by Charles Cameron | Jun 20, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — a tale of Sunni, Shia and Sushi ] . ** It’s a remarkable image, with viral potential to be sure, but there’s a practical side to it too — I found it at the head of an IQNA (ie Iranian) article from February, titled...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 19, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — Bush, Reyes and McCain as leading indicators of a difficult learning-curve ] . . Here’s another in my series of posts taken from MOOCs I’ve been participating in. This one comes from the Changing World Order Coursera MOOC from...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 13, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — ISIS in Iraq, the battle of Badr, and 5,000 swooping angels ] . . Two days ago, under the title Iraq army capitulates to Isis militants in four cities, the Guardian reported: The extent of the Iraqi army’s defeat at the hands of...
by Charles Cameron | Jun 1, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — tasking Heuer’s ACH theory with the old question of revelation vs scientific discovery? ] . For a very pithy take on the pivotal question facing those who adhere to the literal interpretation of a given scripture as God’s...
by Charles Cameron | May 20, 2014 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — the destruction by ISIS of the shrine of a remarkable Muslim saint, to be followed by a glimpse of the man himself ] . First, the destruction of the shrine of Uways in Raqqa: Before: I am not sure when the picture was taken, but it was...
