U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today released the following joint press statement on last night’s air strikes against ISIS and the Khorasan Group in Syria: “We commend President Obama for ordering last night’s air strikes against ISIS and the Khorasan Group in Syria, and the U.S. military for the skill and […]
25% of world’s languages threatened according to new research
Dr Tatsuya Amato, from the University of Cambridge’s Department of Zoology, recently published a research study that showed that 25% of the world’s 7000 languages are threatened. As economic opportunities expand, Amato’s paper says, the temptation for small populations grows to abandon their native language in favor of the dominant regional language, so that they can […]
Apache mysticism, magic and religious belief threatened today with extinction
“Much of the old ways are gone now”, complained one Apache Medicine man I talked to recently online (who declined to be named in this report). He was lamenting the loss of of many of the obscure traditional Apache beliefs and religious practices passed down over hundreds in not thousands of years. He went on […]
Kerry’s war talk gets quick response from Iranian military commander who threatened to attack U.S. military bases in the region
A senior commander at the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) condemned US Secretary of State John Kerry for his continued “military threats against Iran”, and said Tehran will “give a much more crushing response and will destroy all the US bases in the region if it comes under attack by Washington.” “The Americans are well […]
“We stand here on the brink of a threatened shutdown of the Federal Government”, said Rep. Schakowsky
On September 27, 2013 Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois asked for permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the government shut down. What she said reflected a growing sense of frustration with House Republicans who seem dead set on shutting the entire government down to get their way to […]
“Do Senators and House Members have to be directly threatened before we agree to work together?”, says Rep. Pascrell
On September 20, 2013 Rep. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey asked for and was granted permission to address the United States House of Representatives for one minute regarding the problem of mass shootings in America and the need for background checks of gun purchasers. “Madam Speaker, tragedy happens, and we say we are shocked. “This […]
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