World Fail 101
Intractable international problems continually and increasingly reveal how ineffective— and unethical— it is for any single nation, like the United States, to assume the mantle of “World Sheriff.”
Tag: Hamas
Four Hundred Ten Children Are Dead
Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared a unilateral cease-fire in Gaza, saying, “Hamas has been dealt a very serious blow. We can say that the conditions have been brought about that enable us to say that the aims that we laid down for the operation have been completely achieved.” “If foes decide to continue to fight against us, …
The Difference Between Palin and Bush? UPDATE I
Seems like Sarah Palin‘s lipstick joke is becoming something of a joke itself, undergoing a number of remixes and used against her (as in my own blog yesterday). Check out this version by Juan Cole in today’s Salon titled: “What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick” It begins thusly: Sept. 9, 2008 | John McCain announced that he …
Israel Appeases Syria
Last week in a speech before Israel‘s parliament, The Knesset, George W. Bush implied that Barack Obama was a terraist appeaser for his willingness to talk to evil doers like Iran and Syria. His foreign policy clones, John McSame and his Svengali adviser, Joe LIEberman immediately piled on, citing Barack’s inexperience and naiveté. One has to wonder how they feel …
