Randomness
- BBC article on my most despised game!! I quit playing it in a huff at age twelve and haven't played it since. I refuse to. - What Sydney will look like once sea levels rise. You can see where not to buy land. - Norfolk Island could be the first second Australian territory to marry same sex couples ...
Israeli Envoy: Nuclear Iran Would Be a Thousand Times Worse than ISIS
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer is warning the US today against any cooperation with Iran in the new war against ISIS, insisting “they will never be a partner.” Looking to double down on the hysteria surrounding Iran’s civilian nuclear program, Dermer declared “ Iran as a nuclear ...
The Terror Down Under
The Islamic State is threatening to attack the U.S. and Britain. But thousands of miles away from the battlefields of Iraq and Syria, Australia is the first to find itself on the front lines of the newest terror war.
For Lawmakers, an ‘Agonizing’ Decision on How to Confront ISIS
One popular notion is that members of Congress who oppose helping Syrian rebels confront the Islamic State terrorists fall into one of two groups: anti-war Democrats who don’t want America in combat in the Middle East and hawkish Republicans who think more direct force is needed. But comments today ...
Obama Speaks About Battles In Syria, Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama made a statement on September 18, thanking Congress for voting to help train and equip moderate Syrian rebels and also thanking France for offering to help in striking the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq.
France ready to launch air strikes in Iraq: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande Thursday said his country was ready to launch air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Iraq "soon". He, however, ruled out any plan to deploy ground troops in the conflict-torn country. "Our goal is to ...
French to join U.S. coalition in Iraq
France will join the U.S.-led coalition agains the Islamic State by helping the U.S. conduct air strikes in Iraq, President Obama said Thursday night as he basked in a successful vote in Congress giving him permission to arm and train Syrian rebels.
In first days in office, Iraq’s Abadi shows he’s not Maliki
BAGHDAD — New on the job, Iraq’s prime minister, Haider al Abadi, cuts a very different figure from his dour and distant predecessor, Nouri al Maliki. He appears at state functions in an open jacket. He uses down-to-earth language. And he’s pledged ...
Iraq loses U.S. appeal in U.N. oil-for-food lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Iraq's effort to sue dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with the Saddam Hussein regime to subvert the United Nations' oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of ...
France ready to launch air strikes in Iraq, no ground troops: Hollande
PARIS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday his country is ready to launch air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq "soon". Meanwhile, Hollande said France has no plan to deploy ground troops in the conflict ...
