From Economist’s top story:
Arsonists certainly have strong motives for starting blazes. Rising incomes have fuelled a construction boom. Demand is high for land near the sea to build second homes. Although Greek law states that builders cannot put up homes on forest land, developers are practised at getting around the rules.
Because Greece still lacks a land registry covering the whole country
One of Hillary!’s big-money donors is wanted for grand theft. I am, it goes without saying, shocked.
One of Hillary!’s big-money donors is wanted for grand theft. I am, it goes without saying, shocked.
One of Hillary!’s big-money donors is wanted for grand theft. I am, it goes without saying, shocked.
Kimberly Kagan has a dossier on the acts of war (mostly by proxie) that Iran has been committing against the US for at least the past five years. We may not be at war with Iran, but they’re certainly at war with us, regardless of how much many choose to ignore it.
[Update late morning]
Here’s a book that seems timely: Iranian Time Bomb: The Mullah Zealots Quest For Destruction
I’ve always been skeptical of the “drunk astronauts” story, and think that the media (and Congress) were far too quick to jump on it, since it was never substantiated. It just never really rang true to me. Unfortunately, NASA has been put in the impossible position of having to prove a negative, and there will now be people who will believe it as gospel (just as many will continue to believe that NASA never put men on the moon).
And I have to say that I sympathize with members of the astronaut corps who are justifiably pissed off about it.
But it angers me for another reason. There are so many legitimate issues and problems with the agency, that nonsense like this and crazy astronauts distracts us from dealing with them. Yet another reason to hope for needed breakthroughs in the private sector.
Michael Totten visits Al Qaeda’s newest lair in Iraq, because they’ve been chased out of their preferred locales.
Robert Spencer says that CAIR is having a bad week. Unfortunately, I doubt if the MSM will notice.
Robert Spencer says that CAIR is having a bad week. Unfortunately, I doubt if the MSM will notice.
Robert Spencer says that CAIR is having a bad week. Unfortunately, I doubt if the MSM will notice.