SUNDAY 3/15/15

The Pacific islands of Vanuatu are flattened by Cyclone Pam. A state of emergency is declared for the nation of approximately 80 islands hit by 200 MPH (320 KPH) winds and an eight-foot (2.4 m) storm surge. Eight are dead but the death count is expected to increase since many people live in huts that allow no protection for such force. Timber structures and metal roofs are completely destroyed. Communication systems are dead.

10 Christians are killed and another 50 wounded in bombings attacking Pakistan churches. Two suspects are dragged into the street and burned to death. The new Holy War between Muslims and Christians grows each day. In northern Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga forces are attacked with chemical weapons by ISIS Islamist radicals. President Obama is back pedaling from removing troops from Afghanistan to prevent the same outcome that has occurred in Iraq. The president pulled all US forces from Iraq creating a vacuum in the troubled nation that was filled by the ISIS Islamist extremists leading to the growing Holy War across the Middle East and northern and western Africa.

A new scandal for the Obama Administration gains legs where 











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New concepts receiving attention at SXSW include live-streaming apps, a shoe device by start-up SolePower that charges electronic gadgets by walking and a wrist-held personal air conditioning device but the jury is out if any cutting-edge product will gather attention. Much of the new ideas are improvements to existing technology rather than anything revolutionary but the week ahead may provide surprises.

President Putin continues his ‘Where’s Waldo’ impersonation remaining missing from the public spotlight. Putin is scheduled to appear at a public meeting tomorrow.