Recent terror attacks have been motivated by Western violence that routinely kills and oppresses innocent men, women and children. “When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims”, is the cry. Obama might well fear that another 9/11 attack would give his opponents the opportunity to say, “There you are – we always said that …
A great furore has broken out about surveillance by government of anyone deemed to be dissident, via Facebook, Google, Verizon etc. Why is everyone is so surprised? During the disastrous Iraq war this blog fiercely attacked the Bush Administration. More accurately, it poked fun at its incompetence and its ignorance of Iraqi (and Moslem) culture. …
“The land of Israel is barely mentioned in the Old Testament: the more common expression is the “Land of Canaan”. When it is mentioned, it does not include Jerusalem, Hebron or Bethlehem. Biblical Israel is only Northern Israel (Samaria) and there ever was a united kingdom including both ancient Judea and Samaria.” (Excerpt from a …
National debt matters,but dealing with it is a matter of timing. During a recession or hard times, a country should borrow more, not less, and spend the money on investing in roads,bridges, education, in fact anything that is a long-term investment in the future of the country. Then, when the economy picks up and the …
A few weeks ago, Israel deliberately let a group of Eritrean refugees almost die of thirst and hunger inside its own territory, stranded between border fences in plain view of its soldiers who were under strict orders not to offer any assistance, only limited amounts of water. The government has made clear its hostility to …
