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Wars of liberation have become increasingly common in recent years due to global support for humanitarian intervention. Conflicts in Kuwait and the former Yugoslavia over the past decade are significant examples of this trend in international policy. The justification for such action is the desire to restore the sovereignty and natural human rights of a people. The moral aspect of these wars distinguishes them from simple territorial conflicts. However, geopolitical issues are significant factors in liberation wars; humanitarian concerns may at times be intended simply to obscure central concerns such as the maintenance of the global balance of power or...

Right Wing TV News: Fox News has wangled its way into the required "basic" cable and satellite package. Everybody pays for it, even the majority who don't watch; even Democrats who can't stand it. Fox News receives monthly licence fees from over 85 US million households. All cable and satellite subscribers are required to pay as part of their basic services bill. These payments total nearly $250 million a year, and big increases are in the works. If Fox News concedes they are partisan, their slice of the mandatory basic cable charge is in jeopardy. Awkward political and regulatory questions...

Having survived a Sunday of insufferable Sunday Morning Kiss-up Talk Shows and The Demented Hillary everywhere, I am weary. It was mentioned yesterday by many on many threads, that it is fair to say that our feelings for her cause many of us great discomfort and exhaustion. We have come to know that it can be quite unpleasant to harbor such negative feelings for anyone, and even can be withering, and outrightly consumptive of our health. So today, I was pondering a possible way to remove a little of that uncomfortable disdain for Hillary from our chests and from our...