Symbol of European “Babylon” COGwriter The USA is going out of its way to claim it is not biased towards the European Union on the Ukraine matter: March 5, 2014 A senior U.S. State Department official reportedly is denying claims from Russia’s foreign minister that Moscow and Western powers favor a European Union-brokered deal to […]
Month: March 2014
Kerry, Lavrov, Putin, and EU on Ukraine and Russia
John Kerry, Official Portrait COGwriter The US Secretary of State was in Kiev yesterday and is to meet with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today: March 5, 2014 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry later in the day in Paris, where they and other foreign ministers are attending […]
Ash Wednesday and Lent for 2014
COGwriter Tonight, some will observe Ash Wednesday and Lent–considered to be a time of self-imposed abstinence by millions. Ash Wednesday’s true origins are considered to be a mystery by those who observe it. It was not observed by Jesus, the original apostles, nor any in the early Church. Ash Wednesday is not mentioned in either […]
Iran considers Obama’s threats ‘joke of the year;’ Germans wonder about Obama’s international commitments
Official Photograph COGwriter US President Barack Obama is having a credibility problem internationally: March 4, 2014 Iran has mocked US President Barack Obama’s warnings that the military option is still on the table to prevent the Islamic regime’s nuclear aspirations, calling the threats “the joke of the year.” General Saeed Masoud Jazzayeri, Aide to Basij […]
Washington D.C. Council votes to ‘decriminalize’ marijuana
Marijuana, Cannibis sativa COGwriter In a move that is no surprise to me, the federal District of Columbia voted to somewhat legalize marijuana today: March 4, 2014 The District of Columbia City Council voted Tuesday to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in the nation’s capital. Mayor Vincent Gray said he intends to sign […]
Human caused pestilence and famine risks
Coronaviruses COGwriter Researchers are realizing that human activity is increasing the risk of pestilences from dormant viruses: March 4, 2014 A mysterious giant virus buried for 30,000 years in Siberian permafrost has been resurrected. The virus only infects single-celled organisms and doesn’t closely resemble any known pathogens that harm humans. Even so, the new discovery […]
Mardi Gras: It is not Christian
New Orleans Mardi Gras (Infrogmation) COGwriter Today is known in some places as Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday,” called Shrove Tuesday in parts of the UK) and is related to a carnival or carnaval season. Here are some comments about it: Mardi Gras is not just a week-long party for New Orleans bar-goers, millions […]
NZ man awarded cash because of Sabbath-related termination
COGwriter A New Zealand man was awarded cash for being terminated because he kept the Sabbath: A meat worker sacked for refusing to work on the Sabbath has been awarded almost $30,000 compensation after successfully arguing the decision breached his human rights. Jalesi Nakarawa complained to the Human Rights Review Tribunal that Affco New Zealand […]
Venezuelan leader calling for more protests
Henrique Capriles Radonski COGwriter The Governor of Miranda in Venezuela has called for more protests: March 3, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela – A leader of the Venezuelan opposition called Monday for citizens to begin organizing committees that could sustain the pressure that continuing street protests have placed on the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro. Former […]
Russia claims it is protecting its citizens; Europe’s biggest 21st century crisis; French journalist supporting President Yanukovych
Soldiers in Crimea COGwriter While the West is having meetings, Russia is consolidating its power in the Crimean region of Ukraine: March 3, 2014 . Russia’s foreign minister defended the increasing presence of his country’s troops in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, ahead of a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is hoping to prevent a […]