Tag archive for ‘israel’

International News Roundup: Anarchy in the UK and Pirates

International News Roundup: Anarchy in the UK and Pirates

If Only we Could Chalk it up to Anarchy in the UK (and not Human Nature) British court sentenced 16-year-old Andrew Smith to life in prison. The teenager and his 18-year-old friend, Jason Bolton, kicked Asaf Mahmood Ahmed so hard and so many times that the 28-year-old father of three had an asthma attack while [...]

A bad beginning

Obama’s use of a single word in in his speech at the AIPAC policy forum on Wednesday may prove to be the demise of his campaign in the eyes of Arabs, Jewish people, or perhaps both.
In the lead-up to securing the nomination, Obama has slowly distanced himself from pro-Palestine positions he espoused during the primary [...]

The weekend roundup

Here at P+P, we are constantly re-thinking the best ways to organize content and deliver a reading experience outside the punditry and beltway-blogger echo chamber. As such, we’d like to offer up a new permanent Monday fixture that will throw out some hand-picked stories from the weekend for your reading pleasure, along with some [...]

Photo: GOP on Election Day
Slideshow: Nov. 5 Newspapers
Photo: Election Day in LA