Words have power. Words have meanings — exact meanings. And when words are translated from one language to another, they can lose their meanings. Tonight, I heard a very interesting bit of commentary about the word “jihad.” You may think… Continue Reading
As my good friend at the Valley Press points out in an unsigned editorial (that I know perfectly well he wrote) it’s clear that the Republicans in the Administration have made a bloody, awful mess of things. But no one… Continue Reading
A friend asked “How is it that North Korea has adopted such an ‘us-against-the-world’ mentality?” At the risk (read: certainty) of sounding shrill, I have to protest that this is nothing new and nothing that we in the West have… Continue Reading
Demonstrating his flair for statesmanship and international diplomacy, Senator Bill “The Video Doctor” Frist’s solution to ongoing insurgency and violence in Afghanistan is… Wait for it… To invite the Taliban to join the government. You read it here first, folks.… Continue Reading
It’s easy for me to appreciate the daunting challenges faced by diplomats and world leaders. Trying to find some kind of common ground with guys like the President of Iran must be a huge challenge. He complained to the United… Continue Reading
I haven’t blogged at all about the controversy surrounding the President’s bill to request authority to detain terrorism captives and try them before military tribunals, other than expressing my approval for the President’s decision to work with Congress on the… Continue Reading
All of this week (and much of last) has been spent in reflection and rememberance of the attacks on America five years ago. It’s preferable to think about the future, however; certainly we should not forget but we also should… Continue Reading
Apparently,in the view of at least one judge, this man was not a dictator. He was just surrounded by people who made him look like one. Oh, I see. Here, I thought a guy who held absolute power himself, maintained… Continue Reading
A lot of people have complained that the public has not been asked to make sacrifices for the “War on Terror” the way people made sacrifices in World War II and Vietnam. For instance, nylons were not available to women… Continue Reading
As promised, I have a few more thoughts on the President’s announcements today. First, I’ve never doubted that much of the covert activity, intelligence-gathering, confinement of prisoners, and other controversial parts of the “Global War On Terror” were aimed at… Continue Reading