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U.S. hikers freed after 2 years, leave Iran - CBS News

I'm really glad that all three hikers will soon be reunited and there will finally be a happy ending. But I still have one question I have yet to hear anyone ask these three. What the hell made you think hiking in that part of the world was even remotely safe to do? North Korea is about the only place that might have been an even worse destination.

U.S. hikers freed after 2 years, leave Iran - CBS News: "Their families and the U.S. government said they were just hiking in northern Iraq's scenic and relatively peaceful Kurdish region when they may have accidentally strayed over the unmarked border with Iran."

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Top Secret America : NPR

This sounds like a great book and I look forward to reading it. Does anyone have a copy I can borrow?


Top Secret America : NPR:

Amazing Optical Illusion Video - Think You Have Sharp Eyes?

As an artist, I pay a lot of attention to things like shading and tone. This video is simply amazing!

Revenge and Retribution - Is This What War Has Become?

I remember when wars were theoretically fought by nations. They were about settling border disputes, political issues, and other similar concerns over national security.

But now war has become an excuse for revenge and retribution. Osama bin Laden is finally caught and killed, and the nation celebrates. We grieve when our own soldiers are killed in battle, then go to extraordinary lengths to identify and hunt down the specific person who pulled the trigger?

Nato kill Taliban insurgents responsible for Chinook shooting - Telegraph