Satellite Images Reveal Scale of Destruction in Boko Haram Massacre in Nigeria
Posted: January 15, 2015 Filed under: Global, War Room | Tags: Abuja, Accra, Air chief marshal, Amnesty International, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Chad, Cinema of Nigeria, Divorce, Islamic extremism, Nigeria Leave a comment
Drew Hinshaw in Accra, Ghana and Gbenga Akingbule reporting from Abuja, Nigeria: Boko Haram killed hundreds of people and burned down almost an entire town this month, Amnesty International said Thursday, citing satellite photos to offer the clearest indication to date of the damage the Nigerian insurgency wrought.
Not from a satellite photo
More than 3,700 buildings, including homes, schools, and clinics, were torched by Boko Haram in and around the remote town of Baga during an assault that began on Jan. 3, the human rights group said. Satellite photos showed the entire town of Doron-Baga, which is next to Baga, had been effectively burned down.
Amnesty said the pictures corroborate the stories of refugees who have spoken of many hundreds killed in the remote area, which is dangerous and inaccessible for journalists and aid workers. Residents who fled have described walking through a countryside littered with bodies. Read the rest of this entry »
Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper Debuts, Smashes Limited Box-Office Records
Posted: December 28, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Academy Award, Bradley Cooper, California, Chris Kyle, Christmas, Clint Eastwood, Dina Eastwood, Divorce, Iraq, Los Angeles, United States 1 Comment
Kipp Jones reports: Clint Eastwood’s Iraq War biopic shattered box office records over the extended holiday weekend, after only debuting in four theaters nationwide.American Sniper, which was directed by Eastwood and stars Bradley Cooper as famed navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, became the top specialty debut of the year and the best ever for a limited Christmas release.The film reportedlå
Clint Eastwood’s Iraq War biopic shattered box office records over the extended holiday weekend, after only debuting in four theaters nationwide.
“This was the perfect film for Clint, and Bradley Cooper is one of the great American actors of today.”
— Dan Fellman, the head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros.
American Sniper, which was directed by Eastwood and stars Bradley Cooper as famed navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, became the top specialty debut of the year and the best ever for a limited Christmas release.
The film reportedly brought in $850,000 from four theaters over a period of four days, an average of $212,000 per location for Warner Bros.
Eastwood’s adaptation has also been awarded a rare “A+” CinemaScore from audiences, which could provide momentum when Warner Bros. opens the drama from Village Roadshow nationwide on Jan. 16, only a week after nominations for the Academy Awards are announced, reports TheWrap. Read the rest of this entry »
21st Century Narcissism: Woman Marries Herself, Embraces Her “Inner Groom”
Posted: October 8, 2013 Filed under: Mediasphere, U.S. News | Tags: Anderson Cooper, Divorce, Huffington Post, KSAZ-TV, Marriage, North Dakota, Power Line, Same-sex marriage, Shutterstock 2 Comments
Fine. If he doesn’t come, I’ll marry myself. I can buy batteries in bulk, and watch porn by myself.
As Powerline blog notes, commenting on this same article, it’s getting harder and harder to distinguish supposedly serious news sites from the Onion.
According to the ever-entertaining and self-aggrandizing Huffington Post, Nadine Schweigert married herself and “opened up about self marriage.”
A 36-year-old North Dakota woman who married herself in a commitment ceremony last March has now spoken about her self-marriage choice in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
The marriage took place among friends and family who were encouraged to “blow kisses to the world” after she exchanged rings with her “inner groom”, My Fox Phoenix reports.
pundit from another planet 