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Birth Certificate silliness Really Looks Petty Now
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President Obama’s Wicked Satire of Trump & the Birthers
President Obama’s satire of Donald Trump and the birthers at the 2010 White House correspondents’ dinner should reposted every time the issue comes up. It […]
NATO Strike on Command Center kills Qaddafi Son
I’m going to play skeptic on the Libyan government account of the NATO airstrike. The cover story is that Muammar Qaddafi and one of his […]
Protesters Brave Live Crackdowns in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia
Since Muslims gather on Friday afternoon for group prayers at mosques, Fridays have for 1400 years been a time when it is easy to mobilize […]
Syrian Army Splits over Deraa Repression
The Syrian regime of Bashar al-Asad’s decision to quell popular protests in Deraa with military force and live ammunition may have begun splitting his army. […]
Birth Certificate just Jim Crow all Over Again
There isn’t actually any mystery about the phenomenon of birtherism, the denial that Barack Obama is a US citizen and has a right to vote […]
TomTom, Apple and the Security-GPS Complex
TomTom, the maker of a popular Global Positioning Device that helps drivers navigate their way in unknown territory, sold its data to the Dutch government. […]
Russia & China Block Condemnation of Syria as 200 Baathists Resign
For those who keep asking why there should be an international intervention in Libya but not in Syria, here is one answer: Russia and China […]
Free Libya Forces Hold out in Misrata, Zintan, As Tribes Say Qaddafi Must Go
CNN’s Ray Sayeh intrepidly reports from Misrata on the further shelling its port area took from Qaddafi brigades on Wednesday. Those loyalist brigades have been […]
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