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March 9, 2010
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Business, Cap and Trade, Current Events, Energy, Environment, Environmental Issues, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming
 Leave a comment February 16, 2010
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Business, China, Commentary, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, History, Opinion, Personal Experiences, Relationships
One comment Are You Your Government? by Bob Grant On October 1, 1949 the People’s Republic of China was formally established in a speech given by Mao Zedong from the Imperial Gate at Tiananmen Square. I stood at the very spot where Mao gave his speech and took the photo at the right. From speaking with people – in [...] February 12, 2010
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Question of the Day, World Issues
Leave a comment Do we need the United Nations? We welcome your thoughts and comments February 6, 2010
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Business, China, Commentary, Communism, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Opinion, Personal Experiences, Relationships, World Issues
8 comments I Never met a Communist in China by Bob Grant I have been traveling to China since 1998. I would not consider myself a seasoned traveler to that country – making around 25 visits total. When I traveled there I usually stayed between one and two weeks – never during any of my visits did I ever [...] February 2, 2010
Posted by Minnette Coleman in: African-American, Commentary, Current Events, Faith, Family, Foreign Affairs, Freedom, Religion
4 comments They said God sent them to Haiti to save the children. Even behind bars after being stopped at the border of neighboring Dominican Republic with 33 children and no permission to take them they claimed they were doing the right thing. At this time Haiti is flooded with people helping from all over the world. [...] February 1, 2010
Posted by stuartaken in: African-American, Book Review, Books, Creative Writing, Fiction, Foreign Affairs, Humor
Leave a comment Kachi A. Ozumba’s story of corruption, judicial incompetence and prevailing injustice in Nigeria is lightened by the humour he mixes with the pathos. Zuba, the naive and honest victim, moves from initial complacent trust in the legal system through amazement, disbelief and despair to a realisation that he cannot expect the judicial authorities to treat [...] January 30, 2010
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: Commentary, Current Events, Education, Foreign Affairs, World Issues
Leave a comment The Failure of Multiculturalism in the United States I taught in the public schools for thirty years and Multiculturalism in the schools was an attempt to create respect for other cultures around the world. If you read this blog about Multiculturalism, you will learn why it isn’t working. The neo-conservative political alliance with conservative evangelicals [...] January 19, 2010
Posted by Tony Bayliss in: Commentary, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Relationships, Satire, Social Issues, Travel, Uncategorized
5 comments I first visited Cambodia in the late 80’s. It was dangerous place. Small factions of the Khmer Rouge were still at large in the jungle, sheltering Pol Pot. There was little rule of law, armed thugs roaming the litter-strewn streets of Phnom Penh, the capital. I was unable to travel outside the city for fear [...] January 18, 2010
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Opinion
2 comments Earthquakes and other Human Disasters January 16, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Freedom, Opinion, Terrorism
Leave a comment War & Peace at the Car Wash By Alan Caruba I was waiting for the crew at my local car wash to finish drying my car when a young man approached and asked where he could get the US Army decal that I display on the rear window. “The Army gives them to people who have served, [...] January 15, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Congress, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Opinion
Leave a comment Haiti and other Hell-holes By Alan Caruba This is by way of just blowing off a bit of frustration in the wake of the non-stop news coverage of the latest disaster to hit Haiti. To begin with, we are witnessing in this first day or so of news coverage that I call the “Five Known Facts” school of [...] January 9, 2010
The World in the Hands of China Within decades, the Middle Kingdom will be rocking the cradle of world civilization—not the United States. While writing this, I thought of a friend I’ve known for more than five decades. He admires President George W. Bush and believes GWB was one of the greatest American Presidents. In [...] January 6, 2010
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Cap and Trade, China, Commentary, Current Events, Environment, Environmental Issues, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Geopolitical Events, Global Warming
Leave a comment China and US have taken the lead in saving earth away from the UN and fellow travelers that were bungling the [...] January 1, 2010
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Homeland Security, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
