Tag Archives: Zika
London Attack, Trump Melts in August
Thursday, August 4, 2016
London Attack: An American woman was killed last night in a random knife attack in London’s Russell Square that also left five people injured. The killer, a 19-year-old Norwegian man of Somali origin, was quickly captured. Investigators say the suspect …
He Started It, Swimming in Sewage
Monday, August 1, 2016
He Started It: Responding like a schoolyard boy, Donald Trump defended his attack on a Muslim couple that lost their Army captain son to a car bomb in Iraq. Trump tweeted, “I was viciously attacked by Mr. Khan at the …
Terror in Istanbul, Hillary Did No Wrong
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Permawar: At least 41 people are dead and 140 wounded in a triple suicide-bomb attack yesterday at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, one of the busiest in the world. The government believes the Islamic State is responsible, although no one has claimed …
Brits Vote on EU Exit, House Democrats Sit
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Brexit: Voters in Great Britain went to the polls today to decide whether the country will leave the European Union, separating its economy from the rest of Europe. Leaving the EU might rock the European economy and change the relationships …
State Dept. Dissent, Blame All Around
Friday, June 17, 2016
Permawar: More than 50 State Department officials signed an internal letter criticizing President Obama’s reluctance to order direct strikes against the military of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. The letter was filed in the State Department’s internal “dissent channel” that allows …
Fire in the Hills, Firing in the Vatican
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Fire Line: A 500-acre wildfire has forced the evacuation of as many as 5,000 people in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas west of the city. The fire started when a pickup truck hit a power pole, knocking it down …
Buzzed in the Baltic, 60 Point Finish
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Jetwash: Russian fighter bombers over the Baltic Sea have buzzed a US warship as many as 31 times in recent days in what one US official calls “one of the most aggressive acts in recent memory.” Approaching the guided missile …
The Cuba Diaries
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Havana, March 4-12, 2016. — You learn a little something about Cuba before you even board the airplane in Miami. The Cubans who are allowed to visit the States return with giant plastic-wrapped bundles of goods they can’t buy at …
Cruz Wins, Hemingway Still Here
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Politics: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stung Donald Trump yesterday, wining primaries in Kansas and Maine by healthy margins. Trump took Kentucky and Louisiana by only a few percentage points each. Trump called for Marco Rubio to drop out of the …