My talk at Ithaca College in opposition to the academic boycott of Israel...
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a surprise exercise of ground and air forces on Ukraine’s doorstep Wednesday, intending to demonstrate his country’s military preparedness at a time of heightened tensions with Europe and the United States over the turmoil gripping Russia’s western neighbor. The Obama administration said any Russian military intervention in Ukraine would be a costly and “grave mistake.”The NY Times noted however that “senior defense and government officials later said the exercise was not related to the events in Ukraine.” A Reuters article, Putin puts troops in western Russia on alert in drill, also reports that officials in Russia said the drills were previously planned. Buzzfeed also reports that Russia gave U.S. military leaders advance warning about the military exercise. Regardless of any advance notice, observers and U.S. officials of course remain concerned. Speaking on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry indicated that he hopes Russia will respect the sovereignty of Ukraine.Russia’s military put tens of thousands of troops in western Russia on alert at 2 p.m. for an exercise scheduled to last until March 3. The minister of defense, Sergei K. Shoigu, also announced unspecified measures to tighten security at the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet on Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula.
Walker defense attorney seeks dismissal of first degree murder indictment of Walker...
Foreign fighters recruited by Al Qaeda and Hezbollah are fighting in Syria. What happens when they come home?...
Tears and screams from anti-Israel BDS movement after stunning defeat....
UF & UMinnesota both passed resolutions expanding ties with Israel & the Bruins defeated divestment. It's a good week @AviMayer @HenMazzig
— Avia Gridi (@AviaGridi) February 26, 2014
Students hug and walk out somberly from Ackerman Grand Ballroom. #UCLAdivest #USAC
— Amanda Schallert (@amandaschallert) February 26, 2014And apparently there's no such thing as a racist Democrat...
Herbie from Chicago sends this along: Spotted in an Evanston, Illinois parking lot. Someone apparently changed hiser mind about the Veep and Vice-Veep. Looks like s/he missed a spot: ...
Zimmerman redux: Police officer having head beaten into sidewalk by unarmed attacker draws his pistol, kills attacker...
The Ukrainian parliament delayed a Tuesday deadline to form a new government, postponing those efforts until Thursday. From FOX News: Ukraine's interim leaders pushed back their self-imposed deadline to form a unity government Tuesday, while the whereabouts of the country's fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovych, remained unknown. Members of...
Just passing along the cost to consumers, so shouldn't they know it?...
The continuing and absurd U.N. vendetta against Israel...
An important crack in the ASA academic boycott facade....
You can witness oppression "before there's a Starbucks on every corner"...
Several decades of Palestinian rejectionism....
Old hands in the television news business suggest that there are two things a presenter cannot have: an accent or a beard. Mr. Morgan is clean shaven and handsome enough, but there are tells in his speech — the way he says the president’s name for one thing (Ob-AA-ma) — that suggest that he is not from around here.Morgan agreed, but felt his personal anti-gun agenda might also have played a factor.
Who's really in charge?...