Leave a comment New Rules for Air Travel By Alan Caruba The simple fact of the matter is that the only reason the Christmas Delta flight was not blown out of the sky with a powerful explosive was that the detonator didn’t work. Does it strike anyone as ironic that, according to government officials, the “answer” to airline safety is [...] December 27, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Terrorism
Leave a comment Al Qaeda Sends a Christmas Message By Alan Caruba If there is an American remaining who does not understand that the Islamic revolution is at war with our nation and the West, then they are in serious denial. For general purposes, it began with the Iranian revolution that overthrew a U.S. ally, the Shah of Iran, in 1979 [...] December 18, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Business, China, Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs
Leave a comment With all of Macau’s success under Chinese rule, why isn’t Beijing smiling? [...] December 18, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Commentary, Congress, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Energy, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Governance, Opinion
2 comments Questions, Questions, Questions By Alan Caruba I am frequently asked how I come up with something new to write about every day, but in fact I write about the same things, the Constitution, energy issues, the global warming fraud, education, immigration, et cetera. There is, however, always something new to address within these and other ongoing topics. As [...] December 4, 2009
Posted by Peggy Noonan in: Commentary, Current Events, Democrat, Foreign Affairs, Opinion, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Obama Redeclares War
A deep and perhaps the deepest benefit of the speech was that a Democratic president asserted compellingly, and with a high degree of certitude and conviction, that the United States is and has been immersed in a long struggle with intractable enemies. For [...] December 2, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Governance, Homeland Security, Islam, Military, Opinion, Politics
One comment The Open-Ended War By Alan Caruba As I listened to the President address the nation from West Point, I was reminded of how well he can deliver a speech. It’s like watching a slight-of-hand magician. You marvel at his dexterity, but you know he’s still skillfully fooling you. The speech, given in the Eisenhower auditorium at West Point, [...] November 29, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, History, Islam, Military, Opinion
Leave a comment The Middle East: Reporting an Enigma By Alan Caruba When President Obama delivers a speech on why he is going to send more thousands of U.S. troops and spend more billions on the eight-year-old conflict in Afghanistan, it would be a good idea to better understand why so much of what is reported from the Middle East [...] November 17, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Business, China, Commentary, Current Events, Economics, Energy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Governance, Opinion
One comment China Will Surprise Obama By Alan Caruba President Obama loves to travel. He cannot wait to descend the steps from Airforce One to the sounds of welcoming bands, honor guards, and awaiting dignitaries. On his whirlwind November 13-19 trip to Asia, however, he is likely to be sternly lectured behind closed doors from Tokyo to Beijing and [...] November 12, 2009
Posted by Peggy Noonan in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Opinion, Politics, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Just the Facts, Mr. President The president has been taking time thinking about Afghanistan. I cannot see why this is bad. If he’s really thinking, he’s not dithering—thought can be harder than action, weighing plans as hard as choosing and executing one. A question of such consequence [...] November 10, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Military, Opinion
Leave a comment Winning Battles, Losing Wars By Alan Caruba My late Father was too young to serve in World War One and too old to serve in World War Two, but he sent two sons to serve in the U.S. Army, one during the Korean conflict in Tokyo’s command headquarters and myself during early 1960s peacetime at Fort Benning, [...] November 8, 2009
Posted by Tim Roux in: African-American, China, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, History, Homeland Security, Islam, Journalism, Latino & Hispanic, Military, Morality, Politics, Religion, Republican, Sociology, Terrorism, Women's Rights
6 comments In Britain it is now a criminal offence to make any statement which might incite racial hatred. So, if you go around saying that all Irishmen are stupid or all Welshmen are thieves, then you may well find yourself helping the police with their enquiries and facing a sharp fine or even a term of [...] November 6, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Commentary, Current Events, Faith, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Islam, Religion, Sports
Leave a comment Indonesia and Israel and Muslims and Jews moved toward better relations on the tennis court this [...] November 5, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
