First Election in 20 Years
This just in the news today, for the first time in 20 years, Burma (Myanmar) will be having a very long awaited election. The question on everyone’s mind is will it be fair? To bring you up to speed, in…
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Bride Stealing
This is another issue, in a long line of social issues, that make my stomach churn. Bride stealing, otherwise known as bride kidnapping, is an old tradition in Eastern Europe and Western-Central Asia, where people kidnap a woman in order…
Abkhazia
During the past 48 hours, Russia has deployed missiles to this political entity in Georgia, no not the state, but the Eastern European nation. Russia is one of handful of countries that recognize this small entity as an independent nation;…
Guess who is in Israel?
No, not Jesus….well, He was technically buried there in half a dozen different spots. I am actually referring to a minority group that few would scarcely believe we would find in of all places, Israel. I will tell you what…
It’s A Mad, Mad World…
I felt like writing about something a little more light-hearted today, though it does have it’s tensions and patrons who will make spectacles of themselves. I am referring to soccer, as everyone except the United States calls, football. Fresh from…
Pakistan
If you haven’t heard already, Pakistan has been hit by the worst flooding and landslides in 80 years; in fact, the worst disaster the country has seen since the earthquake of 2005. If you need a little debriefing, check BBC…
65 years later, what have we learned…
As a history major, dates and events are a speciality. I love seeing what happened today in history. For example, the events that happened today: –1538 – Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. –1787 – Constitutional Convention in Phila…
Perennial Joy or Passing Pleasure?
The joy of the spirit ever abides, But not what seems pleasant to the senses. Both these, differing in their purpose, prompt Us to action. All is well for those who choose The joy of the spirit, but they miss…
Kyrgyzstan
While I was in Israel in June, I had some down time to peruse through some news articles from some of my normal sources. I had been reading up on the tension between the Turkish and Israeli forces, when I…
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