The World Cup ended yesterday with a German victory.Among those present and pictured sitting together were German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin. They held a meeting to discuss various issues. One was Ukraine. Wasn’t it only a few months ago that Merkel told us Putin is off his rocker? What does that say about…
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The Homeland of Prophet Abraham and His Followers:
THE TRAGEDY: Three young Israeli kids in their teens are murdered: Eyal Yifrach, 19; Naftali Fraenkel, 16; and Gilad Shaar, 16. They were known to have been hitchhiking home from a Jewish seminary where they had been studying near the town of Hebron. They were last seen getting into a car at about 10.00 pm…
The Charles River Was Cleansed: But A Foul Odor Remains In Boston
Learning about the greatest maritime disaster in U.S. History prior to Pearl Harbor brought to mind Whitey Bulger’s brother, Billy, and John O’Brien, the probation commissioner presently on trial. The disaster was the explosion and sinking of the steamship Sultana on April 27, 1865, on the Mississippi River where over 1,800 Union Army soldiers who…
The John O’Brien Case: A Case of Fraud
I have to admit it takes me a long time to figure some things out. I have had a hard time understanding why O’Brien is being tried in federal court. He is charged with racketeering, the statute that usually relates to gangster activities. I thought what he did was to engage in political patronage. The…
The Boston Globe’s Plan For Mayor Marty Walsh. Part 3: The Attack and The Hope
It is important to keep in mind the adage: “people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” I say this because the Globe’s attacks against Marty Walsh are most telling on the most hypocritical grounds of all, his lack of diversity representation in his hiring practices. I say that because if you are a major…
A Man With A Big Problem: The Globe’s Shaughnessy
It’s not enough that Dan Shaughnessy and Ann Coulter think alike and share notes, it’s the deep hatred he seems to have in his heart for IT that stands out in his recent writings. He seems to be haunted by IT to the point of shrillness. I’ve wondered why he’s so bothered and irritated that some millions…