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Remember when WikiLeaks was dominating news coverage a few weeks ago the way the Arizona shooting rampage is today? Back then I got a lot of flak from my liberal friends for writing the following about what the U.S. should do to WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange: [I]f these leaks pose (or have caused) the kind… Read more.
[Author’s note: I am truly amazed at how coverage of this tragedy is still dominating all media. It also seems to be the only thing most people, including friends and colleagues in Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, want to talk about these days. This focus will only be heightened today when President Obama leads a federal delegation to Arizona for a… Read more.
Tropical rains continue to exacerbate the worst floods Australia has experienced in some 50 years. Reports are that some areas of Queensland have been hit with over 13 inches in just the past 24 hours – complete with raging waters overturning cars and downing trees with tornado-like force. Since the downpour began in late November,… Read more.
To my Serbian, Greek and Russian friends and to all of my Orthodox Christian readers around the world who celebrate Christmas on January 7. Read more.
