Printed in in big, bold letters, the Times Online’s headline reads: “Saudi Arabia is hub of world terror“. Perhaps that’s why King Abdullah recently received a less-than-warm greeting in when he arrived in Britain for a state visit, the first such in two decades. Evidently not all the English were happy to see him: Beyond…
Category: Middle East
Ron Paul and the attack on Pearl Harbor
In watching part of the GOP debate last night on Fox News, I got the opportunity to watch the response of Rep. Paul to questions about Iraq. He is standing by his assertions that the War should have been declared (with which I agree…though to be honest the Authorization of the Use of Military Force…
Ideas
I took my wife out for dinner for her birthday and my fortune cookie said the following: Alter ideas and you alter the world How true. This isn’t a revelation – lots of people know this. Mostly the wrong ones, it seems. W looked into Vlad Putin’s soul and found a good person there but…
Iran: Leaning Toward Democracy?
Is the time ripe for Iran to re-open itself to the west or even become a democracy? Some people think so. Read a story about one man defying death to make it happen. It’s been obvious for some time that the religious power-brokers in Iran have little to no interest in the will of the…
Palestinians: Terrorists?
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…
Time to Seperate
It’s time for Israel to simply declare the borders for a Palestinian state and be done with it, before it’s too late. Another day, another ill advised act of terror in the middle east, this time caused by the Israelis. Read the MSNBC.com article.
More Fighting in Israel
Just yesterday I wondered if the combatants have had enough of fighting. It seems the answer is ‘No’. Read ‘Violence threatens Mideast deal’ on MSNBC.com
A Small Step for Peace
Israel has finally agreed to a partial pullback from its confrontational tactics in Palestine. Read about it on MSNBC.com But terrorist factions with in the Palestinian power structure oppose refuse to honor the agreement. Much like the militants in the IRA, they fear losing power. Will they ever realize enough is enough?