Karzai officially named President of Afghanistan

The world should be breathing a big sigh of relieft today. Hamid Karzai has been declared winner of the first Afghan elections since the fall of the elections. This is not only a victory for Karzai, it’s also a victory for the President Bush, NATO, and the UN. All of which have played a major …

America votes strongly for Bush

You might find that headline puzzling given the obvious divisions currently at work in the US. Here’s why I say that: 2000: Gore won the popular vote, Barely 2004: Bush wins by 3 Million votes. 2000: Democrats had slim majority in Senate (subsequently lost it.. but again, just barely) 2004: Bush held both the Senate …

Usama bin Ladin speaks

UPDATED Just saw this on the BBC and AlJazeera… apparently there is a new video from him. Definitely current because he makes comments on the US election. Will this have an affect on the US election? Very hard to say. The Candidates may choose to ignore it (quite understandably)… we’ll see. AlJazeera was provided with …