Osama down. Gaddafi next?

Osama down. Gaddafi next?

With the ousting of Bin Laden behind them, the ordeal over what to do with Libya's Muammar Gaddafi is once against the focal point of the western world. NATO is now looking at putting military troops on the ground to aid the rebels, but will that make things better or worse? Asia Times correspondent Pepe Escobar says that such a plan cannot end well, but in a new era where assassination is considered justice, international law is as good as dead, anyway. According to Escobar, NATO is hoping for a Hail Mary pass with a rather predictable target: another assassination.

Ga. Train Derails, Shuts Down Highway 4/1/2011

Ga. Train Derails, Shuts Down Highway

A train has derailed in Georgia sending about 11 cars off the tracks and shutting down Bankhead Highway by early Tuesday morning. There were no injuries or spilled chemicals reported. (Jan. 4)

On Big Travel Day, Pat-down Protest Is Put Down

On Big Travel Day, Pat-down Protest Is Put Down .



The lines of Thanksgiving travelers moved smoothly at airports around the country Wednesday despite an Internet campaign to get passengers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans. (Nov. 24)