VIA VOX youtube Channel The Syrian Conflict, which can no longer be called The Syrian Civil War, began in 2011 during Syria’s chapter of the Arab Spring. Unlike most of their neighbors though, Syrian rebels and dissidents have thus far been unsuccessful in ousting the ruling Assad regime. As a result of violence and warfare […]
VIA NPR by Eyder Peralta Iran, the United States and five other world powers have reached a landmark agreement about the future of Iran’s nuclear programs. The agreement that emerged after years of diplomacy and a final, marathon negotiating session by top diplomats over the past three weeks in Vienna is complex and highly technical. We’ve […]
VIA Pulptastic From United Still Contributor Samuel Rudd (Not associated or affiliated with Pulptastic): While Global Warming is certainly a controversial topic, it is hard to argue that the climate is changing. Probably more drastically in recent years. Whether or not you believe humans have had a negative effect on our climate, there is no […]
VIA Higher Perspectives Almost everyone has seen pictures of the various pyramids in Egypt. Professional photographers flock to the Pyramid of Giza every year to capture its beauty; however, all of these images are either captured from the ground or in the air. We never get to see any images from atop the pyramids, since […]
VIA “Karter Zaher” Facebook page The world as a whole has not seen peace for about 5,000 years, so most of us are very used to the presence of war. As a result, some may have the tendency to forget about the horrors that many face during these times. This is why it is important […]
VIA “Aljazeera.com” Officials claim progress in talks in Switzerland, a day after Israeli PM called for nuclear negotiations to be ditched. The United States and Iranian foreign ministers have wrapped up three days of talks over Iran’s nuclear programme, ignoring a passionate plea by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ditch their negotiations. US Secretary […]
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VIA “wsj.com” by Asa Fitch, Suha Ma’ayeh, Maria Abi-Habib AMMAN, Jordan—Jordan executed two convicted terrorists early Wednesday, hours after Islamic State jihadists released a video purporting to show them burning alive a captured Jordanian air-force pilot. The death of the pilot, First Lt. Muath al-Kasasbeh, had spurred promises Tuesday evening of a severe response from […]
VIA “washingtontimes.com” by Cheryl K. Chumley Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is being held captive by rebels who have attacked his compound, just as the U.S. military has moved the USS Iwo Jima and the USS Fort McHenry into the Red Sea, in position to take aboard evacuees from the U.S. Embassy in Yemen […]
VIA “washingtonpost.com” by Jackson Diehl As oil prices continued to plunge last week, it was instructive to watch the disparate reactions of three governments whose whopping losses are likely to produce some of the biggest international stories of 2015. There was the panicked scrambling of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who skipped his own state of […]
