Continuing the previous post on the legal concerns surrounding the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, this just came in: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens – one of my favorite Supreme Court Justices – said that killing Osama Bin Laden was legal (WSJ reports): “It was not merely to do justice and avenge Sept. 11,” but “to remove [...]
1. Word cloud of the speech 2. Ratings Mashable reports that it received the highest TV rating since his election: 3. On “I can report… I directed… I determined…” You might noticed that in the middle of the speech when describing the operation, President Obama used more “I”s than normal. The Fabius [...]
A joke is spreading on the Chinese Internet sphere in the form of a fake obituary, titled “Bin Laden: Old Friend of the Chinese People“, in some versions, “of the American People.” It imitates the pretentious tone often seen in official Chinese obituaries of foreign leaders, starting with: “Comrades, we are gathered here today, solemnly [...]
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