Australia has warned that it will have to switch off the water supply to the continent's food bowl unless heavy rains break an epic drought - heralding what could be the first climate change-driven disaster to strike a developed nation, reports The Independent. "The Murray-Darling basin in south-eastern Australia yields 40 per cent of the country's agricultural produce. But … [Read more...] about Climate Change: Australia Faces ‘Epic Drought’
Bhutan Kingdom’s Tryst With Democracy
The isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, situated between India and China, began a big experiment towards ending a century of absolute monarchy and ushering in democracy. The country held a 'mock election' on Saturday, to be followed by the real thing in 2008. One of the ironies in Bhutan is that it was the king himself, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who pushed for democracy -- … [Read more...] about Bhutan Kingdom’s Tryst With Democracy
A Song Dedicated To Families Of The Virginia Tech Massacre
Composed and sung by NanaKojo Adu: … [Read more...] about A Song Dedicated To Families Of The Virginia Tech Massacre
Fallen Angel
We appear to have a Blue Angel down in SC. Beaufort Gazette: Blue Angel crashes; pilot killed; eyewitness reports home caught fire UPDATE: Reports indicate that it was Blue Angel No. 6 that crashed. The No. 6 plane is piloted by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis of Pittsfield, Mass. Pensacola FL News-Journal: Blue Angels pilot believed killed in air show crash CNN has … [Read more...] about Fallen Angel
TownHall Interviews Mitt Romney
Mary Katharine Ham had the pleasure and honor to interview Governor Mitt Romney. Romney is - as I have stated before - one of the most qualified candidates around. The Olympics in Salt Lake City, back in 02, would have been an absolute disaster if it was not for the former Governor of Massachusetts' crisis-solving abilities and, more generally, management skills. That he became … [Read more...] about TownHall Interviews Mitt Romney
Gonzales’ GOP Support Fading While Bush’s Support Remains Firm
Increasingly, it looks as if it's now Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Versus the Democrats Versus many of the Repubicans. But there's one factor that could keep him in office: President George W. Bush's continued support. Once again Bush is digging in his heels on a decision and in this case he's swatting aside the concerns -- and a clamor -- from members of his own … [Read more...] about Gonzales’ GOP Support Fading While Bush’s Support Remains Firm
Cho’s Home Video
Yaakov Kirschen, The Jerusalem Post, Dry Bones … [Read more...] about Cho’s Home Video
Bangladesh: ‘Women Politicians Stay Out!’
Bangladesh's military-backed interim government seems hell bent in preventing a former woman Prime Minister from returning from her US visit. while preparing to exile the other former woman Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia. "Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been denied permission by British Airways to travel to Dhaka, prompting a prominent British peer to … [Read more...] about Bangladesh: ‘Women Politicians Stay Out!’
“India’s best organized people-smuggling racket”
"The human trafficking scandal involving (India's leading opposition party) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babubhai Katara took a fresh twist Saturday, with one of his aides linking two more MPs to what is emerging as India's best organized people-smuggling rackets," reports The Times of India. So if the lawmakers themselves get into it, how do we check the crime??? … [Read more...] about “India’s best organized people-smuggling racket”
Islamic Extremism: Close to Musharraf’s Office
Religious extremism is a countrywide reality in Pakistan, not restricted to some remote corner, but present in the heart of the capital Islamabad...just a kilometer away from President Musharraf's office, says a news report. To read this startling story and the helplessness of the Pakistan government please click here... … [Read more...] about Islamic Extremism: Close to Musharraf’s Office
Center of Attention
Today's Center of Attention, be sure to read the posts I link to. Moderate Muslim Ali Eteraz takes on the not so moderate Muslim organization CAIR. McQ explains 'the Democrat's "largest tax increase in history"' in words every American understands: 6 John Edwards haircuts. Munaeem has a fascinating post up about Nancy Pelosi's father - a Roosevelt Democrat who broke … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
Reid’s “Lost the War� Comment
Ross Douthat has a great post up at Andrew Sullivan's place (The Daily Dish) about Harry Reid’s comment regarding Iraq and the reaction of quite some conservatives to it. Andrew writes: Is there any imaginable point in any imaginable conflict where Mark Levin would admit that the United States had lost a war? I don’t mean to be flip, and I say this as someone who generally … [Read more...] about Reid’s “Lost the Warâ€? Comment
BACK FROM SCHOOL
Olle Johansson, Sweden … [Read more...] about BACK FROM SCHOOL
Growing the Journalist-Blogger Relationship
My old friend Will Bunch is one of the best bloggers around. This is in no small part because he is a very fine reporter and writer and has honed his Pulitzer Prize-winning skills breaking big stories over two-plus decades in the newspaper business. Will never has been content to rest on his laurels. He has worked tirelessly not only to save his own imperiled newspaper … [Read more...] about Growing the Journalist-Blogger Relationship
Dr. Supreme
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Dr. Supreme
Building a Wall
A good post over at The Newshoggers about the astonishing news that the US military is building a wall in northern Baghdad in an effort to make it impossible for Shi'ite terrorists to commit terrorist attacks against Sunnis. The modern version of the 'Iron Curtain'? Cernig writes: The new counter-insurgency manual emphasizes the importance of information, of "hearts … [Read more...] about Building a Wall
School Lockdowns Multiply Amid Fears Of Virginia Tech Copycats
It was 10:10 a.m. Thursday morning and I was 15 minutes away from finishing my second performance with a No Bullying theme in my non-blogging incarnation at an elementary school in Torrance, California. The kids were laughing because I had just gotten five volunteers up to the stage and the students had just put on ratty wigs and were JUST about to lip-sync "Tutti Frutti" while … [Read more...] about School Lockdowns Multiply Amid Fears Of Virginia Tech Copycats
Total Recall
John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri … [Read more...] about Total Recall
Just When You Think Things CAN’T Get More Barbaric
Shootout at NASA’s Johnson Space Center
The mysterious situation in Houston TX has turned into a murder-suicide. MSNBC Houston Chronicle: 2 dead in JSC hostage standoffA gunman and one hostage, both men, are dead after a confusing incident at Johnson Space Center today, Houston Police confirmed today. A second hostage, a woman, survived with no injuries. … [Read more...] about Shootout at NASA’s Johnson Space Center