Mideast Media Sampler 7-22-2013...
In the aftermath of the Zimmerman trial we see outrage and protest among those who think Zimmerman is guilty of something or other, even if the criminal justice system couldn't quite put its finger on it. "He racially profiled Trayvon"---although there's no evidence whatsoever of racial...
Much has been made lately of the self-defense legal doctrine of Stand-Your-Ground, mostly for political purposes unrelated to any actual legal application of the doctrine (for more on this, see here: Stand-Your-Ground: Gun Control Zombies Exploit Grieving Black Community). [caption id="attachment_59829" align="alignnone" width="500"] Reverend Al Sharpton protests...
There was a major development in San Diego today, as notorious civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred just finished a press conference with her client, a woman charging Mayor Bob Filner with sexual harassment: Irene McCormack Jackson, Mayor Bob Filner's former communications director, has filed a sexual...
(Petah Tikva, Israel)[/caption]
We lunched at a nice restaurant near the Intel center in Petah Tikva:
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(Me and Anne in Petah Tikva)[/caption]
We then headed on the road to Jerusalem, stopping in to see Adam Levick of CiF Watch, a blog devoted to taking The Guardian newspaper to task for its frequently distorted coverage of Israel.
Mideast Media Sampler 7-22-2013...
ABC News reports that the first public sighting of Zimmerman since his acquittal occurred late last week while he was pulling a man from an overturned pickup truck on the side of the road. Zimmerman was one of two men who came to the aid of...
Demolition can move forward in Taksim Square's Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey, according to an administrative court's ruling. From Hurriyet Daily News: An Istanbul administrative court has unanimously overturned a lower court’s stay of order ruling on planned construction on Istanbul’s Gezi Park, allowing the demolition of...
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Bryan Jacoutot ably explored the core reason for the Motor City's recently fiscal crash: unfunded liablities. As a former citizen of the Detroit area, I simply shake my head, as the city's race-based politics and poor business environment caused me to flee to the Golden State...
Detroit's declaration of bankruptcy has been discussed in countless articles, both the how and the why of it. One thing nearly everyone agrees on is that it's been a long time coming. Just how long? Well, if you'd like a musical interlude, just listen to this...
Many of us were appalled, if not surprised, that the Tsarnaev family (including the suspected Boston bombing brothers and their parents) benefited from more than $100,000 in taxpayer-funded assistance upon their arrival to this country. Now, it looks like welfare beneficiaries don't even have to leave...
I was looking for a little lighter fare to close out a Sunday night, and this was one was sitting unread in my newsfeeds. It made me smile. I hope more like this 19 year old have as much passion as they try to navigate...
Mideast Media Sampler 7-21-2013...
When did we start measuring the "success" of Congress based on the number of laws it passes? Seriously. I'm asking: when? I don't really remember the moment or the year or even the decade, but at some point, Americans got into our heads that the...
Detroit’s recent bankruptcy filing, the largest of any municipality in U.S. history, has drawn a lot of attention to the sustainability problem that has long been facing many state and local governments. While the bankruptcy has been attributed to a number of factors, the majority of...
The Syrian Electronic Army, a group of hackers that supports the Assad regime, claims it has hacked the database server of messaging and social networking service, Tango. https://twitter.com/Official_SEA12/status/358355124751568896 The group posted the following message to its website Friday: The Syrian Electronic Army hacked the Tango app (video/text messages...
