memorial day
MEMORIAL DAY….Remembering those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Nainoa Hoe Tribute This painting was commissioned by the Allen K. Hoe Ohana in memory of their son Nainoa, who was killed in action by enemy sniper on January 22, 2005 in Mosul , Iraq. Mosul, Iraq happens to be the same city of Ni ...
Sunni MPs End Govt Talks After Shi’ite Militia Carries Out Massacre
It’s hard to imagine sectarian tensions in Iraq could get any worse, but every new day seems to set the bar even lower in the country. Today, a Shi’ite militia attacked a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers, killing 73 civilians. The incident in Baqubah, a major city on the outskirts of Baghdad, refl ...
"You're next!", Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul warns West
This is the Most Reverend Amel Nona, Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, Iraq. Behind him is what remains of St. Paul's Cathedral, destroyed in July by the jihadists of ISIS. These are the Islamic extremists the Vatican was telling us we must "dialogue" with, until recent events proved that there ...
On being hit with the War Stick
Over the past few weeks, I have seen several online acquaintances-- witty, intelligent, talented, funny people-- voice opinions on the current Gaza conflict which, coming from them, have startled me. Among these, the biggest fallacy is the one which characterises any criticism of the Israeli militar ...
Currency Wars / Why Silver?
Watching the world develop recently has been painfully fascinating. China, Russia, Brazil and India now own 46% of the worlds gold. They've launched their own development bank as an alternative to the IMF (Bank of the South). The world is rapidly moving away from the madness of the US dollar and now ...
Have A Good Day
About a year ago, my friend Todd Fuerst started getting a few people together to stand on street corners and hold signs with messages like "Never Give Up!" "Be Good to Each Other!" and "Have A Good Day!" He has no affiliation with any religious group or organization. The concept was to provide passi ...
2014 Reading Challenge and FY 2015 Movie Challenge
My last post HERE was my last for fiscal 2014 and hence includes the last movie I saw in that year: Chef. All and all, I saw 36 movies in 12 months which was pretty damn good considering the pathetic start I got off to. I hope to do better in FY2015. (We live in hope.) As for this month, I read nine ...
About That Nobel Peace Prize . . .
The Islamic State fighters are in Syria and Iraq, and have declared a Caliphate. We are fighting them in Iraq but currently not in Syria. In Iraq, we have the full cooperation of the national government. We recently were giving weapons to the future IS fighters so they could topple the national gove ...
Most conservatives (even Tea Partiers) are enthusiastic social democrats
(Alternative title: Blockquoting from the ultimate essay on the 1% consensus) Paul Rosenberg makes the case that a vast majority of Americans are more liberal than the Democratic Party, and a majority of Republicans (including Tea Partiers) are actually liberals without actually knowing it. This odd ...
Obama trashes Police
America has a black president taking justice into his own hands, punishing white police in Ferguson for killing a black teen, regardless of self defense. He has destroyed American superpower. He doesn’t really care about Isis, the Taliban or any other terror group attacking. He thinks he has enough ...
Facing new flight, Turkish Kurds in Iraq long for home
Hajyawa (Iraq) (AFP) - Families who once fled a Turkish crackdown on Kurdish rebels in the 1990s now languish in a mosque in northern Iraq after escaping from brutal jihadists, longing to return home. They lived as refugees in Makhmur, a town in northern ...
Mosque attack kills 64 in Iraq, Sunnis halt talks
Iraqi premier-designate Haider al-Abadi meets with Pastor Farouk Yousuf in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Al-Abadi has until Sept. 11 to submit a list of Cabinet members to parliament for approval. Religious and ethnic minorities have called upon ...
Iraq promised to free Saddam Hussein's defence minister - report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government promised to release from prison one of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's defence ministers, the outgoing deputy prime minister said in comments published on Friday.In an interview with the London-based Asharq al ...
Biden: US Would Help Iraq Pursue Federal System
Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. is prepared to help Iraq pursue a federal system that would decentralize power away from Baghdad. In an opinion piece in The Washington Post, Biden says Iraq is making progress in forming a new government. But he says ...
Iraq PM-designate facing tough task despite Sistani’s call
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric called on the country’s political players to overcome their sectarian and ethnic differences and work together to form a new government, with Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi facing the ...
I'm Tired of Praying for Iraq
Since 2003, Americans have been encouraged to pray for Iraq. But after another display of barbarism by the Islamic State militants I realize I've grown tired of praying for Iraq. Now is the time to act. Do you realize that the Islamic State militants (also ...
Gunmen Massacre More Than 50 Sunni Worshipers in Central Iraq
BAGHDAD — More than 50 Sunni worshipers were killed during a militant raid on a mosque in central Iraq on Friday in an attack that security officials said appeared to be revenge for a number of deadly bombings earlier in the day. The violence in a group ...
Militants kill at least 46 in Iraq mosque attack
BAGHDAD – Militants targeted a Sunni mosque in a province next to the Iraqi capital during weekly prayers on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding over 50 as members of the Islamic State group continue to push through the area, officials said.
