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I am heading over the river and through the woods to friends in the country for Thanksgiving this year. They’ve told me that I’m in for a real Pilgrim treat – complete with them catching our turkey the old-fashioned way: I’m thinking I should pack a few protein bars…. I’ll be back in a week. Bon appetit! Read more.
Even though I appreciate President-elect Barack Obama’s desire to emulate the presidency of Abraham Lincoln – by appointing a “team of rivals” to his cabinet , I think he’s taking it way too far. After all, notwithstanding his ultimate fate, even Lincoln did not dare invite someone into his cabinet who was pathologically disposed to siphon off the power… Read more.
Given the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, people all over the world can be forgiven for thinking that the pirates of Africa are emulating Disney’s fictional character, Captain Jack Sparrow. In reality, CNN and other American news organizations are enjoying a ratings bonanza this week reporting on the daring exploits of pirates… Read more.
Robert Baer, a celebrated former CIA field officer, confounded politicians and socialites alike in Washington yesterday with the publication of his very provocative article at TIME.com entitled When Will Obama Give Up the Bin Laden Ghost Hunt? Their bewilderment, of course, stems from the fact that President-Elect Barack Obama has made capturing or killing bin Laden a… Read more.
Now the question becomes: What will happen when another corporation “too big to fail” (like GM or GE) looks to the government for taxpayer dollars to pay for their corporate losses? [Chickens come home to roost on Wall St, and Main St maybe next, The iPINIONS Journal, September 16, 2008] Evidently, GM, Chrysler and Ford,… Read more.
….no region has been more affected by the synergistic fallout from plummeting real estate values and subprime mortgages [than California]. But these ‘apocalyptic’ fires might be a godsend for hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners – who were facing imminent foreclosure on their McMansions. Because they can simply walk away from the charred remains and… Read more.
It is a testament to the herd-like mentality of political pundits in America that virtually all of them are citing the precedent Abraham Lincoln set almost 150 years ago – by appointing a “team of rivals” to serve in his cabinet – for the proposition that Barack Obama should appoint his political nemesis, Hillary Clinton, to serve as… Read more.
[Author’s note: No doubt many of you are aware of my ongoing efforts to help my compatriots in the Turks and Caicos Islands get rid of our corrupt and incompetent government. And even though I am pleased to report that a UK Commission of Inquiry is currently investigating all allegations in this respect, I feel obliged to publish this… Read more.
You can be forgiven for thinking that the 2008 political season ended on 4 November with the historic election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States. Alas, this is not so. For in addition to a number of hotly contested congressional races that remain unresolved, great drama and suspense is… Read more.
Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dislocation which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us. (Former South African president Nelson Mandela) I must confess that I knew so little about Miriam Makeba’s music that when… Read more.
