“Asia held hostage on the high seas” and other links…
Keith Wallis: “…piracy is back, and the brazen recent successes of Somali buccaneers has shocked governments and navies, and thrown oil companies and shipowners into panic…”
“South Korea aims broadside at pirates”
Donald Kirk: “Seoul, stung by the repeated targeting of South Korean commercial ships, is set to deploy a 4,500-ton stealth destroyer to battle pirates off the coast of Somalia.”
“It’s a Lot of ‘Influential’ Brothas and Sistas with the Same Mentality as Rod Blagojevich”
Ed Dunn: “It’s the wannabees who live in the suburbs trying to prove themselves too much that you have to keep your eye on. That kind of street knowledge applies very well in the corporate entrepreneurial world. A lot of brothas and sistas want to emulate White Privilege so bad, they imitate the attitude and mentality of White Privilege clowns but work harder at it to prove a point.”
“The Carlisle Indians”
The Undercover Black Man: “I was already vaguely aware of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which was created by the U.S. government to ‘civilize’ the conquered Indians. But I didn’t know that the ‘Carlisle Indians’ were a collegiate football powerhouse in the early 20th century, competing against teams such as Harvard and Yale.”