Archive for 'News'

I've been busy

You may have noticed (or not, if you’ve just stopped checking all-together) that I haven’t written here in a while. Well I’ve been busy! I, with my limited technical knowledge, helped build a blog focused on the Washington Nationals. Granted I’m a die hard Cubbies fan, as are a few of the writers on river-dogz,Read More…

I'm back

Michael beat me to it! Just tonight, I was reading some of my older posts and noticed that the archives jump from December of last year to March of this year. How could I possibly call myself a writer if I’m not writing anything here? I have certainly been writing offline, but I really needRead More…

Favre is done, and we are all very sad

I just can’t believe it. I can’t. I’m in denial. And it’s a tragedy for GB. Long live the Favre.

CNN Face-to-face with top Hamas leader in secret location

CNN’s Cal Perry and Nic Robertson recently spoke with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. Perry describes the experience: “DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) — Sitting in a room with the top Hamas leader — a man Israel would prefer dead — is not an easy feeling, knowing that at any second a missile could shatter the building, killingRead More…

Is anyone paying attention?

Angry Arab reported yesterday that “According to the Lebanese Army, Israel has, since the passage of resolution 1701, violated it 939 times (735 by air, 58 by sea, and 146 by land). This is the kind of news that you will not read in Western media, even if Abed is driving the car.” The linkRead More…

"Shock Troops:" The Truth About Iraq

Each morning I methodically check the blogs and the news. There are always a few mildly interesting stories — a cat who can sense death, for example. Today, though, I came across this story It began: “As we’ve noted in this space, some have questioned details that appeared in the Diarist ‘Shock Troops,’ published underRead More…

CNN: Combat Hospital Music Video

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