Update – It’s ironic that there is a resurgence of interest in the Jonathan Pollard story… There is a recent interview with Pollard in the American Spectator. Mar 3, 2006 – Most of you have probably forgotten about Jonathan Pollard,
Category: Politics
Films Worthy of Hollywood
I didn’t watch the Academy Awards, but Mark Goldblatt observed in the National Review: “it’s obvious that the Hollywood luminaries were busy patting themselves on the back for their courage in honoring films depicting two gay cowboys as star-crossed lovers,
An Engineer’s View of the Situation in Iraq
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.”
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