Skip Kaltenheuser

Though this was published in May of this year, its detail speaks universally. In addition, it contains a piece of American history that many have attempted, vigorously, to erase — the murder of American troops on the USS Liberty, and its betrayal by the US Defense Department. In this piece, I'm actually most struck by the revelation that it was Israel, not Egypt, that initiated the 1967 war. But really, there are too many stunning reveals here to mention. Please read to discover them for yourself.

Are we really what we eat? Not sure about that. But judging by the comments of our esteemed travel writers at Traveling Boy, we seem willing to try just about anything from reptiles, bugs  and even some tasty surprises from the far corners of the globe. Please Note: Read at your own risk. Piranha I Caught in Peru’s Amazon. Eat ‘Em Before they Eat You, My Motto. Catching piranha is the ultimate fisherman’s no-brainer, though it does give one pause when taking a quick cooling-off swim in the same spot.

Self-deception as an American art form The Americanization of Guernica, by Nancy Ohanian. A press briefing, Imminent Threat – or Ruse? Intel on Iran a Flashback to Iraq?, was organized by former career CIA officer Ray McGovern and presented at the National Press Club on March 26th. McGovern closed the event with a quote from the late civil rights activist Rabbi Abraham Heschel, “When injustice occurs, we are not all guilty but we are all responsible.