Gotta lead with the good stuff. Crank this one to 11. In re: McCrystal. A couple of things that should pop right out as the nut graphs of this whole affair but that (typically) have been totally buried by the media in the whole scandaliciousness frenzy surrounding the Rolling Stone article by , Michael...
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Early Monday morning, Israeli commandos took control of a flotilla of ships attempting to deliver aid supplies to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel’s blockade of Gaza ports. The boarding and subsequent violence that killed 9 people occurred in international waters. So, this is kind of a big deal and one way or...
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Photograph of Palestinian children dressed up as Na’vi from the movie, Avatar. Palestinian residents hold weekly protests along the wall dividing Israeli settlements from Palestinian land. Back in September, Israeli border guards fired live ammo at an Al Jazeera correspondent and tear gassed protesters. Despite the Obama administration’s fairly strong language towards Israel and...
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Tomorrow is the 22nd of Bahman. In Iran this is the national day of celebration of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Traditionally a day off for organized government demonstrations. This year will be different. Both the pro-freedom Green Movement and the pro-government forces are revving up for a huge confrontation tomorrow....
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I was going to say something along the lines of how what is happening in Iran reminds me of Europe circa 1989, and how the Obama administration is doing just the right thing by taking a hands off approach, but… What The Economist said: In other words, if 1989 is your analogy (and there...
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Say what you want about the guy, that was one serious booty call. Seriously though, that was some crazy deft geopolitical ju-jitsu on the part of both the Obama administration and Mr. Clinton. Proof is in the deafening silence from the right. I’m having a brutal week. A client has been down for three...
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Via the Wall Street Journal, Finally, A Real Revolution Limiting the power of government to take precedence over the rights of individuals is crucial. ProReforma puts it this way in one of its educational brochures: “No country, in no time has had success with a democratic model that grants the right of excessive intervention...
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