Washington Times: Agents nab <two> w/ terrorist connections crossing U.S. border (in CA)

[Alaskins]

Good point. Of course, an action taken in the fog of war then later repealed and apologized for such to the degree that it's considered one of more shameful moments in recent U.S. history has nothing in common with gleefully racist political rhetoric offered at a time of peace.

This is a time of Peace?

 

For the US?

 

For the World?

 

Could you cite some references sir?  

[TradeTheBeal!]

This is a time of Peace?

 

For the US?

 

For the World?

 

Could you cite some references sir?  

My pleasure. We live in wonderful times, historically speaking.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.3.html

[Redskins Diehard]

My pleasure. We live in wonderful times, historically speaking.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2014/12/the_world_is_not_falling_apart_the_trend_lines_reveal_an_increasingly_peaceful.3.html

In case anyone was wondering what this article said. Here is a copy/paste...

But the red curve in the graph shows a recent development that is less benign: The number of wars jumped from four in 2010—the lowest total since the end of World War II—to seven in 2013. These wars were fought in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Syria. Conflict data for 2014 will not be available until next year, but we already know that four new wars broke out in the past 12 months, for a total of 11. The jump from 2010 to 2014, the steepest since the end of the Cold War, has brought us to the highest number of wars since 2000. The worldwide rate of battle deaths (available through 2013) has also risen since its low point in 2005

[Larry]

In case anyone was wondering what this article said. Here is a copy/paste...

But the red curve in the graph shows a recent development that is less benign: The number of wars jumped from four in 2010—the lowest total since the end of World War II—to seven in 2013. These wars were fought in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Syria. Conflict data for 2014 will not be available until next year, but we already know that four new wars broke out in the past 12 months, for a total of 11. The jump from 2010 to 2014, the steepest since the end of the Cold War, has brought us to the highest number of wars since 2000. The worldwide rate of battle deaths (available through 2013) has also risen since its low point in 2005

 

In case anyone was wondering what the article actually said, instead of reading one paragraph that was cherry picked to try to say the opposite of what the article actually says, here's the headline: 

 

The World Is Not Falling Apart

Never mind the headlines. We’ve never lived in such peaceful times.

 

Here's a link to page one of the article. 

 

And here's the paragraph following the one that was quoted, above: 

 

Though the recent increase in civil wars and battle deaths is real and worrisome, it must be kept in perspective. It has undone the progress of the last dozen years, but the rates of violence are still well below those of the 1990s, and nowhere near the levels of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s.

 

 

(In short, what the paragraph quoted by the previous poster actually says, is that violence, right now, is not the record lowest of my lifetime.  (2010 was.))

[Redskins Diehard]

In case anyone was wondering what the article actually said, instead of reading one paragraph that was cherry picked to try to say the opposite of what the article actually says, here's the headline:

The World Is Not Falling Apart

Never mind the headlines. We’ve never lived in such peaceful times.

Here's a link to page one of the article.

And here's the paragraph following the one that was quoted, above:

(In short, what the paragraph quoted by the previous poster actually says, is that violence, right now, is not the record lowest of my lifetime. (2010 was.))

It was what came up when you clicked on the link. But hey. ..things are improving right?

I mean. ..you are pretty much headline deep.