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South African judges hearing an application to force the government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Monday they were ‘concerned’ state officials had not complied with the court’s previous order to keep Bashir in the country… ‘It is of concern to us that an order of this court was issued … to ensure… Read more.
After NBC suspended Williams last February, media speculation abounded about whether he would ever return to the anchor chair at Nightly News. The consensus among industry experts was that his chances were very good, especially after NBC rehired Andrew Lack: Former NBC News boss Andy Lack is in ‘advanced’ talks to rejoin the company in a role that… Read more.
An intense manhunt was underway Thursday for a white gunman who opened fire on Wednesday night at a historic black church in [Charleston, South Carolina], killing nine people before fleeing. The chief of police of Charleston, Greg Mullen, called the shooting a hate crime. ‘This is a situation that is unacceptable in any society, especially… Read more.
There’s no denying the potential triggers inherent in NATO forces conducting military exercises in the Baltic Sea this week. Especially given that Russian forces are more poised than ever to invade Ukraine, and Putin is planning to deploy new intercontinental ballistic missiles. Not to mention that Obama is planning to deploy tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery bases… Read more.
After Donald Trump threw his hat into the ring yesterday, you’d have thought the contest for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination could not become any more of a circus. But candidate Lindsey Graham may have just topped (or trumped) Trump. For, after raising eyebrows by promising to have “rotating first ladies” if elected president, here… Read more.
African leaders are beaming with foolish pride today over the way they conspired to help Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir abscond from justice. They perpetrated this conspiracy during an African Union summit in South Africa last weekend. Even though dismayed, I am not surprised. After all, I presaged this years ago in “Arresting Bashir? Even more of… Read more.
So why are news organizations still portraying him as a hero instead of a zero (aka traitor)? Britain has been forced to move some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported. The BBC and the Sunday Times cited… Read more.
In May 2011, detectives of the NYPD Special Victims Division arrested then IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK) on charges of criminal sexual assault, attempted rape, and unlawful imprisonment. To say his arrest was sensational would be an understatement; after all, they literally boarded his plane and cuffed DSK as he was departing/fleeing from New York for… Read more.
Of course, there’s nothing new about people passing for a member of a different race or ethnicity. But their reasons for doing so were invariably to escape a life of discrimination, oppression, or even worse. Most notably, Blacks in America passed for Whites to escape the legacy of slavery, including dehumanizing Jim Crow laws; Jews… Read more.
If these politicians were not lead vocals in a chorus of moral crusaders, I would not give their sexual escapades a moment’s thought. For the unadulterated pleasure of afflicting these hypocrites, however, I don’t even mind being bedfellows with a publicity-seeking hustler like Larry Flynt. (“DC Madam Outs Sen. David Vitter as a Faithful ‘John,’” The… Read more.
