Official Photograph COGwriter US President Barack Obama gave his required State of the Union address several hours ago. Here is some of what he said in it: More oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly twenty years. Our deficits – cut […]
Month: January 2014
Wine label claimed to support biblical evidence about Solomon
COGwriter Another archeological discovery supports what the Bible teaches in the Hebrew scriptures (AKA the Old Testament): A few characters scratched into the side of an ancient earthenware jug have archaeologists scrambling for their dictionaries — and wondering if it corroborates the Bible’s stories of King Solomon. The Ophel inscription — 3,000-year-old characters found in […]
Amid protests, Ukraine’s government resigns
Viktor Yanukovich COGwriter The protests going on in Ukraine have gotten its current government to resign: Ukraine Government Resigns January 28, 2014 KYIV — Ukraine’s president on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the government in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests that have gripped the capital Kyiv. The demonstrations began two months ago after […]
COG member relates Armenian persecution and family kidnapping in Syria; plus some Armenian history and doctrines.
Damage from Syrian Conflict COGwriter A COG member sent me the following: My mom’s side relatives have lived in Aleppo, Syria all their lives, which has had a large thriving Eastern Orthodox Christian Armenian community for nearly a century. A number of them have left during the recent turmoil if they were able. An article […]
Another ‘Marlboro Man’ dies of lung disease
(Photo by Geierunited) COGwriter Another actor whose image promoted Marlboro brand cigarettes has died of lung disease: Actor Eric Lawson, once the face of Marlboro cigarettes, has died from respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), at the age of 72. From 1978 to 1981, Lawson appeared in print ads as “The Malboro […]
Iranian report suggests Iran has wanted nuclear weapons because of the mystical 12th Imam
Nagasaki Nuclear Bomb (1945) COGwriter A new report admits that Iran has sought to build nuclear weapons: Iranian official confirms country sought to build nuclear weapons A founder of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards now admits that the Islamic Republic was seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. This is the first time any regime official has made such […]
NSA and GCHQ using ‘Angry Birds,’ Google Maps, and more means to spy
Angry Birds Game by Rovio COGwriter It is now reported that the NSA’s and UK’s GCHQ’s surveillance actions include spying on those using Google Maps or playing a game called Angry Birds: January 27, 2014 The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been developing capabilities to take advantage of “leaky” smartphone apps, […]
CSM: Obama leads an ‘imperial presidency’?
January 27, 2014 Cover COGwriter Today’s cover issue of Christian Science Monitor Weekly reports the following about the presidency of Barack Obama: Is Barack Obama an imperial president?… Obama, a former constitutional law professor, was once skeptical of the aggressive use of presidential power. During the 2008 campaign, he accused President George W. Bush of […]
Stephen Hawking declares there are no ‘black holes’
COGwriter In a move stunning certain scientists, famous physicist Stephen Hawking declared that there are no ‘black holes’ in the universe: Renowned British scientist Stephen Hawking has stunned physicists by declaring there are no black holes. In a paper published online, Professor Hawking says instead of black holes there are grey holes. The fresh theory […]
Support seems to be growing for a Hillary Clinton USA presidency
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Kai Moerk 2012) COGwriter More seem to be supporting a bid for a possible run by Hillary Clinton for US president in 2016: 26 January 2014 DES MOINES, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton hasn’t announced whether she will run for president in 2016. But her supporters in early voting Iowa are organizing […]