Being a superpower is not what it used to be…
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 6:23 AM
Archives for 2011
Egyptian Protesters Sexually Assault U.S. Reporter
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:41 AM
CBS News released a statement on Tuesday concerning veteran war reporter Lara Logan, which read, in full, as follows: On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a 60 Minutes story when she and her team and… Read more.
Revolutionary Protests Spread Across the Middle East
Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 5:22 AM
Arab leaders across the Middle East, including North Africa, are scrambling to prevent the revolutionary contagion that toppled President Ben Ali of Tunisia and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt from infecting their country. Their actions range from the king of Bahrain pleading for calm while warning of an imminent Tiananmen Square-style crackdown to the president of Yemen… Read more.
The Problem is Not Kate’s Weight, it’s William’s Title
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 5:16 AM
I am profoundly dismayed that even American news organizations report every tidbit about the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton as if it were the latest breaking news about the revolutions spreading across the Middle East. The latest example of this farce came on Monday when the purportedly serious NBC Nightly News reported… Read more.
UPDATE: Berlusconi indicted
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM
It is his reported schtupping of underage girls at these bacchanalian soirees that has finally ensnared him in a legal vice grip from which I doubt even he can escape. (Berlusconi caught in sex vice grip, The iPINIONS Journal, February 10, 2011) The irony is not lost on me that it is a female judge who ruled today that… Read more.
Arrest Warrant for former Pakistani Pres. Musharraf
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 5:20 AM
On Saturday Pakistan issued an arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf: A joint investigation team in its report to the court has found Musharraf guilty of being involved in the conspiracy and abetting to kill Benazir Bhutto. (Zulfikar Ali Chaudhry, the lead prosecutor, Associated Press, February 12, 2011) But, like anyone who knows anything about… Read more.
53rd Annual Grammy Awards
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 12:01 AM
One of the many reasons the Grammys is my favorite awards show is that it is always jam-packed throughout not only with terrific LIVE performances but with key awards as well. By contrast, for example, the Oscars is always a consistent bore because it is: …a three-hour show – only six minutes of which anyone… Read more.
Revolution flowing over the Arab World
Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 10:22 AM
On Second thought, Mubarak Resigns! Mubarak Resigns!
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11:28 AM
During a televised address to the nation last night, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak vowed with a bang that he would not resign come hell or high water. Yet, less than 12 hours later, he did just that with a whimper – by having Vice-President Suleiman read his one-sentence resignation letter, which also conferred his presidential reins of power… Read more.
Mubarak Says Hell No, He Won’t Go!
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 6:30 AM
The Egyptian military sparked dizzying expectations worldwide this morning when it announced that it was taking “steps to protect the nation [and to ensure that] the legitimate demands of the people are met.” Those expectations were soon anchored when word got out that President Mubarak would be addressing the nation later this evening. For everyone… Read more.