2 comments The Iniquitous Iranian Mullahs By Alan Caruba On November 4, 1979, some Iranian “students” took 53 American diplomats hostage. This iconic act broke every international law ever set to page or parchment. As this is written thirty years later, the Iranians are holding three American tourists who wandered across a border between Iraq and allegedly into Iran’s Kurdistan [...] October 31, 2009
Every Day is Groundhog Day in the Middle East By Alan Caruba In the movie, “Groundhog Day”, the main character wakes up day after day, trapped in the same events, desperately looking for a way out of that living nightmare. It’s a very good metaphor for the Middle East. Here are some quotes from a book whose title [...] October 30, 2009
Posted by Congressman Billybob in: Commentary, Current Events, Family, Foreign Affairs, Heroes
Leave a comment Wars and Dead Soldiers October 28, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Commentary, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Military, Opinion
One comment Afghanistan, Bananistan By Alan Caruba Though it pains me deeply, I have to agree with President Obama’s reluctance to send more troops into Afghanistan. Perhaps he is thinking about the problems the Soviet Union encountered even though they had an estimated 100,000 troops there in the 1990s? Perhaps he is wondering why the United States has been there [...] October 24, 2009
Posted by Rfantina in: Democrat, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Geopolitical Events
One comment Mr. Obama inherited a domestic and global mess the likes of which have not been seen by any of his predecessors. As he tries to sort it all out, he must remember that he was elected as the voters chanted ‘Change’ at every polling booth. ‘Business as usual’ will not be acceptable to them, regardless of how much a spineless Congress wants to maintain the status quo and please their wealthy campaign [...] October 19, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Opinion, Politics
5 comments Only Idiots Listen to these “Leaders” Not long ago U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, told everyone they only had a few weeks in order to save the Earth from “climate change” and this week it’s the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown. Ever since he was Vice President and a defeated candidate for the [...] October 16, 2009
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: Commentary, Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, Geopolitical Events, Heroes, History, Homeland Security, Islam, Military, Morality, Opinion, Religion, Terrorism, The Pundit's Corner
3 comments War During America’s brutal and bloody Civil War, General William T. Sherman said, “War is cruel and you cannot refine it” and “war at best is barbarism.” Sherman is also credited with saying “War is hell.” Alexander the Great was known to [...] October 13, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Attitude, Current Events, Democracy, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, General Topics, Republican, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Leave a comment Back from Italy and bummin’-caught a massive cold….funny, in March I was in the UK and they were really slurping Obama. Same in June in Germany although in July it changed when Merkel said he wasn’t going to ruin the German economy. Obama is not a happening thing now. Saw Obama voodoo dolls in Portofino and [...] October 12, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Governance, Healthcare, Military, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Mr. President, Please Do NOTHING I had a strange epiphany the other day. If I were to write a letter to President Obama, it would say, “Please do nothing.” It seems to me that Obama’s forte is to do nothing much of the time. Well, not “nothing.” He is giving speeches, but those incessant, self-referencing [...] October 7, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Military, Opinion
Leave a comment Defeating Ourselves in Afghanistan By Alan Caruba It is a familiar question; why eight years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, haven’t we found Osama bin Laden? And now the greater question before the President and the nation is why are we still in Afghanistan? You are not likely to hear an answer from either the [...] October 7, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Military, Opinion
One comment The Muslim House of Mirrors By Alan Caruba The problem with living in a house of mirrors is that everything you see is in reverse polarity. There is no way to come to grips with anything resembling reality. A case in point is the recent announcement by Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [...] October 1, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Books, China, Fiction, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Literature, Politics, Television, The Media, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment On a busy news day, CNN took two hours to wet kiss China’s rulers. [...] September 28, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Military, Opinion, Religion
