The Life, Loves, and Letters of President Obama

The Life, Loves, and Letters of President Obama

What interested me almost as much as the exploration of the truth of Obama's life story is the way the media showed no interest in investigating any of it. They'd circled their wagons around Obama and not only didn't want to dig for the truth, they brushed off those who did by calling them kooks. As someone who works hard to get the fullest sense of the news, and both sides of issues, I am appalled (although not surprised) by the total lack of interest by the media.

Read more...

The CIA last operation against bin laden

The CIA last operation against bin laden

The CIA employed sophisticated new stealth drone aircraft to fly dozens of secret missions deep into Pakistani airspace and monitor the compound where Osama bin Laden was killed, current and former U.S. officials said.

Read more...

Osama bin Laden killed now so what?

Osama bin Laden killed now so what?

Saif al-Adel is operating as the interim head of the terrorist organisation while a permanent replacement for bin Laden is found, according to Noman Benotman, an expert on the group.

Mr Benotman, a former associate of bin Laden who now works for Quilliam, the British anti-extremist think-tank, said information about the restructure had been passed to him by jihadist contacts.

Read more...

Lady Gaga from struggling as a performer in New York to a worldwide phenomenon

Lady Gaga from struggling as a performer in New York to a worldwide phenomenon

In little over a year Lady Gaga has rocketed from struggling as a performer in New York to the glamorous life of a worldwide phenomenon. From her outrageous outfits to elaborate live shows and out-spoken politics, her life is one grand performance. In Lady Gaga: Behind the Fame, Emily Herbert goes behind the costumes and the gossip to find out how Stefani Germanotta, the self-confessed "weird-girl" in school transformed herself into the most talked about pop figure of the new decade.

Read more...

FBI Ten Most Wanted 2011

FBI Ten Most Wanted 2011

Fox TV has announced it is cancelling the show and will replace it with reruns and make four, two-hour specials, but it will no longer be a regular fixture on the network.

The show is hosted by John Walsh. Mr. Walsh suffered a terrible personal tragedy, with the gruesome murder of his son Adam, more than 20 years ago. His killer was never brought to justice for the crime but instead of moping around Walsh used his story to connect to other victims of crime.Although it has long been suspected that serial killer Otis Toole was responsible.

Read more...

Michael Jackson From the fifties to his death

Michael Jackson From the fifties to his death

From the fifties to his death in 2009, it is a complete record of Michael's moves, grooves and music. Illustrated with hundreds of colour and black and white photographs, it includes all Michael's records, concerts, videos and awards, memorabilia and records you never knew existed. From Steeltown to Motown, from the Jackson 5 to his own man, from "The Wiz" to "Thriller", Michael Jackson was bad, smooth, dangerous and invincible. He made the most exciting videos, with the deffest moves, played the most spectacular concerts, and filled the world's largest arenas. He began performing at the age of five, broke records since he was 11 and was a star without equal from the age of 21.

Read more...

Euro fall against Swiss franc

The euro hit all-time lows against the Swiss franc on Wednesday, with investors increasingly nervous about the single currency's prospects given the euro zone's peripheral debt problems.

Latest blows to the euro zone's struggling, heavily-indebted economies came from Moody's, which warned it might cut Portugal's rating, and Fitch, which said the same about Greece. [ID:nTOPNEWS]

Read more...