Mayday..../maydays...

Almost mid 2013. Far too many unpleasant and some horrific events are taking place. The total stupidity of a couple of American ex Russian young fellows. The horrendous collapse of a sweatshop building in Bangladesh 500 confirmed dead, many still missing and assumed to be dead in the rubble. And then the daily dose of events in Syria.
The North African events are beginning to involve Israel, who I am convinced have tried to stay away from that scene as long as possible. What amounts to a civil war of sorts in Syria has been in the works for two years and while other areas in the region are beginning to calm down a bit, who knows what secret wheeling and dealing is going on behind the scenes.