Missile defense system intercepts target in second live test

A successful intercept of a target missile (Photo credit: courtesy Ministry of Defense)

Mid-range David’s Sling detects, tracks and destroys missile; battery will fill gap in aerial defenses

Netanyahu in Russia for talks with Putin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Jerusalem on June 25, 2012 (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)

PM hopes to convince Kremlin to back a slightly tougher deal for Iran at newest round of nuclear talks

Deformed, Pointy Skull From Dark Ages Uncovered in France

A woman’s deformed skull was found in one of the tombs, which dates to around 1,650 years ago. (Denis Gliksman, Inrap)

Commentary by:  Gordon King

The author of this article claims that these are human skulls from an aristocratic family.  That their heads were bounded with boards and cloths to deform the skull.  Looks like the skull of a Giant to me, a “Nephilim”.  I think someone needs to study the skull more carefully and see if it’s actually of human origin.

Mystery of why 22 long-finned whales washed up to their deaths on Spanish beach

22 long-finned pilot whales have died after coming ashore on the Manon beach, north of La Coruna, Galicia today. Conservationists and authorities battled to save the animals, and now a mystery surrounds why they beached in the first place