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London-based think tank – ships defending themselves not a good idea
Roger Middleton, a self-described piracy expert at the left of center Chatham House in London, thinks it’s bad business for American ships to arm themselves to repel pirates. Criminal pirates…
Olympics to … NOT Chicago, but Rio
The International Olympic Committee just voted to give the 2016 Summer Olympics to … still waiting, but Chicago is OUT. Update: Second round Tokyo is OUT. Madrid and Rio is…
Michelle Obama – some twisting of her use of the sacrifice word
I read this story earlier today, then I read the transcript of what the first lady actually said. She did not say that her trip was a sacrifice, but she…
Chicago 2016 Olympics – in the bag?
Who knows, but some are speculating President Obama’s decision to be present in Copenhagen for the presentation to the Olympic Committee means Chicago has unofficially gotten the nod for Summer…
China Falls Short of Expectations
Yeah of course, but what the heck did you expect? China was in the running for the Olympics to get world-wide acceptance. Once the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gave it…
Lights Out in Paris – Olympic Torch Stumbles Along
Exactly what did the International Olympic Committee think when they chose Beijing as the destination for the 2008 Summer Games? There has been plenty of strange activity in China the…
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