Why Do Arabs Despair?

How do you like this AP headline, “Arabs Despair over Palestinian Violence“?  This is like a family that despairs over the criminal nature of their 43 year-old Uncle John… ignoring the fact that he committed his first crime at age 8,

Democrats and the Price of Gasoline

George Will writes a great editorial on the continued foolishness of Pelosi and the Democrats… a few excerpts: “Pelosi announced herself ‘particularly concerned’ that the highest price of gasoline recently was in her San Francisco district… Actually, Pelosi’s constituents are

Hamas Killing Fatah

When you read the USA Today, how do you feel when you read these headlines: “Hamas gunmen on Tuesday ambushed rival Fatah forces near a key crossing along the Israeli border, killing eight people in the deadliest battle yet in

Victimization Society

Love him or loath him, Rush Limbaugh probably got this one right (Hat tip to Joe Knecht): I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty and those who die serving our country in Uniform

Facts and Humor at the UN

The Israeli Ambassador at the U.N. began, “Ladies and gentlemen before I commence with my speech, I want to relay an old Passover story to all of you …. “When Moses was leading the Jews out of Egypt toward the

Russian Reversion

I’ve been observing how the Russians are slowly reverting to their mix of totalitarian, fascist, socialistic ways… Putin has been nationalizing industries that generate real revenue; the Russians support any rogue nation in an attempt to have some bargaining power

Where are US Troops?

I have often failed to understand the urgency for pulling US troops out of Iraq… Have you stopped to ponder the quantity of US soldiers located in various countries around the world?  It is 60 years since the end of

Israeli Methods for Controlling Terrorism

An interesting article in the “Dirty Little Secrets” section of Strategy Military Page, which describes some of the actual practices used by Israeli security to combat Palestinian terrorism.  I’ve excerpted some pertinent paragraphs: The key to Israeli success was an