The Iraq Study Group report highlights something that deserves better treatment than it receives in our political/media system: the problem with Americans negotiating for anything. Basically, Americans look at negotiating with Iran, Syria or anyone else the same way they do business deals: the negotiators go in, they apply whatever skills they have at "doing …
James Baker: Steady Cash Flow is King
As you might expect, we're not surprised that James Baker's committee has supported the "right of return" and a Middle East peace conference without Israel. Baker's thinking is exactly the same as the reason Russia got into bed with Iran: cash flow. The oil industry's main source of raw material is the Persian Gulf, and …
They’d Still Rather Take Riyadh. And Riyadh Knows It.
Last year we stated that Iran's greater objective than wiping Israel off of the map was to take control of both sides of the Persian Gulf, which would include Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the other Gulf states. Such an assesment was and is a minority view, both by those who support Israel (the …
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The Problem with Christians and AIDS Activism
Today, of course, is AIDS awareness day. However, many Christians are unsympathetic to the whole epidemic, and this has subjected them to attack from the likes of Rick Warren, to say nothing of those on the left. The basic problem, as is the case with many things, is political. Back in the 1980's, gay activists …
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British Airways Defeated by the Cross
We are gratified that British Airways has finally seen daylight on the issue of whether one of their check-in personnel could wear a small cross on the job. What surprises us is that so much of the UK, a society that is riddled with rabid secuarlism and political correctness, rose up in outcry over this …
The Volte-Face of the Left on the Draft
Although it's been proposed before, we still find it hard to believe that a Democrat like Charles Rangel is actually proposing to reinstate the draft. Perhaps however it's a poison pill: Rangel himself stated the following: There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on …
The Real Defence of Marriage
One of the more interesting outcomes of the 2006 election was the approval in all states but one of amendments defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. It was interesting because it ostensibly bucked the leftward lurch of the rest of the election. (It also didn't do much to prevent that …
Why Bob Corker Won the Tennessee Senate Race
Probably the brightest spot for the Republicans of the 2006 election was Bob Corker's victory for Tennessee's Senate race. Being very familiar with this race and knowing many Republican candidates, officeholders and operatives, this is why I think that Bob Corker won this race: Tennessee is a very conservative state. It is ironic that Tennessee, …
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Leaving Our Fixed Positions
Election 2006 is finally over with. Sort of. There will be extended battles of many kinds; some in the courts of law and some in the courts of public opinion as people spin the results of the election. As we noted in a previous post, our main concern is and always has been the legal …
Persecution is Closer to Home Than One Thinks
The release of Eritrean Gospel singer Helen Berhane after two years of imprisonment is a great relief, although being incarcerated in a shipping container--with its extremes of heat and cold--has broken her health. Such a stand puts to shame a lot of what passes for Christianity in the West. It's also a reminder that such …
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