Sept 11 - The start of a dark era, for Chile
Twenty years before the twin towers fell, 9/11 became a dark day for Chile. Ken Loach tells the story of the US backed authoritarian takeover of a democratic nation. see also:...
View Article35,000 Civilians Flee as Tigers are given 24hrs to Surrender
April 20, 2009. A report on the ~35,000 civilians that escaped the war zone in Sri Lanka. Other reports have areal footage supposedly showing Tigers firing on the fleeing civilians with tanks and...
View ArticleI kiss the dust under your feet Thank you to Egyptian people
Waseem Wagdi, Egyptian protester. Egyptian Embassy, London. 29.1.11 gives a heartfelt thank you to the people of Egypt.
View ArticleClass Dismissed: The Taliban's war on girls' education
A clip from the 2009 documentary on the Taliban's use of violence to close girl's schools Pakistan. Malala Yousafzai, the girl featured in the documentary was shot in the head today (Oct 9, 2012). The...
View ArticleAsteroid - closest to earth in recorded history
More details here: http://youtu.be/rtesZxRlqOE
View ArticleKim Jong-un and Dennis Rodman - Best Friends for Life
NYTimes, has some more details: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/sports/basketball/dennis-rodman-meets-north-korean-leader.html
View ArticleRunaway Saw Blade
"A home security camera has captured a runaway saw blade shooting through a northern Ohio yard leaving a huge gap into the side of a house. CCTV shows a large blade spinning off a saw being used to cut...
View ArticleWhy is ketchup so hard to pour? - George Zaidan
Ketchup explained, animator clearly doesn't understand how french fries work.
View ArticleStorm Chaser Hit By Lightning
Storm chaser Scott Sheppard gets hit by lightning while shooting video out the window near Fairburn, South Dakota.The strike hit his arm and then traveled down to the ground and blew a hole in the...
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