Syria, Two Years On, How the Syrian revolution turned my world upside down
By Malik Al-Abdeh.
In the pre-Arab Spring era, the conventional wisdom was that an uprising in Syria was far fetched. Articles written by learned experts proclaimed Assad’s immunity to the tide of protest sweeping through Arab republics, [...]
Don’t tread on us! Cyprus vs. the flat-tax
By Oliver Krumme.
Who would have thought about that? The tiny little island of Cyprus defends itself against the mighty EU – especially against a vain and useless attempt to bring the country out of its monetary crisis by obviously [...]
Americans will Curse Obama for Obamacare
By Alan Caruba.
Following the sequester debacle in which Obama and his cohorts were swiftly found to be lying through their teeth, his polling numbers have begun to fall and, folks you ain’t seen nothing yet.
As the realities and costs of [...]
Ancient Persian Nerds Discovered in 1799!
By Mike Sutton.
You would think that with all our nerdy skills and knowledge that we nerds would have a pretty good handle on where our moniker came from.
The breaking news is that current etymological nerdlaw is 151 years out.
While all [...]
Mysterious And Intriguing Zw II 28
By Alton Parrish.
Galaxies can take many forms — elliptical blobs, swirling spiral arms, bulges, and disks are all known components of the wide range of galaxies we have observed using telescopes like the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. [...]
Guns In School Make Our Kids Less Safe
By Baldr Odinson.
A little less than a week ago, the little town of Harrisburg, Oregon, just north of where I live in Eugene, held a meeting to discuss the idea of arming some of its school staff, following the lunatic advice of the NRA.
From an [...]
Ethiopia’s Human Rights Crisis Worsened
By Betre Yacob.
The human rights situation in Ethiopia, the most important strategic and security ally of the Western powers, has worsened drastically, according to the 2013 Human Rights Watch’s World Report, which summarizes the human rights [...]
A New Pope But The Same Message Of Hate From The Roman Catholic Church Persist?
By Catherine Haig.
EMPEROR CONSTANTINE WAS A SMART COOKIE BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN WORSHIPING HIS “SUN GOD” ON SUN-DAY HE TOOK UP THE WRITINGS OF “PETER”
PETER WAS THE APOSTLE WHO MANY BELIEVE DID NOT TRULY UNDERSTAND THE [...]
Guantanamo Bay Detention Center inmates on their 5th day of a Hunger Strike
by Catherine Haig.
GUANTANAMO BAY HISTORY IS SHORT – IT WAS OPENED BY THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION IN JAN 2002 TO HOLD “TERRORISTS”. OBAMA RODE HIS WAY BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE PROMISING TO CLOSE THE CENTER BUT SO FAR NEITHER CONGRESS [...]
Who is Susan Rice?
By Alan Caruba.
Having taken the fall for President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the wake of the Benghazi scandal, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice is poised to make her way up the career ladder [...]
Number 266, please! Habemus Papam and the pope factory
By Oliver Krumme.
He left quickly, and he came back very quickly indeed. With the new pope Francis I – the first pope ever to come from Latin America – the Vatican has overcome the sudden and brief emptiness of papacy after Benedict [...]
FDR and the Jews: Gruber et al. vs Lilienthal
By Ronald Bleier.
A New York Times feature story, “FDR and Jews: Book Tries for Balanced View on Roosevelt and Jews” March 9, 2013, took up a subject I addressed some seven years ago. As suggested by the Times headline, the new book [...]
Bad Science and Bad Journalism are a Bad Combination
By Alan Caruba.
On Wednesday, March 6, the House Science, Space and Technology Committee sent out a notice that its hearing on global warming was cancelled due to the chilly weather and a snowstorm that was about to hit the nation’s capital.
The [...]
Advanced Technology of Ancient Civilizations
Ancient civilizations discovered in the past century, have shown advancements in technology thought to be impossible to construct at the time and blotted by a bias orthodox mainstream view of History . Baalbek, Stone Hedge, Giza Pyramids, [...]
From serious to ridiculous – The North Korean itch
Oliver Krumme.
If you didn’t know that Kim Jon-un was in charge, you could believe that nothing has ever changed in North Korea – at least, not in terms of propaganda or war rhetoric.
After the latest nuclear test, North Korea has – once [...]
Lessons From A Sickbed
By Catherine Haig.
blogger www.bonjublog.com and writer.
Last week I was at home sick and had time to utilize my Facebook experience to a level of satisfaction not quite seen by ordinary users. I got 3 illegal pages and 2 troll pages [...]
The World is Not Having Enough Babies
By Alan Caruba.
“Today, American pets now outnumber American children by more than four to one.”
When a nation’s population fails to reproduce and replace itself, it goes into decline. That is the theme of Jonathan V. Last’s new book, [...]
Post Censorship Part Two
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New Light on the CIA Coup in Iran on its 60th Anniversary: Why “Argo” Needs a Prequel (Sternfeld)
Posted by Juan Cole.
Lior Sternfeld writes in a guest column for Informed Comment
2013 marks the sixtieth anniversary to the most atrocious intervention of the US in the Middle East. On August 19, 1953 the CIA conspired with the British [...]
More Reading. More Writing. More Engaged Citizens of the World.
Posted by Lisa Nielsen.
By Sarah Mulhern Gross. Cross posted on March 6, 2013 on The Reading Zone
Cum hoc non propter hoc.
In last week’s NY Daily News, Robert Pondiscio, a former public school teacher and now the executive director [...]