Tag Archives: Islamic State

Cleveland Cop Acquitted, A Beautiful Mind

Sunday, May 24, 2015

—From Pilot Knob, NY.   Nation: Protesters hit the streets immediately yesterday after the acquittal of a white Cleveland police officer who killed two unarmed black people in a car back in November, 2012. Several people were arrested last night. …

Texas Biker Bloodbath, No Toys for Cops

Monday, May 18, 2015

—From Franklin, Tenn.   Sons of Anarchy: Nine people were killed and 18 wounded yesterday in a shooting melee between rival biker gangs at a Waco, Texas restaurant in a shopping mall. Police said that a fight over parking spaces …

Migrant Crisis in the Med, Healthy Mac

Monday, April 20, 2015

Human Tide: The Italian Coast Guard today was responding to distress calls from two boats loaded with as many as 450 people in the Mediterranean. After the drowning of as many as 1,100 African migrants in just the past week, …

ISIS in Damascus, Kentucky Upset

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Permawar: Islamic State fighters have over run the sprawling Yarmouk Palestinian refugee district in southern Damascus, Syria, bringing terror to the already embattled camp. The area has been the target of fighting and shelling for two years and yesterday reports …

Cruz Throws Hat, Stars & Bars & Speech

Monday, March 23, 2015

The Lead: Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz officially announced he’s running for president this morning at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, the Christian college founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. “It is the time for truth. It is the time …

Vanuatu Hit Hard, Bad Week for Tsarnaev

Saturday, March 14, 2015

South Pacific: The category 5 Cyclone Pam has left widespread destruction in the island nation of Vanuatu. The eye of the storm passed right over Vanuatu’s capital city Port Vila. Winds were up to 170 MPH and some reports say …

Carnage in Boston Trial, Arias Escapes Death

Friday, March 6, 2015

Boston Bomber: Victims described a street of carnage yesterday in the second day of trial for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Jeffrey Bauman, 27, lost both is legs. “I saw most of the blood coming out of my left …

Danish Shooter Killed, Egypt Hits ISIS

Monday, February 16, 2015

Denmark: The shooter in the Copenhagen café attack has been identified as a 22-year-old Danish-born man with a history of violence and gang affiliation. Witnesses said they heard him shout, “God is great!” as he sprayed the café with bullets. …

Jordan Retaliates, NY Commuter Crash

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

In the Name of Islam: In an appalling new act of barbarity, Islamic State executioners released a video showing them burning to death a captured Jordanian fighter pilot. The video shows Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, 26, being set on fire as …

Jazeera Journalist Freed, It’s Bowl Day

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Freed: Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, an Australian who spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison, was allowed to leave the country and go home today. Greste and colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested while interviewing a leader …