Gov. Richardson: remove all U.S. troops from Iraq “as soon as possible.”

Governor Bill Richardson's plan isn't nuanced: That means no airbases, no embedded soldiers training Iraqi forces, no troops in the Green Zone. Zero troops. I would leave the customary marine contingent at our Embassy, but if that became unsafe, then I'd bring them home too. Only then can the diplomatic…

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Mother Teresa secretly doubted God’s existence

OK, believers.  It's allright for the rest of you guys to step forth and admit those doubts that all of you have.  CBS has reported that Mother Teresa has unwittingly led the way, thanks to the disclosure of tormented letters she wrote: Shortly after beginning work in Calcutta's slums, the…

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Iraq doesn’t exist anymore

That is the opinion of Nir Rosen, independent journalist and the author of "In the Belly of the Green Bird: The Triumph of the Martyrs in Iraq."  In this interview with Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow.org Rosen comments that Iraq is still losing 50,000 people per month.  Where are these refugees…

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