grass depot mission extends beyond WMD - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 9:22AMRICHMOND, Ky. — The Blue Grass Army Depot may be a bit misunderstood by the general public, and depot commander Col. Joseph A. Tirone is proud to say the depot’s mission is about more than just storing chemical weapons.
  • Ahmadinejad: Nuclear fuel wap deal still alive Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 9:41AMHours later US National Security Council advisor Michael Hammer said diplomacy remained an option in the standoff with Iran but insisted Teheran “needs to take concrete steps to meet its international obligations if it does not want to be further isolated.
  • US, Europe tighten screws on Iran nuclear program Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 10:47PMWASHINGTON - The Obama administration added Iranian individuals and firms to a blacklist, as the United States and Europe tighten the screws on Iran's nuclear program a week after the UN imposed new sanctions. Read more...
  • Israel key to conference on banning nukes Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 10:13AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — After 15 years, Arab nations finally won agreement from the United States and the other nuclear powers to take the first step toward banning nuclear weapons from the Middle East. Now, the next move is Israel's. Although the U.S. joined the 188 other member nations of ...
  • President Clinton Gives WVU Commencement Speech Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 2:16PMThe ceremony at the Coliseum is one of 14 graduation exercises being held in Morgantown this weekend.
  • Man's Body Found at Amtrak Station, Foul Play Not Suspected Sunday, May 16, 2010 @ 12:46PMDispatchers in Kanawha County say a man was found dead at a train station in Charleston Sunday morning.
  • Supporting War on Iran? Wednesday, May 12, 2010 @ 11:01PMA Harvard University graduate, a current Alexander F. Hehmeyer Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Duke University, and the director of Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), Peter D. Feaver is perhaps best known for his mission ...
  • Can Algorithms Find the Best Intelligence Analysts? Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 4:14PMThe U.S intelligence community has a long history of blowing big calls — the fall of the Berlin Wall, Saddam’s WMD, 9/11. But in each collective fail, there were individual analysts who got it right.
  • A guns before butter fixation Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 12:41PMHaving helped to build up Nick Clegg in a way that the Liberal Democrat leader could never have done under his own steam, new Labour now seeks to knock him down by opting to do battle on ill-chosen ground.
  • Household waste collected Saturday Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 11:31AMThree Northern Kentucky entities are teaming to help residents of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties properly dispose of unwanted hazardous items.
  • Advanced Life Sciences' Restanza Effective Against Pathogen Representing Global Public Health And Bioterror Threat Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 7:59AMAdvanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ADLS) announced positive results from an in vitro study assessing the efficacy of Restanza™ (cethromycin), its novel oral antibiotic, against 30 strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei, a serious, life-threatening bacterial pathogen. Restanza showed significant in vitro activity against clinical and environmental strains of B. pseudomallei ...
  • Russia and the North Korean knot Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 5:43AMReacting to the publication of the United States Nuclear Posture Review, Pyongyang in mid-April officially confirmed its own position on nuclear weapons: "As long as the US nuclear threat persists, the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] will increase and update various types of nuclear weapons as its deterrent in such a manner as it deems necessary in the days ahead".
  • US won't persuade 'special friends' India, Pak to sign NPT Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 1:14AMUnder Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher termed both India and Pakistan as its 'very special friends' of the US.
  • Australian Firm In Limbo Over Iran Contract Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 9:43PMA New South Wales company that received a $482,000 innovation grant from the Australian government has been caught up in the commonwealth's secret trade war against Iran over a $100 million contract to export refrigeration units for the oil industry.
  • Sean Penn as George Bush's nightmare, and a question over who will play 'Fair Game' Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 9:20PMAlmost every year in the weeks leading up to Cannes, there's a big, star-driven movie in need of a distributor that plays for buyers in Los Angeles in the hope of scoring a deal.
  • For Members Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 7:02PMMr. Chairman and distinguished members, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today on behalf of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism.
  • GeckoSystems Reveals Licensing Opportunities at "Mobile Robots in Motion" Conference Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 11:14PMCONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - March 25, 2010) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : GCKO ) ( http://www.geckosystems.com/ ) -- announced today at their "Mobile Robots in Motion" Conference that they are now soliciting business-to-business licensing opportunities for their "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security, and ServiceT."
  • GeckoSystems Reveals Licensing Opportunities at "Mobile Robots in Motion" Conference Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 11:05PMCONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - 03/25/10) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (Pinksheets: GCKO - News ) ( http://www.geckosystems.com/ ) -- announced today at their "Mobile Robots in Motion" Conference that they are now soliciting business-to-business licensing opportunities for their "Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, Security, and Service." "For the past three months we have ...
  • Many Kentucky Students Show Improved Reading Scores Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 9:28PMEducation officials say Kentucky is the only state that reported increases in both fourth- and eighth-grade reading scores in a series of national achievement tests last year.
