Jeremy Scahill on Obama's War Machine

Many extensive interviews the once Bishop Tawadros gave before his nomination as Pope give a deep insight into who this man is; Clinton's efforts for Syria collapsing; the highs and lows of arranged marriages; and how Obama's foreign policies helped him win the election.

And then there were three -- the new Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria will be either Father Raphael Ava Mina, Bishop Tawadros or Bishop Raphael; corruption in Libyan government; Syrians are war correspondents too; and early reviews are in for the new Ipad mini.

Lent can be colored with a tint of sorrow this year. A man of both religion and politics, the death of Pope Shenouda III has caused a sense of mourning across Egypt in the Middle East. As a defender of Palestinian rights and a believer in religious coexistence, he receives a blogging ovation.