Reuters reports that the American units sent to shore up the Iraqi government forces have found that the Iraqis are able to defend the capital but will have difficulty recapturing lost territory. This is ominous because the geography could lead to a siege, with Sunni forces holding a cordon not fa[...]
Archive for July, 2014
July 7th, 2014 - 11:29 am § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS
July 7th, 2014 - 10:28 am § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Israel/Palestine: UPDATE An Eye for an Eye
Jerusalem – Israel Launches Major Military Offensive Against Gaza Militants Today 08:41 PM Jerusalem – Israel launched an aerial offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, calling it part of a campaign named “Operation Protective Edge” targeting Hamas Islamist militants firing[...]
July 7th, 2014 - 9:36 am § in Religion
Caliph Speaks
ISIS’ Caliph claims to be Muhammad’s successor, ruler of all Muslims.[...]
July 7th, 2014 - 4:11 am § in Misc.
Boeing has secret space plane in FLORIDA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Kennedy Space Center is the testing site for a top-secret Air Force space plane. Boeing is converting a former space shuttle building for the X-37B orbital test vehicle program. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/03/3850590/fla-spa[...]
July 6th, 2014 - 1:16 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: Suspects in incineration of Arab youth
6 Jewish suspects arrested in slaying of Arab teenJERUSALEM (AP) – Israel arrested six Jewish suspects Sunday in the grisly slaying of a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and burned alive last week – a crime that set off a wave of violent protests in Arab sections of the country. Lea[...]
July 6th, 2014 - 9:23 am § in Misc.
Cool foods for a chilled-out summer
from Japan Times For obvious reasons, many of the summer’s food trends are being geared to beat the heat, from unusual sauces for somen (cold noodles) to original recipes for chilled seafood ramen. According to Nikkei Trendy, the somen tsuyu (sauce) trend, which began back in 2008, has reall[...]
July 6th, 2014 - 5:44 am § in Misc.
Sunday Revelations: Fatwa of the day.
A man can work with a woman to whom he’s not a brother, father, uncle, or son, if he drinks her breast milk first.[...]
July 6th, 2014 - 12:26 am § in Misc.
July 4: How South Carolina BBQ Got Mentioned In The Hobby Lobby Case
Justice Ginsburg mentioned South Carolina BBQ in her minority decision referring to the Piggie Park Chain. The owner, Maurice Bessinger said “ I want to be known as a hard-working, Christian man that loves God and wants to further (God’s) work throughout the world as I have been doing throug[...]