by drjmcurtis | Apr 22, 2017
Killing at least 140 Afghan soldiers today, the Taliban officially began its spring offensive, proving after16 years since former President George W. Bush launched Operation Enduring Freedom Oct. 7, 2001 that the U.S. has made little progress. Toppling the Taliban...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 21, 2017
Fired from Fox News April 19 for mounting sexual harassment claims, 67-year-old Bill O’Reilly defended the allegations but, in the end, too many advertisers dropped out, hitting Fox News’ bottom line. All of O’Reilly’s denials fell on deaf ears as Fox Chairman Rupert...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 18, 2017
Bucking a national trend toward legalization of marijuana, 49-year-old former three-term Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) called the legalization movement a “Trojan Horse,” promising to corrupt the nation’s youth. Speaking at every turn, Kennedy sees himself as the...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 17, 2017
Questioning the veracity of the April. 4 Sarin nerve gas attack, 71-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor emeritus Theodore Postol raised questions of whether the attack was staged by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. When 70-year-old President...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 16, 2017
Told to not run by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khaemenei, 60-year-old firebrand former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced his intention to run for president against 68-year-old Presdient Hassan Rouhani. Running Iran from August 3, 2005 to Aug. 3,...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 15, 2017
Dropping the 21,600-pound Mother of all Bombs [MOAB] GBU-43 April 14 on the late Osama bin Laden’s CIA-built cave complexes in Afghanistan, 59-year-old former Afghanistan President Hamid Karsai called President Ashraf Ghani a traitor. Karzai left office Sept. 29, 2014...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 14, 2017
Calling Trump’s policy in the Korean Peninsula “reckless,” North Korea blamed the U.S. for the current provocations that pushed both countries to the precipice of war. Speaking to the Associated Press, North Korean Vice Minister Ham Song-ryol said the Trump...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 13, 2017
Sending a carrier strike group to North Korea, 70-year-old President Donald Trump doubled down after hitting Syria’s Shayrat airfield April 6 with 59 Cruise missiles. Trump’s pinpoint strike in Syria was designed to send an even louder message to North Korea’s...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 12, 2017
Telling the White House press corps at his daily briefing that Hitler didn’t gas his own people, 45-year-old press secretary Sean Spicer, former Republican National Committee spokesman, proved he’s not fit for the job. Since taking the job, Spicer’s been in a...
by drjmcurtis | Apr 11, 2017
Dragging bloodied Asian doctor David Dao off United Airlines Flight 3411 April 10 en route from Chicago to Louisville, United Airlines finds itself in quicksand excusing its actions. Multiple iPhone videos went viral watching airport security drag what looked like a...