What next? CIA funded Afghan drug trade?! Oh, right…
Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 7:33 AM
Archives for August 2013
Why Is killing with gas (Syria) any more inhumane than killing with guns (Egypt)?
Friday, August 23, 2013 at 8:07 AM
In a rare show of unity, the United States and Russia are calling on the United Nations to investigate claims that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on Wednesday to kill over 1000 people, including women and children. All indications are that the United States is trying to enlist a coalition of nations willing to… Read more.
Area 51 Revealed: Is Nothing Secret?!
Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 5:35 AM
For decades conspiracy nuts have been competing with paranormal kooks to divine what top secrets the U.S. government was hiding within the confines of Area 51. Area 51, of course, is the place – located about 125 miles northwest of Las Vegas – that was to The X-Files what Washington, DC is to House of Cards.… Read more.
Musharraf, Former Pakistani President and Army Chief, Charged with Bhutto Assassination
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 5:24 AM
It would be an understatement to say that Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president and army chief, is experiencing a fall from grace worse than that of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s former president and army chief. Especially given that while Egyptian authorities are now scheming to set Mubarak free, Pakistani authorities are scheming to imprison Musharraf for… Read more.
Egyptians Longing for Mubarak…?
Monday, August 19, 2013 at 6:23 AM
Anyone who insists that it’s bad form to say, “I told you so,” has probably never had a real cause to say so. Accordingly, I hope you’ll forgive me for juxtaposing news reports on the bloody turmoil now spiraling out of control in Egypt with my commentaries dating back to the germinating days of the… Read more.
Horseback Riders “saved” Hannah Anderson…?
Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 6:03 PM
The latest faux heroes reveling in their 15 minutes of fame are the four horsemen of the Idaho wilderness who ran into Hannah Anderson and her “Uncle Jim” DiMaggio in the backcountry. The four are retired sheriff-turned-rancher Mark John and his wife Christa, and Mike Young and his wife Mary. Perhaps you’ve seen them on… Read more.
Women coming out of woodwork (now) just giving Filner what he wants
Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 6:50 AM
Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Fated Fall from Grace
Friday, August 16, 2013 at 6:53 AM
I am mindful of God’s admonition that he will visit the ‘iniquity of the fathers upon the sons.’ But I pray that HE will decree that Jesse Jackson Jr. has done enough good deeds as a public servant to be exempted from this cursed fate. (“Despite His Father…,” The iPINIONS Journal, November 13, 2008) Alas, God did… Read more.
Hannah Anderson, Rescued Kidnap Victim, Posts Cutesy Selfies to Help Her Grieve…?
Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 6:27 AM
Like most people, I was riveted last week to the unfolding tragedy that befell the family of Hannah Anderson. Hannah is the 16-year-old California girl who was allegedly kidnapped by a family friend, James “Uncle Jim” DiMaggio, after he killed her mother and younger brother and left their bodies behind in his home, which he burned… Read more.
Buddhist Monks Terrorizing Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 5:27 AM
Reza Aslan I am not. But I believe I can assert without fear of contradiction that, more than any other religion, Buddhism has a reputation for inspiring peace, harmony, and non-violence. This is why reports last year about Buddhist monks behaving like Islamic terrorists struck me as utterly surreal. So much so in fact that… Read more.