Hidden Treasures
It all started with Comic Con. My friend's son asked me if I had any costume stuff for him to dress up in for Comic Con. I do have loads of costumes.... just not any guy ones. Then I remembered Micheal had a three piece wool suit that could work as something since it's kind of old and cool looking. ...
"Arc of the Universe": A new blog from the Center for Civil and Human Rights
Check it out. Here's a bit about the project: Beliefs about justice typically lurk just beneath headlines from around the world, whether they deal with separatist movements in Ukraine, Kurdistan, or Sri Lanka; Islamic rebellions in Syrian and Iraq; U.S. policy in Iraq and Afghanistan; war between Is ...
Islamic State Ties Woman to Car, Splits Her in Two
Because the Yazidis won't convert to Islam, but Islamic State is not Muslim, or anything. At Pamela Geller's, " Report: Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) split woman in two with cars, buries non-Muslims alive," and Pat Dollard, " PURE EVIL: ISIS Ties Woman To Car, Splits Her In Two." The Yazidis, followers ...
Illinois peeps, check out – Readers Respond: Wary Support for Obama’s ISIS Strategy
In comments on various articles about the president’s speech, readers discussed ISIS and the perceived need for the U.S. to respond to recent events in Iraq.. via NYT Opinion http://ift.tt/1usluoO Filed under: Illinois Tagged: IFTTT, NYT
Autonomous Enclaves
My Google Alert on Kurdistan led me to Michael Stephens' Blurred Lines, IS, and the Rise of Autonomous Enclaves: The future appears to be a collection of statelets, autonomously run by quasi-governments that maintain full security control, and tightly enforce the movement of populations within the r ...
Turkey Refuses to Let US Use Its Air Bases for Attack on ISIS
Turkey, a NATO ally and host to two U.S. Air Force bases, will not cooperate with the attacks on ISIS. The AFP reports: Turkey will refuse to allow a U.S.-led coalition to attack jihadists in neighboring Iraq and Syria from its air bases, nor will it take part in combat operations against militants, ...
Jon Stewart Says Barack Obama Has Gone 'America, F**k Yeah' On ISIS
Nearly two weeks after President Barack Obama said "we don't have a strategy yet" for dealing with Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, he announced an aggressive new strategy, including airstrikes. "Last night, our mom-jeans-wearing, … More Articles From Premium Blend MediaObama Vows to 'Degr ...
September 11th strawberry pancakes
I’ve been experiencing a bizarre combination of writer’s block and actual business for the last few weeks. I had a lot of ideas for my blog but I also didn’t possess the motivation to sit down and put anything on my computer amid my chaotic life. Until now, apparently. I recognized the song playing ...
Good Music Friday Plus
I know what you’re thinking – this is starting to be like the old days, where I didn’t post for months at a time. Well, it may end up being that, but right now its just getting knocked off my ass on account of this None Dare Call It Ebola I’ve got here. Can’t even hardly climb a flight of stairs wit ...
Geography Lesson for Top Obama Aide: Syria Doesn’t Border Saudi Arabia
Speaking to reporters before President Obama’s Wednesday night address on the terrorist group ISIS, a senior Obama administration official mentioned Saudi Arabia’s “extensive border” with Syria. Trouble is, Saudi Arabia and Syria share no border. The senior Obama administration official, who was not ...
Cobbling coalition for Iraq, Syria no easy task
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Assembling a coalition to fight the militants from the Islamic State group is proving to be a complicated affair. France is all in, but would like to invite Iran — against the wishes of the United States. The U.S. is pressing ...
About 100 Syria, Iraq militants have returned to France - lawmaker
PARIS (Reuters) - Around 100 militants who fought with rebel groups in Syria and Iraq have returned to France, requiring "massive" resources for surveillance and other security measures to prevent attacks, a French lawmaker said on Friday.Thousands of ...
Turkish PM says U.S. action in Iraq not enough to bring stability
ISTANBUL, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday U.S. action in Iraq, where Islamic State fighters have seized swathes of territory, was necessary but would not be enough on its own to bring about political stability.
