People have made great progress against malaria using insecticide-treated mosquito nets, but mosquitos are developing resistance to the insecticides.

If we step up the effort, we could cut off malaria transmission in some areas.

The US announces "progress" in fighting PISSI, but the supposed progress may not mean anything .

The US tends to label any "military-age males" killed by air strikes as enemy fighters, but that's definitely an exaggeration. If air strikes in Ramadi killed 350 military-age males, we have no idea how many were fighting for PISSI and how many were civilians.

The caution of the army attacking Ramadi is likely to result in fewer casualties to soldiers, but could cause more casualties to civilians in Ramadi, which would build support for PISSI.

As for a few leaders killed, such a group can always replace them as long as more people are volunteering.

The US plans to punish Europeans with connections to Iran because of a murder carried out by by Pakistanis inspired by Salafi Arabia . However, neither Pakistan nor Salafi Arabia are affected by this bill.

I suggest that the European Union retaliate by requiring visas from Americans whose family name starts with R. Paul Ryan, for instance. The absurdity of this response will show the absurdity of what the US is doing.

Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi on Hunger Strike.

Cuban Dissidents Say 100 Detained in Human Rights Day Protest Crackdown.