The sounds of shrill ululation, a spontaneous expression of sheer of exuberance, filled the air in the western Kenyan village of Kogelo, hometown of Barack Obama's humble grandmother Sarah, soon-to-be "First Grandmother" of the United States. I stopped in my tracks to take in the memorable scene of the jubilant throng of Kenyan peasants on television.  read more »

Twenty-eight people have been executed in Iraq this week following what appear to have been hasty and unfair trials. Those executed were arrested in clashes that took place in the past three weeks.  read more »

FALLUJAH - Fallujah remains a crippled city more than three years after the November 2004 U.S.-led assault.
Unemployment and lack of medical care and safe drinking water in the city 35 mi. west of Baghdad remain a continuous problem. Freedom of movement is still curtailed.  read more »

Let's get a few things straight here. It was not really a "climate change" conference. It was a "global warming" conference. And it was not really that either. It was a bash the United States conference like most of these things generally are.  read more »

Ex-President Bush has gone skydiving again at the age of 83. Bush was celebrating the re-opening of his Presidential library. This is his 6th time he has gone skydiving and the first since 2004 when he jumped to celebrate his 80 birthday.

During World War 2 President Bush was a pilot and was shot down over the Pacific island of Chi Chi Jima before parachuting too safety.  read more »