Leave a comment First Strike Magic When I was a teenager, I made a lot of money as a magician, entertaining at parties. At Ted Collins Magic Mecca I could buy the wonderful apparatus that existed for the sole purpose of fooling people who, it turned out, loved to be fooled. Fooling people is a full-time occupation for [...] September 28, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Energy, Entertainment, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Governance, Healthcare, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment All Obama, All the Time You know things are amiss when a British newspaper takes President Obama to task in an editorial titled, “Too much Obama.” America and the rest of the world have had nine months of President Obama and all the flaws that were hidden by campaign rhetoric and coverage are now on [...] September 23, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Current Events, Environment, Environmental Issues, Faith, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Geopolitical Events, Global Warming, Islam, Opinion, The Economy, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment The spirit of this holy season for Muslims and Jews, rather than the angry rhetoric of religious zealots on both sides, could help bring peace to the Middle [...] September 22, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Military, Opinion
2 comments The Department of Defenselessness When World War Two arrived at America’s doorstep, we had to virtually build an Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines from scratch. The war had been raging in Europe since 1939 by the time the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor propelled us into war in 1941. The Japanese had been [...] September 20, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Comments & Discussion, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Global Warming, Opinion
One comment Just How Awful is the UN? It is hard to imagine a more nauseating assemblage than those who gather for a meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Belonging to such an organization—and the United States does—is an insult to humanity. When the General Assembly votes, it puts nations such as Liechtenstein and [...] September 18, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Current Events, Environment, Environmental Issues, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Global Warming, Nature/Wildlife
Leave a comment The UN and green groups are sabotaging meaningful progress to combat climate change. [...] September 17, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Cap and Trade, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Governance, Healthcare, Opinion, Politics, The Economy
9 comments Obama: Wrong, Just Wrong What continues to astound me is how wrong the Obama administration is on so many issues. It is not unusual to disagree with some element of the White House agenda, no matter who is president, but I keep looking for something, anything, with which to agree. This is the price Americans [...] September 16, 2009
Posted by psuedowriter in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Freedom, Geopolitical Events, Islam, Military, Opinion, Politics, Terrorism
One comment In 2003, when President Bush took the U.S. into a war with Iraq, he claimed it was “to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein’s support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people.” Well, obviously there were no WMDs. It’s questionable how “free” the Iraqi people are today, let alone [...] September 14, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
One comment Obama’s Weakness It is one of those coincidences that is, at the same time, so odd and so apt that it requires analysis. Both Osama bin Laden of al Qaeda and Jed Babbin, editor of Human Events, have come to the same conclusion about President Barack Hussein Obama and virtually on the same day. When two [...] September 11, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Politics, Sports, Terrorism, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Judging people by what they are, instead of who they are, is the mother’s milk of [...] September 7, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: China, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Geopolitical Events, Islam, Journalism, Minorities, Opinion, Politics, Television, Terrorism, The Media, The Pundit's Corner
One comment China allows international reporting on Uighur unrest because it suits China’s interests. [...] September 6, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Governance, History, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
Leave a comment The Afghanistan Quagmire In November 2008, I wrote of Afghanistan, “Having lived through the long years of the war in Vietnam, I can tell you that Afghanistan looks and smells like Vietnam. It is the classic wrong war in the wrong place.” I still think the U.S. should leave. I don’t like having to pack [...] August 31, 2009
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Accountability, Business, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Governance, Marriage, Medical, Opinion, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Social Issues
12 comments Whether it is in personal, or business matters, I have always tried to conduct myself where “My Word” matters. If I say something – promise something – commit to something – I give “My Word” and try to follow through with my commitments. I bothers me tremendously, when for one reason or another, I can’t [...] August 25, 2009
