Bob McCarty Writes

In today’s episode of Uncle Jay Explains the News, Uncle Jay apologizes for not being able to record a show last week due to his need to attend Michael Jackson’s memorial service at The Staples Center in Los Angeles.  In addition, he tackles such subjects as continued unrest in Iran, the surprise resignation of Alaska [...]

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Morning headlines offer hodge podge of news:

Bird, Swine, Human Flu-Mix Sickens 7 in Calif., Texas — If this isn’t bio-terrorism, I’ll eat my hat.*

Bronx Zoo evicting hundreds of animals – Now, the question is, “Will they be deported back to their countries of origin?”  If the system for animals works anything like the system for [...]

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“FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!’”

That’s what’s being reported in the British and French press about the undersea Channel Tunnel that connects England and France:
All freight and passenger services were suspended after a “serious incident” on French side of the tunnel. — The (UK) Telegraph
Some 32 truck drivers have been evacuated from a freight [...]

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Captions for the images below describe scenes from around the world — from France to Florida and Georgia (the country, not the state) to Hong Kong — related to this week’s evidence of war, floods, famine and fire.

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Today, I recognized an instance of life imitating art in my corner of the world and thought it worth sharing with a world engaged in a Global War on Terror.
I was one-third of the way through ACT OF TREASON, the latest terror-action novel by Vince Flynn, when I came across a BBC News article about [...]

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