Blackmail

Blackmail:

BP warns Congress that if offshore drilling is not permitted they may not have the money they promised to cover the damages for which they are responsible.

Blackmail:

An Afghan bank owner says that unless the U.S. moves quickly to stabilize the Kabul Bank, which is failing, the financial system may collapse.

Blackmail:

Public opinion polls in New York report that city residents, 2/3 of them, want the Muslim community center moved to a different location.

Blackmail:

Both the Israelis and Palestinians say West Bank settlements are a deal-breaker.

Blackmail:

Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting its troops were responsible for genocide in Congo forces the U.N. to delay issuing a report on the matter.

Blackmail:

Whether true or false, a political blogger in England accuses Foreign Secretary William Hague of scandalous behavior. If true, scandal junkies salivate. If false, scandal junkies salivate.

Blackmail:

A new book claims Simon Wiesenthal did not operate as a one-man Nazi-hunter, but was on the Mossad payroll. Wiesenthal died in 2005. A useful historical correction? Maybe. A ploy to sell more books? For sure.

Blackmail:

Members of the Basij militia attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi to remind him it would be a bad idea for him to attend a rally scheduled for today.