World
Killing in the Name
The following is adapted from a talk delivered at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on March 19, 2010. READ MORE >>
Crime and Excessive Punishment
Nightmare in Chechnya
When it comes to war, it is a natural human tendency to identify good guys and bad guys—and sometimes, it is a sensible one. Around the world, there are, and always have been, conflicts in which the preponderance of evil clearly lies on one side: World War II, for example, or the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. READ MORE >>
The War On Terror And The Bush-Obama Presidency
I take it is a relief that, aside from its rhetorical pandering to the civil libertarian absolutists who can’t seem to grasp that Muslim terror networks are in a worldwide war with the United States and its remaining allies, the Obama administration is actually extending the life of the Bush presidency in its defense against jihad. READ MORE >>
Palestinian Dead Boy, Age 14, Returns Alive
It was official. The director of ambulance and emergency services in Gaza, Muawiya Hassanein, reported that a 14 year old Gaza boy, Muhammad Zen Ismail Al-Fammawi, was shot dead by Israeli forces near the Yassir Arafat International Airport last Tuesday. The International Red Cross apparently had coordinated with Israel forces to collect the body. Alas, the body was not found. READ MORE >>
Karzai, Bibi, And Netanyahu
I know that a lot of people in my crowd don't like Frank Rich. But I happen to find even some of his excesses entertaining. Yes, he is of the somewhat ritualized left. Still, he is also literate and smart, often hitting on insights almost coincidentally. "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Obama" in today's Times is his meditation on the president that actually reads like a conversation between one Rich and another. READ MORE >>
Putin Helps Put Chavez Into Space While Venezuela Goes On Holiday To Save Energy. Moscow Knows It's Doing Mischief
Venezuela is another one of those socialist nightmare/dream fantasies. While the tyranny may be Latin-lackadaisical, the slow but certain shutdown of centers of dissent goes on--and soon there will be nothing else to close. Except for the fact that there is a certain popular resilience to the tricks the dictator learned from Comrade Castro. READ MORE >>
Maybe you remember Ivory Snow. Maybe you don’t. In any case, this is not about soap. It’s about murder, mass murder. READ MORE >>
“Waiting On A Sun King”
Obama Leads The Passover Seder
I wonder who is going to edit the Haggadah Shel Pesach, the text used to introduce and accompany the White House Passover meal, over which Barack Obama will preside when he returns from his trip to Afghanistan. READ MORE >>
