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The Girl That Never Sleeps77

The Girl That Never Sleeps

Shortly after Castro came into power, the freedom to travel was taken away from the Cuban people. There were other ways to leave the island - by having an American citizen or resident legally claim the relative through the United States...

26 comments    documentary panama canal
Reagan and Noriega77

Reagan and Noriega

After 1985 Manuel Noriega was transformed from a leader into an issue. The Reagan administration had substantial knowledge of what Noriega was doing in the early 1980s, however conditions in the United States were not conducive to an aggressive agenda in Panama. As more and more media attention began to be directed towards the illegal drug trafficking of Noriega, the repression of Panamanians, and the PDF’s corruption, conditions began to become conducive for political gain in opposing Noriega.

2 comments    politics america drugs
The Swamp (Part 26)58

The Swamp (Part 26)

Rosella stood and faced the disgusting creature bound to the chair. Rosella had seen grisly scenes, in fact, had created them for much of his life and he had never once in all that time puked. But that was...

0 comments    water diamonds prison
The Trivia Guy’s This Day In History Trivia, December 20th53

The Trivia Guy’s This Day In History Trivia, December 20th

History is one of The Trivia Guy's favorite topics. Not only is it interesting and fun to study, but it can teach us so many interesting things about the world we live in. The Trivia Guy loves This Day in...

0 comments    entertainment fun education
Get Noriega Extradition to France41

Get Noriega Extradition to France

Do you still remember the former Panama dictator Manuel Noriega? of course you still remember it? now the former Panamanian dictator extradited landslide on Monday, 26 April 2010 yesterday to France, where he...

0 comments    politics social united states
The Swamp (Part Eight)59

The Swamp (Part Eight)

Hendricks sat back, exhausted and stunned. Coiba. Well, in the back of his mind he had to admit that he had suspected as much all along. Since he had arrived, he had been isolated from most of the other...

1 comment    diamonds human rights thriller
The War That Was Won by Rock Music62

The War That Was Won by Rock Music

William Congreve said "music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak" but I wonder if he could have foreseen it defeating a tyrant. Bombing displaced as many as 30,000...

0 comments    music united states france
What Shakespeare Taught Me About World Politics68

What Shakespeare Taught Me About World Politics

William Shakespeare was one smart dude when it came to understanding people, particularly nasty people who abuse others. When I was taking courses about his plays during my undergrad days, I didn't know at...

4 comments    politics shakespeare hamlet
Thirty Great Movies You've Probably Never Seen:  The Devil's Backbone64

Thirty Great Movies You've Probably Never Seen: The Devil's Backbone

El espinazo del diablo [Spain] Year: 2001 Director: Guillermo del Toro In the past few years, Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s reputation has soared. In 2006 his film Pan’s Labyrinth won three...

0 comments    movie ghost story john sayles
"Transsiberian" Movie Review66

"Transsiberian" Movie Review

Transsiberian is a nightmarish movie starring Woody Harrelson, Ben Kingsley and, best of all, Emily Mortimer, Harrelson's wife and the female lead. The plot was about two Americans, Harrelson and Mortimer, traveling by train from Beijing to Moscow on the Trans-Siberian Railway, who became involved with heroin smugglers and the Russian police. The movie is reminiscent of "Gorky Park."

6 comments    ben kingsley emily mortimer
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