TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
While the terrorist group known as the Islamic State (or ISIS, ISIL, or Daesh) might be a formidable and abhorrent foe, one mischaracterization of these terrorists — repeated far too often by politicians and many in the media — must be put to rest. The Islamic State has nothing to do with Islam — no matter Read More…
“Before blaming Muslims for Isis, remember that Isis terrorist attacks [are] targeting more Muslims than any other groups.” In the aftermath of the bombing that killed hundreds in Iraq over the weekend, Muslims took to social media to remind the world that the primary targets of terrorist attacks are Muslims. #ISISattackingmuslims Tweets The hashtag #ISISAttackingMuslims Read More…
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister in Scotland, has vowed that he will go to any means necessary, even taking legal action, to protect his country from Brexit. “What’s going to happen with the UK is that there are going to be deeply damaging and painful consequences … I want to try and protect Scotland from that,” Read More…
Passing the 5 year anniversary mark in March of this year, it is increasingly peculiar and frustrating to see the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster still raging on, while the confusion surrounding the particulars of the situation continue to remain shrouded in hear-say and half-truths. Not surprisingly, a great deal of this confusion has stemmed from media propaganda, Read More…
Environmental activists, in particular, those attempting to halt illegal logging for Big Beef, are being killed in alarming numbers, with 185 killings in 2015 — averaging three per week — a 60 percent increase over the previous year. Last year, a new report titled “On Dangerous Ground,” from London-based advocacy group, Global Witness, states, “was the Read More…
‘The drone data could be completely misleading—and provide a veneer of legitimacy to unlawful killings.’ Since 2009, U.S. drone strikes have killed between 64 and 116 civilians in areas outside of active hostilities, the Obama administration claimed in a report released on Friday afternoon, just hours before the start of the Fourth of July holiday Read More…