Within hours of the events of September 11, 2001, American skies were as clear as they had been a century before when flight was but yet a dream. American politicians, dignitaries, families, athletes, and travelers were stranded worldwide. No one had been approved to fly – no one, except 140 Saudis located across the United States. The Saudis consisted of two globally … [Read more...]
A Contextual and Critical Analysis of Adam & Eve, Part I
Midnight Writer News continues its attempt to look at religion and theology critically, as it does history, news, culture, and media. We do not attempt to bash or destroy religion. We, as critically thinking students of history, news, and media, simply ask questions. Today, we will look at a few passages in the book of Genesis by first doing the reading (NIV unless otherwise … [Read more...]
Politico’s Lone Nut Thesis: Shenon and Sabato Spin New Documents
A recent Politico article (“How the CIA Came to Doubt the Official Story of JFK’s Murder,” August 3rd, 2017) has come under fire throughout the JFK assassination research community. The article, written by authors Philip Shenon (A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination) and Larry Sabato (The Kennedy Half-Century), acknowledges, in its closing … [Read more...]
Review: The Searchers (A Film by Randolph Benson)
As John Judge recites lines from Bob Dylan’s “All Along the Watchtower” in a manner so Shakespearean that it makes rock music's greatest poet’s original rendering seem pedestrian, Adam Tenenbaum’s music softly plays beneath a montage of JFK assassination researchers at work. These are The Searchers. Producer, Editor, Writer, and Director Randolph Benson is not a novice in … [Read more...]
JFK & Africa: Safe for Diversity (Part I)
While President John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy initiatives in Southeast Asia, Cuba, or Moscow get more attention, it was his African policy (along with the widely written-about Alliance for Progress in Latin America) that best exemplified the heart of Kennedy’s international aspirations. It was also a microcosm clearly illuminating his ongoing confrontation with the National … [Read more...]