The news of the Egyptian brokered cease fire between Hamas and Israel has been met here in Israel with a great deal of skepticism. The Sderot Media Center noted that a "formal cease fire existed between Nov. 21st, 2006 and May 15th, 2007, during which time our news agency covered 315 missile attacks from Gaza which were fired at Sderot and the Western Negev." Vice Premier Haim Ramon called it a "victory for radical Islam."
Cheff Krieger offers a delicious alternative to bland broccoli. See below.
A great way to include cruciferous vegetables is to incorporate them as this recipe does with a half a head of cabbage. I called it Cruciferous Chops, but Chef Krieger's title is much better! See below.
Jiang Xiaojuan was one of thousands of police-officers attending to earthquake relief in China's Sichuan Province. But Jiang's unique contribution to the relief effort set her apart from the rest her peers- she breastfed nine babies newly orphaned by the earthquake.
Barack Obama dusted off a Ronald Reagan line from the past at his recent meeting with religious leaders in Chicago. In a 1980 convention of Evangelical Ministers Reagan once famously said, "I know you can't endorse me, but I endorse you."
On Tuesday near Detroit, Michigan I spent about 10 minutes one-on-one with Barack Obama. In our conversation I asked him about his message to black conservatives who may be struggling with the fact that they have an historic chance and a real viable shot to vote for an African-American candidate for President yet may have to sacrifice some of their core principles to do it.
The Brody File is not at my home base in Washington, DC today. No. Instead I write this blog from near Detroit where I just completed a 10 minute one-on-one interview with Barack Obama.
We're only halfway through 2008, and have had no shortage of riveting stories from China. But it's not the Olympic festivities that have taken the media spotlight- they're still two months away. So far this year, China's extreme environment has captured the world's attention.