After viewing the early releases of the movie, many viewers have come away from the screening rooms comparing Darth Vader's empire to the actions of President George W. Bush.This is more than interesting when one considers that Lucas wrote this long before G.W. Bush became President.In fact, Richard Nixon was in the White House when Lucas wrote Star Wars.However, the similarities appear to be striking -Pastor Chuck Baldwin/NewsWithViews

Brazil, Germany, India and Japan on Monday began a process meant to secure their permanent membership in the U.N. Security Council by circulating a resolution to expand the body from 15 to 25 seats.All four nations are lobbying for permanent seats on the council, which rules on war and peace, sanctions and peacekeeping operations, and now comprises Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States

The United States administration turned a blind eye to extensive sanctions-busting in the prewar sale of Iraqi oil, according to a new Senate investigation.A report released last night by Democratic staff on a Senate investigations committee presents documentary evidence that the Bush administration was made aware of illegal oil sales and kickbacks paid to the Saddam Hussein regime but did nothing to stop them -Julian Borger and Jamie Wilson/Guardian UK

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday appealed to Syria's Arab neighbors to pressure Damascus to close its borders to foreign militants seeking to join the Iraqi insurgency.