The group Human Rights Watch says “Palestinians who launch suicide attacks against Israeli civilians are guilty of crimes against humanity, and Yasser Arafat has not done enough to deter them.” Read the AP story on Yahoo.com. Apparently the obvious does need saying. This is the first time we can recall this truth written or spoken…
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Radicals Target Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan
Reports are sketchy as to the amount of damage done, but radicals one can only presume to be Islamic in nature are attacking schools in Afghanistan now. Read the Reuters story on Yahoo.com. What can you say about a belief system such as this? Does anything need to be said?
Crime, Definition and Punishment
Must juries adhere to the letter of the law? A referendum in South Dakota might mean the end of that standard Read the LA Times story. There are many times and places where the literal application of the law creates an injustice. That is undisputable. However, what would become of justice if each jury were…
Deportation Best Option
Foreign nationals suspected of association with terrorists often cannot be formally charges. The U.S. seems to be using deportation as a method of disposing of these cases. Read the LA Times story. In the days before 9/11, sending a seemingly nice person back to, say Pakistan, seemed like harsh punishment for nebulous rules violations. Now,…
Mandatory Voting
Here’s a first: something worth reading in USA Today. The subject – making voting mandatory. Read their article. Personally, I cringe at the very thought of who a law like this might bring to the polls; however, it’s a good idea. Obviously something needs to be done in the U.S. to get our citizenry to…
Another School Shooting
A student flunking out of nursing school opened fire in a class at the University of Arizona, killing 4 people. Read the story on Yahoo news. Has this freakish behavior become part of the required curriculum for failing students? What ever happened to the good old days when losers like this went off to the…
Russia Responds to Terrorists
Perhaps now that Vlad Putid and the Russians have had a taste of terrorist medicine they will take a more reasonable stance on Iraq. Putin needs a friend after his raid on terrorist hosting theater-goers hostage ended in the deaths of well over 100 of the hostages. Read the story on Yahoo news. It’s regrettable…
Kane Challlenges Black Leaders
In an insightful editorial, Gregory Kane tells Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et al, how it is in the real world. Read it on SunSpot.net. Well said, Mr. Kane.
Snipers Caught
Presumedly, the entire nation now knows that the D.C. area snipers have been captured. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Congratulations must go to the law enforcement task force for unravelling this mystery in a relatively quick timeframe. What if anything can we learn from this episode? Lesson 1: there are bad people out there who…
Korea “Allows” Kidnapped Japanese to Stay
North Korea says it’s OK for the Japanese citizens they kidnapped decades ago to stay in their home country. Read about it. How nice. The Communists in Korea have ruined dozens of lives over this issue and now it’s acceptable to them to allow the victims to return home? It should be no surprise that…