France to provide air support in Iraq
PARIS — France has agreed to provide air support requested by Iraq to bolster its fight against the Islamic State group fighters who’ve captured swathes of the country, French President Francois Hollande said Thursday. Hollande stressed that France ...
[BLOG] Some Thursday links
blogTO shares photos of the Eaton Centre immediately after its opening in the 1970s. Crooked Timber's Chris Bertram comes out in favour of a federal United Kingdom. The Dragon's Tales notes that Australia is set to buy ten submarines from Japan. Eastern Approaches picks up on the travails of the Cri ...
Germany's first Iraq arms delivery is ready
Germany’s military said on Thursday it was ready to send its first shipment of arms to Kurds fighting Islamic extremists Isis in northern Iraq.
Bancroft Hall, Annapolis. Role of Religious Belief in Effective Fighting. Misplaced, Misdecorated Chapels
Why is a specifically Roman Catholic Chapel so prominently incorporated into the first floor of the huge residence building, Bancroft Hall at the Naval Academy, Annapolis? Bancroft is the residence hall that houses all 4000+ cadets at Annapolis. There are also other Rotunda religious areas for Chris ...
Is A Functioning Congress Possible After November’s Elections?
Source: Thinkstock Less than two months separate the United States from congressional midterm elections. In one sense, it may seem that the results are a fait accompli; every major poll shows Republicans are favored to take control of the Senate and keep their majority in the House of Representative ...
So Far, President Obama’s ISIS Strategy is Hauntingly Familiar
MarketWatch reports today that President Barack Obama will exert tight personal control over US airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. The U.S. military campaign against Islamist militants in Syria is being designed to allow President Barack Obama to exert a high degree of personal control, ...
Series of attacks kills at least 15 in Iraq
A series of attacks, including several bombings in commercial areas of Baghdad, killed at least 15 people in Iraq on Thursday, The Associated Press reported, citing officials. The deadliest attack struck ...
France Ready To Carry Out Airstrikes In Iraq
PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande ruled out carrying out any military action against Islamic State militants in Syria on Thursday, but said he had told Iraqi authorities France was ready to carry out air strikes against the militants there. >"I have decided to respon ...
Religious Diplomacy Speech (UNESCO, Paris) -By Rabbi Ben Abrahamson, Director at Committee for Historical Research in Islam and Judaism
Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics Religious Diplomacy Speech (UNESCO, Paris) A Global Summit Co-sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics And Amitié Judéo-Musulmane de France In Cooperation with Alsadiqin UNESCO HEADQUARTERS, PARIS JULY 2, 2014 CONFERENCE ROOM IX ...
Al calor de las noticias (días 17 y dieciocho de septiembre de 2014)
Día Diecisiete (miércoles) Allende El Ebro y por debajo del Ebro seguimos con la cuestión catalana, y supongo que si andaremos ante que se haga firme la decisión sobre que el referéndum del 9-N se haya desechado, pero como quiera que se trata de liar la madeja más, hoy El Mundo nos da una primicia, ...
Europeans drawn from three ancient 'tribes'
The modern European gene pool was formed when three ancient populations mixed within the last 7,000 years, Nature journal reports. Blue-eyed, swarthy hunters mingled with brown-eyed, pale skinned farmers as the latter swept into Europe from the Near East. But another, mysterious population with Sibe ...
