Obama: No Political Cojones In Dealing With BP And Israel
The deep water BP oil spill is making the headlines on the White House web site. Yesterday on the White House blog the headline was “A Full and Vigorous Accounting of the Events”. It is a catchy headline, but it is deceiving and once again misguided. The response of the Obama administration in the last […]
Aid Workers To Israeli Navy Soldiers: Get Off Our Boat!
How would you react if an armed stranger descended from a helicopter unto your property? Would you be waiting for him with a cup of tea, or would you grab a bat to fight him off? According to a video released by Israel, aid workers attacked Israeli navy soldiers with clubs and batons as they […]
Massive Sinkhole In Guatemala Created By Tropical Storm Agatha
Tropical Storm Agatha, which has caused over 100 deaths, has been pounding Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, just unleashed it’s latest natural disaster: a massive sinkhole in Guatemala City.
The Empathetic Civilization: I, Me, Mine
We have just experienced the hottest ever Jan-Apr period in the temperature record, as well as the hottest April, and a new record 12-month global temperature. While short term records such as this are not “proof” or even necessarily evidence of climate change, they are certainly consistent with it. Yet even as the obvious changes […]
Worldwide Condemnation Of Israel Attack On Gaza Aid Ship
The United Nations called on an emergency meeting of the Security Council after Israel’s attack against a humanitarian aid boat bounded for Gaza. The unprovoked Israeli attack killed 19 people, and will increase Israel’s isolation among the international community. Today world leaders were in shock, and almost unanimously expressed their condemnation of Israel’s action. UN […]