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: Accountability, China, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Terrorism
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A Clear Case of Bias–Connecting the Dots by Lloyd Lofthouse I have read many Western media pieces that clearly demonstrate a bias toward China when it comes to reporting the news. Here are two examples that were published in July 2009: On July 22, Time printed a news piece about “Afghanistan’s Deadly Export: How the [...] August 24, 2009
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Geopolitical Events, Heroes, Homeland Security, Opinion, Terrorism, The Pundit's Corner
Leave a comment Blame Scotland and Great Britain for freeing the Lockerbie [...] August 24, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
Leave a comment Our Short-Term Memories I don’t pretend to be an expert on Arabs, Arab culture, or Arab history, but I do know a bit about our own as Americans. And that worries me. While our American values are deep-seated and enduring, our short-term memories are such that we have to be severely provoked to call on [...] August 23, 2009
America’s Empire of Trust Though most Americans are unaware of it, the rest of the world is taking an active interest in the sometimes heated debate we are having regarding the alleged healthcare “reform” that is, in fact, yet another effort to push the nation further into the same socialist tentacles that have been [...] August 17, 2009
Posted by seamus in: Accountability, Attitude, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, General Topics, Geopolitical Events, Homeland Security, Military, Morality, Opinion, Social Aspects, Social Classes, Social Issues, The Writer's Corner
3 comments With double navy crosses, a distinguished flying cross, a bronze star and three purple hearts, I was singled out by a long haired professor my first week back in college as a baby killer. Welcome home, right? [...] August 15, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Islam, Opinion
Leave a comment The Middle East Maze Referring to a 1990 report in The Economist, the editors recently said, “To revisit the Arab world two decades later is to find that in many ways history continues to pass the Arabs by. Freedom? The Arabs are ruled now, as they were then, by a cartel of authoritarian regimes [...] August 12, 2009
Posted by AngelaPoseyArnold in: Advice, Current Events, Family, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, General Topics, Inspiration & Motivation, Lifestyle, Marriage, Relationships, Religion, Self-Help, Social Aspects, Social Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Wellness
3 comments A Letter from Your Guardian Angel
Greetings to you, my charge, in the name of The Lord our God and Creator Who lovingly assigned me to you. I am always happy when God sends me to do something really important in your life. Great joy filled my soul last week when I intervened in the car [...] August 11, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Opinion, Terrorism
Leave a comment Hostage Taking — Part Two According to the August 6 DEBKAfile, the three American hostages that Iran is now holding are all likely to be declared “Israeli spies” and put on trial as such. That’s a hanging offense. Frankly, my first thought was this: How STUPID do you have to be (a) American, (b) Jewish, [...] August 10, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Opinion, Politics, Terrorism
One comment Hostage Taking The taking of hostages is so commonplace that we only take notice when a former President of the United States is compelled to be an accomplice to a “photo op” in order to free two Americans. Why the two young women thought they could enter the Hermit Kingdom of North Korea without extensive [...] August 6, 2009
Slick Willie rides again August 4, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment U.S. Supporting Communist Takeover of Honduras By Alan Caruba I could probably make some money if I bet most people they could not tell me where Honduras is and which nations it borders. It is in the Central American region of nations between Mexico and the Panama Canal. It is bordered by Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. There’s been [...] July 26, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Opinion
Leave a comment The Jerusalem Quandary I have often wondered why it is such a tiny nation as Israel commands so much news coverage. Having declared its sovereignty in 1948, it is now just over sixty years old. The name, Israel, [...] July 22, 2009
Obama Shows His Muslim Hand When candidate Obama was courting the “Jewish vote” he donned a yarmulke, went to the Wailing Wall in Israel, and said all the right things. He needn’t have bothered because the American Jewish community, estimated to be approximately 5.5 million, was largely in his pocket. They have voted overwhelmingly [...] July 19, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Islam, Opinion, Politics, Terrorism
Leave a comment How Empires Die I recently read an interesting book by Christopher Kelly, “The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and The Fall of Rome.” Our popular image of Attila is that of a barbaric pagan, but Priscus of Panium set off to meet Attila in 449 AD and, as Kelly relates, “Attila turned out [...] July 12, 2009
