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Regulators get tough in Davos, give bankers an idea of financial reforms they vow are coming

Government regulators from the United States and Europe laid out their financial reform plans Saturday before a skeptical banking industry, asking financiers for input but adamant that change was coming with or without their support.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US plane

Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over a…

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |
 

A Victory for the Muslim Brotherhood

In a controversial move, the Obama administration has decided to lift Tariq Ramadan’s ban from the United States. Who is Tariq Ramadan? By birth, he is the grandson of Hassan al Banna – the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). By word and deed, h…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |

Honore: US has moral duty to house Haitians

Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, who restored order after Hurricane Katrina, is calling on the United States, and in particular the governors along the Gulf Coast, to offer refuge to the most vulnerable Haitians affected by the deadly Jan.

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Politics |