In Verbania, Italy, yesterday, Emma Morano became the oldest person in the world at age 115. Born on November 29, 1899, she is believed to be the last surviving person in the world born in the 1800s. She credits her… Read More ›
International
Let there be peace on earth
Yes, it’s a commercial, but the message is no less valid.
Shooting at parachuting pilots
If the early reports are correct, and with apologies for the mangled, paraphrased poetry: I’ve never been a soldier I never hope to be one But I can tell you anyway I’d rather see than be one … who… Read More ›
How would you deal with ISIS?
How to deal with ISIS? The argument rages on. President Obama defends and is conducting a campaign of attrition, of slowly wearing down ISIS with limited airstrikes, limited ground troops, supplying and training allies on the ground, and diplomacy. Obviously not… Read More ›
Tom Cotton bears an uncanny resemblance to …
This is Tom Cotton (R-AR), the oh-so-patriotic freshman senator who wrote and posted that well-nigh treasonous letter to the Iranian government warning them that our president and his proffering are not to be trusted. I might have cut him a tiny bit of slack because he’s new… Read More ›
Ugly Americans in Paris … finally
It was bad enough that Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t make it to the “Je suis Charlie” unity march in Paris last Sunday (he finally managed to drop by yesterday on his way home to the states). But to make amends (or something) for… Read More ›
Millions march in Paris, but Obama couldn’t be bothered
Almost two million people gathered in Paris Sunday for a unity march in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks. Among them, according to many sources, were more than 40 world leaders including French President Francois Hollande, British Prime… Read More ›
Watch worldwide cyber attacks in progress
I’m no expert and can’t begin to explain everything about this live map from Norse IPViking, an Internet security operation. But it shows the many cyber attacks going on around the world right now — against fake targets. The targets are actually honeypots,… Read More ›
