I should note before I start that I still believe I am right on the stuff I have explained on guns earlier in the flowing posts;I Answer Daily Show Questions About Guns. Episode: America Res… Read More
I don’t remember how old I was when I became the household maid, but by the age of fifteen I am well and truly over it. My desperation to break free of the shackles of domestic duties… Read More
"Explaining the Middle East conflicts through the eyes of six individuals" PBS NewsHour 8/12/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: In an article that consumes the entirety of this week's New York Times… Read More
"Why capturing Mosul is a critical step toward defeating ISIS" PBS NewsHour 10/17/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: Iraqi forces and their allies opened an offensive Monday to wrest the city of Mosu… Read More
"On the road to Mosul, retreating ISIS fighters aren't going quietly" PBS NewsHour 10/31/2016ExcerptSUMMARY: Two weeks into their offensive, Iraqi troops crossed the city limits of Mos… Read More
There are 50 states today, but that number was never set in stone. A lot of State Governments have had frosty relations with large parts of their own communities.
While West Virginia is the… Read More
Depiction Part 21Depicting Alien HistorybyJacqueline LichtenbergPrevious entries in the Depiction Series can be found listed here:http://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2015/04/index-to-depi… Read More
REMINDER: 'ISIL (aka ISIS) is a theocracy, proto-state and a Salafi or Wahhabi group. It follows an extremist interpretation of Islam, promotes religious violence, and regards Mu… Read More
"Will new sanctions and statements escalate tensions with Iran?" PBS NewsHour 2/3/2017HUMM.... I have to wonder is this Trump really understanding the issue, or Trump-the-bully exercis… Read More
"Tracing the roots of the America's biggest domestic terror attack" PBS NewsHour 2/7/2017ExcerptSUMMARY: The 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing was the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S… Read More
"Why armed militia groups are surging across the nation" PBS NewsHour 4/19/2017ANSWER: America is turning into a hate filled and a paranoid nation. So 'they' lash out at anything… Read More
"A New Generation of White Supremacists Emerges in Charlottesville" by A.C. Thompson and Karim Hajj, ProPublica 8/13/2017The white supremacist forces arrayed in Charlottesville, Virginia, ov… Read More
This question is for everyone involved in any way – making, selling, buying, enabling, encouraging, Etc. the use of assault weapons for “personal” use. I mean –… Read More
A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department Officials have taken the unusual step of formally Accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of Violating a Federal Law designed to Stop Foreign… Read More
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Teen suicide bomber strikes at a wedding party, blows 5 people up
According to Reuters, a suicide bomber on foot targeted a wedding party in Afghanistan’s eastern province… Read More
The Trump Administration has quietly Released more than $100 Million in Military Assistance to Lebanon after Months of Unexplained Delay that led some Lawmakers to compare it to the Aid for… Read More
Amsterdam is the capital city of The Netherlands. It is the country’s most populous city and its most visited. Dubbed The Venice of the North for its numerous canals, Amsterdam is a p… Read More
Gana And The Rest Of Us
In the most bizarre turn of events yet, Benue State Government and leaders from Sankera axis of the state said they have accepted the killing of notorious militia l… Read More
Legislative Updates
Federal Legislation: This week the president signed legislation making it a federal crime to attempt to hack federal voting systems. The Defending the Integrity of Votin… Read More
Boko Haram Suspect, Aliyu Tashaku Joins APC, To Contest Makurdi/Guma Federal Constituency
A suspected member of the Boko Haram Terrorist group, Alhaji Aliyu Tashaku has officially joined t… Read More
TY BURATAI: A LESSON IN RESILIENCE
By my estimation, patience is not merely one of life’s fusillade of virtues. It means much more than such simplistic conclusions to me. And maturin… Read More
Sign of Our Times. Members of Congress can use Campaign Funds to hire Bodyguards, Federal Election Regulators ruled Thursday, nearly Three months after the Violent January 6th Siege on the U… Read More
The Biden Administration is stepping up Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism, increasing Funding to Prevent Attacks, weighing Strategies historically used against Foreign Terrorist Groups, a… Read More
The United States and Iran Agreed, through Intermediaries, on Tuesday, to establish Two Working Groups to try to get both Countries back into Compliance with the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal.
Di… Read More
We are proud of Nigeria for calling the Rwanda genocide what it is, says Kagame
Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda has disclosed that his country will always be indebted to Nigeria for s… Read More
The House, on Thursday, Voted to Repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Iraq War, in what Lawmakers are Framing as a First Step in a Broader effort to Claw back Presidential War Powers.
The… Read More
The Space Force is here to stay, but a Debate over whether the Military's Newest Branch should have its own Weekend Warriors, has turned into the latest Space-based Political Drawl.
Lawmak… Read More
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), proposes Florida Civilian Military Force that he'd Control.
DeSantis pitched the idea Thursday, as a way to further Support the Florida National Guard du… Read More
Two Texas men, Lucas Denney and Donald Hazard, who Prosecutors say formed their own Militia Group called the "Patriot Boys of North Texas," were Arrested Monday, for allegedly Assaulting Pol… Read More
The Casino, Cadaqués
1984. Late spring. Armed with a hand-drawn map, a bag of figs and some tangerines, we set out to climb what our friend Eloy Ferrer had called the hidden hills of… Read More
It was the day after Christmas in 1936 when George Orwell stepped off the train in Barcelona and followed his map to the recruiting office of the POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación… Read More
The Italian flag has always been one of the most beautiful flags in the world, with its three distinguished colours. To no one’s surprise, just like everything Italian, the Italian fla… Read More
Heavy fighting continues in Sudan despite rival forces agreeing to extend a truce aimed to stem nearly two weeks of warfare that has killed hundreds and caused widespread destruction. The fi… Read More
The Duchess of Edinburgh made history made history as the first UK royal to ever visit Baghdad.Buckingham Palace released a statement that she had gone to Iraq to gain an understan… Read More
Militias backed by Iran are exploiting the Iraqi government's revenue to secure their grip on power. The first draft budget of the Coordination Framework–led administration is the larg… Read More
A mass grave containing the bodies of 87 people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary and allied militia has been discovered in West Darfur, according to the United Nations. The grave, l… Read More
Russia and Iran have been quietly coordinating in Syria to pressure the United States to withdraw its forces from the country, according to a senior US military official. The official cited… Read More
Illegal mining of rare earth metals, driven by demand from China for terbium and dysprosium used in electric vehicle production, has surged in northern Myanmar's Kachin state. The number of… Read More
Iraq's communications ministry announced on Saturday that it will lift its ban on Telegram messaging a week after blocking it over "national security" concerns.Following repeated requests fr… Read More
Clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital, Tripoli, have left residents trapped in their homes. The fighting between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force began after the… Read More
The US military has conducted strikes against two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iranian-backed groups in retaliation for recent attacks against US forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Sec… Read More
Residents in the town of Bambo, north of Goma in the eastern DR Congo, have fled as M23 rebels launched a new offensive. The rebels, who have captured territory in North Kivu province since… Read More
The number of internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a record high of 6.9 million, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The i… Read More
Fighting has erupted in the Ethiopian holy city of Lalibela between militiamen and federal forces. The conflict began on Wednesday morning and is taking place in the conflict-ridden Amhara r… Read More
More than 800 people have been reported killed in an attack on the town of Ardamata in Sudan's Darfur region, according to doctors and the UN. The attack was carried out by fighters from a p… Read More