A couple of interesting facts: 1) On March 29, 1867, Stoeckl informed Secretary of State William Henry Seward that the Czar had agreed to sell Russian interests in Alaska to the United States. 2) In 1954, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave Ukraine a gift: Crimea.
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Russia, Ukraine, Crimea and the USA
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Fatwa Against Going to Mars
Muslim leaders issue a fatwa against going to Mars. A fatwā is part of the Islamic faith and is the term for the legal judgment pertaining to the Islamic law. The ruling was made after several names of known Muslims appeared on a list of people scheduled to go to Mars in 2024. According to […]
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The *White Army* Militia Marches
SOUTH SUDAN, AFRICA — A group of armed militants is marching to fight in the growing crisis in South Sudan. The White Army is named from the white ash used to cover their bodies. They are a group of disgruntled young and under-employed men. The Washington Post reports, “Twenty-five thousand young men who make up […]
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War: Syria, Russia, Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan
Does the impending war with Syria leave you with a feeling of deja vu? Perhaps it is because we are about to repeat our mistake. In the 1980’s, Russia was fighting Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. The CIA aided Al-Qaeda: “During the anti-Soviet jihad Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe […]
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World Uprising
There are protests going on around the world in Brazil, Turkey and Egypt. Many thousands of people are rising up against their governments. In Brazil, it started as a protest against a 10% rise in the bus fare. Then, it turned into hundreds of thousands of people protesting the World Cup, Olympics and political corruption. […]
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Flamenco Flash Mob
Flamenco is a genre of music (song and dance) from Andalusia, Spain. The style includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps). Song and Video Inspired by Flash Mob Flamenco Lately, protestors have incorporated Flamenco into flash mob demonstrations. Following are some headlines: “Spanish Bank Protested By Flash Mob Of Flamenco Dancers […]
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Gun Control? We Need Bomb Control
PHILADELPHIA, PA — With all the uproar over the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings, ignorant and fearful Americans have been clamoring to take away the 2nd Amendment Rights. This makes no sense what-so-ever. The 2nd Amendment was put into place so U.S. citizens could protect themselves from government. However, instead of protecting themselves from the […]
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, bomb control, civilian casualities, Government, gun control, military stirkes, murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shootings, self control, social responsibility, United States, USA
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Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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Publishing
It is impossible to unpublish something. Unpublish is not even a word. To attempt to unpublish something is worse than futile. Please, just consider the last of the famous to try. Book burning – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_burning Book burning (also biblioclasm or libricide) is the practice of destroying, often …. A much-quoted line […]
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Australia: top judge to face court over sedition charge
News for charged with sedition australia Fijivillage Restraint urged after PNG charges judge The Australian – 6 hours ago JULIA Gillard has urged political parties in Papua New Guinea to show restraint after police arrested the country’s chief justice and charged him … PNG’s top judge to face court over sedition charge Radio Australia – […]
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