Tag: War

As the Iraqi elections wound down, I took a quick survey of some of the left end of the blogosphere. And I noticed one recurring theme. In a nutshell …

If you needed any proof that the current elections in Iraq are, indeed, very serious, here is some: Iran was caught trying to smuggle in thousands of forged ballots …

A lot of people are discussing the generosity of Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, who forked over $20 million each to Harvard and Georgetown Universities, to enhance "Islamic …

I've often heard said, and repeated, that Islam is an "immature" religion, that it still is in its young, expansionist phase. Judaism and Christianity both went through their militant, …

A little while ago, I praised our ambassador to the United Nations, the "controversial" John Bolton, for some of his successes since assuming his office in New York. It …

Two people were in the limelight in Massachusetts yesterday, two people who have interesting perspectives on the war in Iraq. One of them was Former Sgt. Camilo Mejia, a …

After carefully studying the news today, I have no choice but to reach the same conclusion as so many others: in the war in Iraq, there is a decided …

The recent kidnaping of some "Christian Peace Activists" has provoked a lot of heated discussion around the blogosphere. The group they belonged to, Christian Peacemaker Teams, sounds wonderful on …

I'm no physicist by any stretch of the imagination, but one concept has always fascinated me: I believe it was Einstein who postulated that time and space are interrelated, …

I can't vouch for this guy's credibility, but he certainly seems to know his stuff. Lots of details -- the kind that seem pretty plausible to me -- on …