The lone Somali "pirate" who was captured by American forces last week is on U.S. soil. He sees a New York judge today. The teenager is expected to be charged with piracy and hostage taking.
(Editor's Note from Sarah: Today's blog (below) is written by Tony Das. He will be contributing to Africa Matters from time to time. Das has decades of reporting experience from Africa. Enjoy reading his article...)
In the Bible, Genesis Chapter 1 tells us, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
North Carolina Congressman Heath Shuler says that's a good place to start when it comes to climate change legislation.
I hope you have an opportunity to see the story we did today for CBN News on Ami Ortiz. It's a remarkable story.
Ami Ortiz is the young teen who opened a Purim holiday gift package a little over a year ago and nearly died because the gift was actually a bomb in disguise.
The picture of Ami taken just moments after the bombing is gruesome. You wonder how anyone could survive such an ordeal, much less live a normal life.
Will Pope Benedict stand strong and avoid what is becoming the traditional "cave in" by Western leaders to radical Muslim demands? From Reuters:
The White House just released the National Day of Prayer Proclamation. Read it below. It is posted in full. PDF version here. Pictures here.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 2009
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
From Lee:
My uncle lost his wife to pancreatic cancer a few years ago. It stunned everybody in our family. She’d been so healthy and vibrant until then. After she died, I went to visit my uncle one day and he told me that one of things he missed most about her is the time they spent together in the morning reading the Bible and praying.
We're still facing swine flu cases here in the United States and the concerns continue. Yet for all the "serious concern" banter, the pandemic has been a bust. Not a few analysts are concerned this flu talk isn't primarily about public health but about public policy or even power politics.
Today finds me in sunny beautiful Carlsbad California. I gave a speech here last night and am flying home in a few hours. I was awakened this morning by the alarm clock and then loud TV sounds from the room next door to me. My immediate response was to be bothered and a bit frustrated. Then I realized "I am in California!
At the end of a lonely stretch of Louisiana State Highway 66 sits Angola prison, once known as the bloodiest prison in America.