Posted by Lloyd Lofthouse in: China, Congress, Current Events, Democracy, Economics, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, Geopolitical Events, Military, Morality, Motivation, Politics, Republican, Social Issues, Uncategorized
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Is China a danger to the world? This is a topic I have wanted to write about for some time. I suspect my motivation for writing this comes from being sent to Vietnam to fight in [...] July 7, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Islam, Military, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment The Saudis Choose Sides Bit by bit the news is getting out. First it was a news report of Israelis, Egyptians, and Saudis getting together to discuss their mutual interests and concern. In other words, Iran! Now The Times (UK) is reporting that “The head of Mossad, Israel’s overseas intelligence service, has assured Benjamin Netanyahu, [...] July 3, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Cap and Trade, Current Events, Democrat, Economic Crisis, Energy, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Geopolitical Events, Governance, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Making Bush Look Good By Alan Caruba It’s taken barely half a year to make George W. Bush look good to a lot of Americans who experienced “Bush Derangement Syndrome” or, like myself, were critical of several of his policies while President. I imagine Bush watching the evening news these days and just laughing as he watches Obama [...] June 28, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Freedom, Governance, Islam, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Iran’s Mullahs Threaten the World By Alan Caruba In the more than four decades of the Cold War following World War Two, a cadre of specialists called “Kremlinologists”, academics, diplomats, and military, developed for the purpose of figuring out what the Soviet Union was doing and how best to counteract it. As often as not, they were [...] June 23, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Current Events, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Homeland Security, Islam, Opinion
Leave a comment The Democracy Next Door to Iran There are ample reasons why the predominantly young population of Iran has risen up to denounce “the Dictator” otherwise known as the “Supreme Leader”, Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his thuggish, incompetent regime. The one, though, that the Obama administration and the whole of the nation’s mainstream media have [...] June 21, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Accountability, Cap and Trade, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Islam, Opinion, Politics
One comment From Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama: A Horror Story John F. Kennedy, standing in front of the Berlin Wall, said “Ich bin en Berliner” to declare his solidarity with Western Germany, divided from its eastern half by the compromises with the Soviet Union at the end of World War II. Ronald Reagan would later [...] June 19, 2009
Barack Obama’s Cuban Missle Crisis Barack Obama has a Cuban Missile Crisis on his hands in North Korea. When John Kennedy became President,Nikita Khrushchev kicked his heels because he was sure the young President would never risk nuclear confrontation with the Soviet Union. He believed he could put offensive missiles in Cuba and there was nothing [...] June 19, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: Current Events, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Freedom, Islam, Opinion
Leave a comment The Turmoil in the Middle East It sometimes seems like we have been reading and hearing about turmoil in the Middle East for our entire lives, but the facts are otherwise. For most of the last century and earlier, the Middle East was a backwater of age-old Islamic repression. Things began to change with the [...] June 18, 2009
Posted by Jack B Rochester in: China, Current Events, Democracy, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Relations, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Big Brother Redux in China By Jack B. Rochester Is it a coincidence that, within a day of the 60th anniversary of the publication of George Orwell’s prescient novel, 1984, the repressive, dictatorial, Communist Chinese government issues an edict that all imported computers must have its homegrown filtering software installed?
As if Vista wasn’t slow [...] June 15, 2009
Posted by Alan Caruba in: China, Current Events, Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, Opinion, Politics
Leave a comment Communism Kills On June 16, a reception will be held to celebrate the launch of the Global Museum on Communism at the Romanian Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. Other events have preceded the effort to ensure that the millions of victims of Communism in the last century are not forgotten. I have no doubt that [...] |
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American Al Qaeda is Captured
American Al Qaeda is Captured
By Alan Caruba
The news on Sunday, March 7th, is that Adam Gadahn, an American who became a Muslim and then joined al Qaeda, was arrested in Pakistan by intelligence officers and the only question I have is how long will it take to ship his sorry ass back to the land [...]