There’s an old saying, “To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” History suggests this additional version: “To the leaders of a nation with an overwhelmingly powerful military, every problem looks like it has a military solution.”
Category: Politics
The Wrong Army
The viewpoint espoused at this website shows how many are fed up with the continued criticism of the military..
Jimmy Carter: Self-Anointed World Emperor
Update – Well, Jimmy is on the run again… While other former Presidents have tried to refrain from attacking the sitting US President, Mr. Carter’s attacks on President Bush have increased. The New York Sun provides a nice summary of
Free Jonathan Pollard
Most of you have probably forgotten about Jonathan Pollard, who was found guilty of passing secret U.S. information to Israel about other middle eastern countries. The Israeli Mossad agent that was involved with Pollard exposes new information about this case
More on the Chinese Economic Engine
Could this all just be jealousy of the economic engine known as China? I recently described the cyber war actively led by the Chinese government… I’ve talked about the Chinese buying up automotive technology and transporting it back to their
How the Israel-Palestine Problem Came to Pass
History doesn’t solve problems, but it explains them, including the evolution of the intractable Israel-Palestine problem. For Jews, the notion of revived sovereignty in their ancient homeland has existed for millennia. For those of you not familiar with the factual
Not Revenge, Prevention
As an interesting follow-up to my earlier posting on the film Munich, comes an article in the Jerusalem Post that contains comments from the actual leaders of the Mossad. “For the first time in the history of the Mossad, one of its
The Russian Gambit
I originally wrote in late January about “From Russia without Love“, where Putin and company are trying to reassert themselves “on the world stage”. It appears that others are starting to take notice. An article in the Christian Science Monitor
Chinese Cyber Army
As follow-on to my earlier postings about Chinese methods for accelerating their economic prowess, I offer this: There’s a stealthy cyber war going on between China and the rest of the world. It began about five years ago when there
Because They Hate
“I was ten years old when my home exploded around me, burying me under the rubble and leaving me to drink my blood to survive, as the perpetrators shouted ‘Allah Akbar!’ My only crime was that I was a Christian