Osama bin Laden once crowed to an interviewer, “Believe me, when your children and your wife become part of your struggle, life becomes very enjoyable.” The late Al-Qaeda chief uttered those words before 9/11, when he was able to keep his four wives and many children living comfortably in separate houses across Afghanistan.
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WOMEN OF THE YEAR: Great Changes, New Chances, Tough Choices
They have arrived like a new immigrant wave in male America. They may be cops, judges, military officers, telephone linemen, cab drivers, pipefitters, editors, business executives—or mothers and housewives, but not quite the same subordinate creatures they were before
Climate Change: How to Save Wine from Extreme Weather
If there were any climate-change doubters in the wine industry, it seems they are now as rare as a 1921 Chteau d’Yquem.
Endangered Species: In More Danger
Environmentalism is synonymous with loss.
The Next Step in Libya
With growing demands for President Obama to clarify the international mission in Libya and with many calling for the escalation of military force in support of those challenging Muammar Gaddafi’s rule, it is crucial to identify and move to the next stage of the intervention in Libya.
U.S. Decline in Global Arena: Is America No Longer No. 1?
I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional
EU leaders agree climate aid deal
The European Union has agreed a conditional deal on how to help developing nations combat the effects of climate change.
International day of demonstrations on climate change
From seabeds to mountaintops, people around the world were staging a day of demonstrations Saturday to call for urgent action on climate change. The number of 350 ppm originally came from a NASA research team headed by American climate scientist James Hansen, which surveyed both real-time climate observations and emerging paleo-climatic data in January 2008, according to 350.org
Obama ‘Surprised and Deeply Humbled’ by Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama said he’s “surprised and deeply humbled” to receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize and will travel to Norway in December to accept the honor.
The ‘Rainman’ of Rajasthan
Some call him the River Maker, others the Rainman of Rajasthan. His real name is Rajendra Singh