Comment worth noting: MNGOP endorses Somali candidate (he has our values?)

Reader ‘wisdombegins’ has sent us the comment below. I wish I had time to do this topic justice, but please follow the links sent by our reader.  A week or so ago we told you that the MNGOP moved its offices to be near “everyday Minnesotans.” And, don’t forget the Center for Security Policy’s recent … Continue reading Comment worth noting: MNGOP endorses Somali candidate (he has our values?)

For a laugh! Check out “The Samaritans” a mockumentary about NGOs in Africa

Here is the story at NewEurope  (hat tip: Jewell).  Be sure to check it out and see the hilarious trailer! Kenyan producer Hussein Kurji has created a mockumentary which humorously reveals real issues facing international NGOs. The show, titled The Samaritans​, portrays Aid for Aid, a completely dysfunctional NGO. The show, produced by Xeinium Productions, … Continue reading For a laugh! Check out “The Samaritans” a mockumentary about NGOs in Africa

New FBI Director worried about Syria as “ungoverned space” and expresses concern about refugees

More “worrisome” than Afghanistan! Basically he says we don’t know who these refugees are “moving up into Europe or elsewhere in the Middle East.”  No kidding! Partway into this Politico piece on Obama’s State of the Union speech and Afghanistan comes this telling section of the article: The danger from Syria, for example, seems likely … Continue reading New FBI Director worried about Syria as “ungoverned space” and expresses concern about refugees

Western NGOs in warring Muslim countries: money is welcome, but not their ideas

I expected this article at Strategy Page (‘The growing war in Syrian refugee camps‘) to be more of the same about the crime rampant in UN refugee camps like Zaatari in Jordan.  It started out that way, but evolved into a not-so-attractive picture of “do-gooder” non-governmental agencies (NGOs) who are ripe for the picking in … Continue reading Western NGOs in warring Muslim countries: money is welcome, but not their ideas