Longstanding US/Iranian Relations (tags)
Iran
Why Was Syria Attacked? (tags)
Syria
America Honors Its Worst (tags)
police state
Chavez: Visionary Leader Extraordinaire (tags)
Chavez
Aaron Swartz: Suicide or Murder? (tags)
murder
Unconditional Surrender in Chicago (tags)
education
In the quest to not seem as if a person has suffered a loss the there can be no end to the lengths certain people's egos will go. It happens in all areas of life and when highly competitive people lose, it can be as though they have suffered the death of someone close to them. For those that care only about the competition, such as many athletes, it's probably just as much if not more about the work they put in to achieve a win only to suffer a loss. For people in other situations sometimes it is all about image and the thought of being humiliated, embarrassed and looking bad. There are even those that feel everything is about their image for them losses can send people to extremes with desperation written all over their actions.
Local Marine, Salvador Guerrero, Killed in Iraq (tags)
Marine Lance Cpl. Salvador Guerrero, 21, died in combat in Al Anbar province, Iraq, June 9, 2006.
Reporters Without Shame (tags)
This article from Sept. 2004 details how the founder of Reporters Without Borders, Robert Menard, was paying Cubans to write negative stories about their country -- and making a profit for himself.
June 12: Naked Bike Ride O.K. For the World, But Not L. A.? (tags)
World Naked Bike http://WorldNakedBikeRide.Org/, a ecological and freedom of expression event held annually around the globe has, according to world organizers, been virtually arrest-free in places as far-flung as London, Portland, Oregon and New Zeland. But Los Angeles and Santa Monica police apparantly are intent on making pre-emptive arrests this Saturday, according to local organizers.