Like a strong drink, North Korea's shrill Stalinist rhetoric should be consumed in small sips. A good time of year to sample this brew is in March, when the U.S. and South Korea hold joint military exercises called Key Resolve/Foal Eagle. This statement by the Korean People's Army Supreme Command warns the U.S. and South Korea about the consequences of these yearly … [Read more...] about Imperialist ‘War Maniacs’ Will Meet ‘Miserable End’: Korea Central News Agency, North Korea
Kosovo, the Forgotten “Conflict”
Almost eleven years ago, U.S. and other allied troops entered Kosovo following a nearly three-month-long air campaign---Operation Allied Force---by the U.S. and the Air Forces of its NATO allies and which included the first participation in combat by the German Air Force since World War II. The bombing campaign---which also included the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles---and … [Read more...] about Kosovo, the Forgotten “Conflict”
Hugo Chavez: South America’s Own ‘Qaddafi’ – El Tiempo, Colombia
How dangerous is Venezuela President Hugo Chavez? Some people consider him the greatest danger to the Western Hemisphere, while others see him as nothing more than an amusing baffoon with a wad of oil cash. According to columnist Juan Carlos Martinez of Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper, Chavez is as dangerous as Libyan dictator Mohamar Qaddafi was before he mended his ways. … [Read more...] about Hugo Chavez: South America’s Own ‘Qaddafi’ – El Tiempo, Colombia
The Free Falling Fortunes of Eric Massa: More Allegations, Bombs on Beck
You've heard the old Elvis song "A Hunka Hunka Burning Love?" Today was a messa messa political mess for former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, Republican conservatives who had earlier come out strongly to support him, and for broadcaster Glenn Beck who promised an hour long interview with Massa that would bust this town wide open -- which proved to be merely a bust. So much … [Read more...] about The Free Falling Fortunes of Eric Massa: More Allegations, Bombs on Beck
Marc Thiessen Defends McCarthyist Witchhunt Against DOJ Attorneys Who Formerly Defended Accused Terrorists
From his Washington Post column: … [Read more...] about Marc Thiessen Defends McCarthyist Witchhunt Against DOJ Attorneys Who Formerly Defended Accused Terrorists
Great Expectations and The American Dream
One of the charges often made these days is that the American dream is lost -- that unlike generations that have come before us, we and/or our children will not see an increase in the standard of living or quality of life. Every time I come across one of these assertions (and they come from all over the political spectrum, depending upon context or specific policy issue), I … [Read more...] about Great Expectations and The American Dream
Proof that Prayers Can Be Answered
Eric Massa Conservative Hero? Some Conservatives Say “Not So Fast”
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has suddenly become a conservative hero now that he charges that the White House and Democrats in effect indulged in a conspiracy to force him to resign on what he suggests are trumped up charges -- and that it was all done to get rid of him so that health care reform could pass. But now some conservatives are saying: "Not so fast." That may not … [Read more...] about Eric Massa Conservative Hero? Some Conservatives Say “Not So Fast”
Living With Cancer (Guest Voice)
Living with Cancer by Martha Randolph Carr I am a second stage, Clark Level IV, and an in situ first stage, survivor of melanoma and I’m living with cancer. I want to get that out right up front because the idea of living with cancer doesn’t regularly make the news, especially when talking about melanoma. Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in America and is second … [Read more...] about Living With Cancer (Guest Voice)
Uncle Sam Will Take Care of Us
In light of some recent discussions here at TMV about various entitlement programs -- particularly Social Security -- CNN Money has a timely article out: The percentage of workers who said they have less than $10,000 in savings grew to 43% in 2010 from 39% in 2009, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute's annual Retirement Confidence Survey. That excludes the … [Read more...] about Uncle Sam Will Take Care of Us
A Different Path to AI
Google has extended the same "statistical machine learning" it so successfully uses for spelling -- the did you mean... functionality -- to language translation. With that comes a different path to AI: Creating a translation machine has long been seen as one of the toughest challenges in artificial intelligence. For decades, computer scientists tried using a rules-based … [Read more...] about A Different Path to AI
Supreme Court Takes Up Funeral Protest Case
The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal involving Fred Phelps and his disgusting Westboro Baptist Church. For those not familiar with Mr. Phelps he and his church are vehemently anti gay and among other things they regularly picket the funerals of dead soldiers. At the funerals they hold up signs celebrating the deaths as divine justice for the US 'tolerating' gays (which … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Takes Up Funeral Protest Case
Money Changes Everything
Specifically, the money gap between the richest and poorest in society -- income inequality, in other words. And according to a new book called The Spirit Level, income inequality is a leading explanation for why the United States ranks at or near the bottom on a number of social indicators, compared with other developed nations in the world. … [Read more...] about Money Changes Everything
News Roundup From My Twitter Feed
The city of Miami wants to cut down on litter by making it illegal to give food to homeless people: … [Read more...] about News Roundup From My Twitter Feed
Some Avatar Fans Think James Cameron Was Robbed
Some Avatar fans are furious that their favorite movie didn't win the Oscar. We have the reaction of one fan, but due to his language we will not post the actual video on TMV. Click HERE and you can watch it. … [Read more...] about Some Avatar Fans Think James Cameron Was Robbed
The Postal Service
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about The Postal Service
For Once, NATO Forces Fight for Russians, Too: Argumenty i Facty, Russia
Is Russia now fully on the side of the NATO allies in Afghanistan? This article from Russia's Argumenty i Facty argues that while Moscow still relishes seeing the alliance suffer, the battle for Afghanistan shouldn't be one of those times. For Argumenty i Facty, columnist Mikhail Melnikov writes in part: Exactly 21 years ago, after being there more than 10 years, … [Read more...] about For Once, NATO Forces Fight for Russians, Too: Argumenty i Facty, Russia
More Republicans Break With Liz Cheney Over “Al Qaeda 7” Ad Campaign
More Republicans have broken with Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz Cheney, who is proving to be a polarizer in her own right. In, fact, she's proving so effective at polarizing that she is polarizing her own party. But they all must be RINOS: A group that includes leading conservative lawyers and policy experts, former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and … [Read more...] about More Republicans Break With Liz Cheney Over “Al Qaeda 7” Ad Campaign
Tea Party, Hollywood Style
James Cameron was not king of the world this time as his former wife took custody of all the Oscars for an explosive low-budget howl of pain in this time of American rage. Symbolically, millions of metropolitan New Yorkers were blinded to it all by a clash between two Goliaths of greed, ABC and Cablevision, acting out for the night in their living rooms what Wall Street has … [Read more...] about Tea Party, Hollywood Style
You Too Can Conquer What Has Killed So Many Engineers
If you have found yourself thinking, "My day has been nice thus far, but has been missing an excellent explanation of the foundations of imaginary number theory" then have I got something for you! This link. Also it has a fractal and those are always fun. … [Read more...] about You Too Can Conquer What Has Killed So Many Engineers