Since Bird Dog still can’t get his tricycle generator working, here’s some more links I’m cranking out for your evening perusal.
Goebbels' secretary, 100, breaks vow of silence to reveal secrets of Hitler's propaganda minister
How Iran Keeps Assad in Power in Syria
The Little Emirate That Could: Qatar versus Qaddafi
Public Pension Promises: How Big Are They and What Are They Worth?
We calculate the present value of state employee pension liabilities using discount rates that reflect the risk of the payments from a taxpayer perspective. If benefits have the same default and recovery characteristics as state general obligation debt, the national total of promised liabilities based on current salary and service is $3.20 trillion. If pensions have higher priority than state debt, the value of liabilities is much larger. Using zero-coupon Treasury yields, which are default-free but contain other priced risks, promised liabilities are $4.43 trillion. Liabilities are even larger under broader concepts that account for salary growth and future service.
Rembrandt Chose Jewish Models To Depict a More Realistic Jesus
American Theocracy Revisited
Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense system hits 85% of targets
Fighting the Great American Heresy
Lebanese Reactions to the UN Special Tribunal's Indictments
…the indictments have not provoked a political earthquake against Hezbollah, as many were hoping, especially as Lebanon's first deadline to apprehend the suspects passed without any substantial repercussion….At the moment, Hezbollah—in addition to its military strength—maintains a solid grip on the Lebanese political system and retains its ability to marginalize the political forces that had been behind the “Cedar Revolution” and the creation of the tribunal.
The Mounting Problem Of Temple Denial
Generation Vexed
