This article was originally posted on The Huffington Post. Remember when your mother told you to put on clean underwear when you travel? Well my advice is to just ‘forgettaboutit” and take the Brittney Spears route — go without. Thanks to twenty-three year old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, not only will your water bottle be confiscated …
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This article was originally posted on The Huffington Post. Shoot ’em, whack ’em, bomb ’em. Are we not tired of this type of approach? It’s like a perpetual sequel of The Terminator. Let’s face it, President Obama gave a fairly strong speech. No, it wasn’t great. However, this is not because the President lacks commitment …
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If the U.S. and international community are serious about this intervention and having any kind of political success (and less war) in Afghanistan, it should call a Loya Jirga, or a “grand assembly”. Read the full article here The Huffington Post.
The current beltway dialogue is focused on the request by General Stanley McCrystal to send another 40,000 troops to Afghanistan. President Obama is meeting with Congressional representatives, Administration appointees and experts to determine if he should up the battle anti or stand pat yet there still is not a formal strategy. Is it stability, counterinsurgency, …
Because the UN has long served as a valve for venting hot air, it came as no surprise when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Benjamin Netanyahu administered high doses of hypocrisy and self-righteousness to the General Assembly. We can only hope, when it comes to Iranian nukes and Israeli settlements, that world leaders ignore the bloviating (for …
Mideast Solutions Require International Resolve, Not Rants Read More »
After being embroiled in years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, most Americans have now heard of Islam’s holiest month, Ramadan, which began on August 22nd this year. (Note: Ramadan is based on the position of the moon and may differ depending on time zone, so some mark the first day as the 21st. The …
Ramadan: A Time for Peace or Another Month of War? Read More »
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This outrageous behavior by the GOP coupled with their McCarthy like accusations of “socialism” is not only uninformed it is absolutely unacceptable. Do any of us really believe our school children will be brainwashed by the leader of the free world? If your answer is yes, you not only have some soul searching to do, …
It is Time for Congress and the GOP to Get a Grip! Read More »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises to halt settlements, but continues them anyway in direct defiance of US requests. The US must take stronger action against the policies in Israel. It is not only US policy to solve this conflict, but it is in US interests as well. Palestinians are finally showing signs of peaceful …
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