by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 26, 2022 | • Politics, World
I am trying to learn as much as I can about the Ukraine crisis,…it’s complicated for sure. Russia’s at war with Ukraine. Here’s how we got here As Russian forces begin an all-out assault on Ukraine after months of troop buildup and failed...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 25, 2021 | • Politics, Websites of Interest, World
Maps That Put The World In Perspective Like a side-view mirror, sometimes on maps, things look bigger to us than they actually appear. Think about it; a world map shows Greenland as this giant landmass the size of South America when really it’s quite tiny,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 1, 2017 | World
Is Putin stating to make moves to consolitdate his hold on Crimea and threaten Ukraine? Military situation in eastern Ukraine worsens The foreign ministry of Ukraine expressed deep concern Monday night (30 January) over the “intensification of the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 2, 2016 | • Politics, Foreign Policy, World
In Aleppo, I Saw Why Assad Is Winning The industrial sector of Layramun in northwest Aleppo tells the story of this war. Its 1,200 factories have been looted and destroyed. In their place are piles of concrete rubble filled with rusted metal. Collapsed water tanks...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 18, 2016 | • Politics, Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, World
Iran Nuclear Deal Opponents to Trump: Don’t ‘Rip it Up’ Republicans and other long-time opponents of an international nuclear agreement with Iran have walked back calls to scrap the deal and are now urging the incoming Trump administration to stiffen...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Nov 14, 2016 | • Politics, World
I got a big beat down from one of my FaceBook friends the other day that finally thanks to the coming Trump Presidency we will all finally get out from those soul crushing foreign aid taxes that are killing his small business. Yeah, he did say that and he wasn’t...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 18, 2016 | World
From Muhammad to ISIS: Iraq’s Full Story – Wait But Why If you’re not sure what Odd Things in Odd Places is and why I’m in Iraq by myself, here’s why. __________ PDF: We made a fancy PDF of this post for printing and offline viewing. You...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 17, 2016 | • Politics, Terrorism, World
Over 30,000 Muslims in the UK Marched Against ISIS – Of Course You Didn’t Hear About It More than 30,000 Muslims from around the world congregated at a farm in the United Kingdom for a three-day event protesting ISIS and religious extremism, the...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 16, 2016 | News Worth Reading, World
You may think the world is falling apart. Steven Pinker is here to tell you it isn’t. If you think this has felt like the summer of sadness, you are not alone. Every week, sometimes every day, seems to bring more stomach-turning news. In June, there was the...
