Category Archives: Africa

A BUNCHA WHITE TIGGERS IN LIBEREC ZOO

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

Liberec zoo is one of the few to breed white tigers in captivity.  This is momma tiger’s second litter of three, born in September 2012.  (Momma is on the left.) Poppa tiger (the big, mean-looking one) escaped last year and … Continue reading →

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POVERTY PORN

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

An excellent term that I hadn’t heard before.  It refers to those heart-rending images of Third World poverty, especially in Africa, that various non-governmental “aid” organizations bombard us with.  If you’d only give a few dollars a week to make … Continue reading →

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WHEN A SHEEP CALLS YOUR CELL PHONE…

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

Erard Louw, a South African farmer, got miffed when someone stole 27 sheep and 13 lambs from his farm (h/t iDNES and Livetimes).  Given police inability to help – they either don’t have a car or gasoline or tires, usually … Continue reading →

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TUNISIAN JEWS

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Moncef Marzouki, the new president of Tunisia, called on Tunisia’s Jewish population to return to the country. (h/t Miami Herald and iDNES) He stressed that Tunisian Jews who had left the country are full citizens and are welcome to return.  … Continue reading →

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ABOUT BIN LADEN

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Couple of interesting things about Osama Bin Laden… According to an expert who asked not to be named, bin Laden no longer ran al-Qaida at the time of his death on May 2, 2011. (h/t Týden.cz) Per this expert: “It … Continue reading →

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LIBYAN TROUBLES

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

Of interest is today’s report that one of Gadhafi’s sons, Khamis, had died of injuries after a dissident pilot had reportedly crashed his aircraft into Tripoli‘s Bab al Aziziya barracks on Saturday.  The Czech news site Týden, which received this … Continue reading →

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A GOOD TIME TO SEND IN TROOPS

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

The long-suffering people of southern Sudan (south of the red line on the map) are going to the polls today to vote for independence.  The vote in favor of secession from the northern part of the country is expected to … Continue reading →

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