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In an interview with the Associated Press and his state TV on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated for the first time that he is not averse to backing U.S. strikes to punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons. Although, perhaps this was just his way of trying to soften up Obama before… Read more.
His mind is probably still in hospital, and his soul, I pray, long gone…. This is why I was so bemused by the way South Africans rejoiced when Nelson Mandela was discharged from hospital on Monday. Hell, the euphoria was such that one newspaper, The New Age, led its readers to believe that this joy was… Read more.
You’d think Nyad stood a realistic chance of making it this time. In fact, even though she made it farther than ever before, she still had more than 33 of her [110]-mile swim to go. Still, given that Nyad thought she could do this at 63, it would not surprise me if she deludes herself… Read more.
Members of both the U.S. Congress and UK Parliament deemed debate over military strikes against Syria so important that they interrupted summer vacations to participate. I felt obliged to do the same. Here’s my question for every member of Congress and every member of the global community: What message will we send if a dictator… Read more.