  • Man Accused of Killing Woman Over Text Message Back in Court Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 9:13PMA man who is accused of shooting and killing a woman over a text message was back in court Wednesday.
  • Judge Allows Testimony Sought by Murder Suspect George Lecco Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 9:13PMA Mingo County man who faces federal murder charges that could carry the death penalty is asking to allow his former lawyer and two federal prosecutors on the witness stand.
  • Man Arrested After Meth Lab Discovered in Hurricane Motel Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 8:58PMA man was arrested Wednesday after police received a tip about methamphetamine being made in a room at the Budget Inn Motel, located just off Interstate 64 at the Hurricane exit.
  • Woman Struck by Car in Clendenin Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 8:58PMA woman has been struck by a car Wednesday night on Elk River Road in the Clendenin area, Metro 911 dispatchers say.
  • Ensuring Martin County, Ky., Seniors Have Enough to Eat Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 8:43PMDespite its reputation for historically having some of the most numbing poverty in the nation, Martin County is shaking off those negative images.
  • Manchin Vetoes Bill to Add Nearly 120 State Police Troopers by 2016 Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 6:43PMGov. Joe Manchin has vetoed a bill to add more than 120 State Police troopers by 2016.
  • Tempers Flare During Second Day of Garner Trial Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 5:13PMDay two in the murder trial of a young man accused of killing a former Marshall University football player and there were some fireworks in the courtroom as tempers flared.
  • Calling all Democrats: Vote Right for Medina, then for White Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 12:51AMIf you are Pro-Choice when it comes to Reproductive Rights for Women, Pro-SameSex Marriage, Pro-Health Care for Undeserved Americans, for the Immigrants, then come on down Democrats and cross over and vote for Ms. Debra Medina. It won't kill you to vote Republican in the Primary.
  • The FY 2011 Homeland Security Budget: Spending Doesn't Match the Missions Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:23PMAbstract: President Obama has released his fiscal year 2011 budget request.
  • UN shift raises hopes of Iran sanctions Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 12:53PMWestern hopes of imposing tough new sanctions on Iran boosted by dramatic change of approach by UN weapons inspectors.
  • Paper Tiger: China's No Threat to the U.S. Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:02AMSome Chinese leaders think Beijing can use its financial clout to punish the U.S., but columnist John Lee says there's little reason for the White House to worry
  • Axcess International Reports Year End 2009 Results Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 6:04AMDALLAS----Axcess International Inc., a leader in local area wireless real-time business activity monitoring and control solutions, today reported results for the year ending December 31, 2009.
  • The rationale for keeping U.S. forces in Iraq Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 1:02AMWith the deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of next year creeping nearer, the U.S. has to find some way to convince the Iraqi government to allow a continued military presence, which is the likely outcome despite the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement containing the deadline.
  • GeckoSystems Responds to Heightened Japanese Interest in Mobile Robots Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 11:18PMCONYERS, GA--(Marketwire - February 24, 2010) - GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : GCKO ) ( http://www.geckosystems.com ) announced today that they have been solicited by a representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) as to GeckoSystems' interest in partnering with Japanese firms. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics ...
  • The 'Zero' dream: Does it add up? Wednesday, February 17, 2010 @ 4:32AMMUNICH - In many ways, Barack Obama has taken a more cold-eyed approach to foreign affairs than George W. Bush. He's emphasized realism over human rights, negotiation over regime change, the national interest over the promotion of democracy.
  • Time to go beyond economics Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 8:40AMApart from displaying its military prowess and cultural diversities, India 's Republic Day celebrations every year reveal also a foreign-policy goal.
  • Soligenix Announces Publication Of Positive Stability Results With RiVax(TM), Its Vaccine Against Ricin Toxin Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 7:31AMSoligenix, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biotechnology company, announced the publication of an article in the February 2010 edition of Vaccine, which describes preclinical formulations of RiVax™, its ricin toxin vaccine, with heightened stability. The article was authored by the Company's collaborators at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical ...
  • Iraq war was a crime of aggression: The damning verdict of top Whitehall lawyers which No. 10 refused to accept Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 3:28AMDevastating evidence at the Iraq inquiry yesterday revealed that every senior legal adviser at the Foreign Office believed the conflict was in breach of international law.
  • U.S. 'totally unprepared' to respond to large scale bioterrorism attack: Report Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 3:03AMWashington, Jan 27 : A congressionally appointed commission has said that despite eight years having gone by since the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, the United States is still unprepared to respond to the threat of large-scale bioterrorism.
  • Blair was warned by 27 lawyers 'Iraq invasion without UN backing was illegal' Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 2:37AMLondon, Jan 27 : Senior British Government lawyers have revealed that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was warned two months before the invasion of Iraq that it would be illegal to go to war without UN backing.
  • US says still unprepared for Qaeda WMD threat Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 2:34AMUS commission expects WMD 'terror attack' to take place 'somewhere' in world by end of 2013.