History tells of cultures that grew and flourished, only to disappear or turn to dust. Some have left behind accounts of the catastrophes that destroyed them.
The question is whether we will experience the same fate. Will the earth end up as a barren planet, razed to the ground by nuclear weapons, earthquakes, or floods? Has it happened before? Will it all happen again, as prophets have so often predicted? Or is there still hope for us all?
How America has Come and is Destined to Go
The 7th Generation and America's Forgotten Responciblity
CIA Secret 'Torture' Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy 2009 11 21 Where affluent Lithuanians once rode show horses and sipped coffee at a café, the CIA installed a concrete structure where it could use harsh tactics to interrogate up to eight suspected al-Qaeda terrorists at a time.
"The activities in that prison were illegal," said human rights researcher John Sifton.
How Will Religion Evolve? 2009 11 21 Does religion have a future? Who looks more like an evolutionary dead end: the religious American or the agnostic European? Or will both give way to some sort of compromise — people bound by new institutions that provide the social benefits of religion without belief in a traditional deity?
NSA helped with Windows 7 development - Uh oh! 2009 11 21 Privacy expert voices 'backdoor' concerns, security researchers dismiss idea.
The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
"Working in partnership with Microsoft and elements of the Department of Defense, NSA leveraged our unique expertise and operational knowledge of system threats and vulnerabilities to enhance Microsoft's operating system ...
Obama Predicts Conviction In 9/11 Case 2009 11 19 The president, in a series of TV interviews during his trip to Asia, said those offended by the legal rights accorded Mohammed by virtue of his facing a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal won't find it "offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him."
"Failure is not an option"
TV ad seeks to recruit Arab-Americans to CIA 2009 11 19 There's a swirl of activity in a spacious, modern kitchen as final meal preparations are made.
An older man tries to swipe a felafel off an appetizer plate but instead gets a loving hand slap from a woman. The happy, well-dressed guests move to a table full of food in a dining room adorned with Middle Eastern wall-hangings.
It's an inviting, if ...
Canada in Afghanistan: Torture and Coverup 2009 11 19 All detainees transferred by Canadians to Afghan prisons were likely tortured by Afghan officials and many of the prisoners were innocent, says a former senior diplomat with Canada's mission in Afghanistan. He said the most common forms of torture were beatings, whipping with power cables, the use of electricity, knives, open flames and rape.
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding 2009 11 19 A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a navigation channel led to massive flooding in Hurricane Katrina, a decision that could make the federal government vulnerable to billions of dollars in claims.
CIA Secret 'Torture' Prison Found at Fancy Horseback Riding Academy
How Will Religion Evolve?
NSA helped with Windows 7 development - Uh oh!
Obama Predicts Conviction In 9/11 Case
TV ad seeks to recruit Arab-Americans to CIA
Canada in Afghanistan: Torture and Coverup
Judge: Corps' negligence caused Katrina flooding