Bush

Bush Vetos Water-Boarding Ban

I am speechless.
“This is no time for Congress to abandon practices that have a proven track record of keeping America safe,”
What are we coming to when one of the cardinal virtues attributed to the American establishment is at once both obliterated and underlined. But honestly, what scares me the most isn’t that Bush vetoed the […]


They’re Starving - Let’s bomb them!

This particular news item really caught my eye today. Somalia is not exactly a rich place. In fact, I’d even say it’s desperately poor. There is mass starvation, and most of the country is ruled by warlords. Of course, it’s also, at least according to some, a hotbed of terrorism. Of course it is. If you’re starving, have absolutely […]


Bush Speech Fails To Inspire

People have moved on, Bush squares off and seems more preoccupied at defending his legacy than addressing concerns.
We are given a fairly predictable cookie-cutter address. A speech that seems tailored around a fill-in-the-blanks model. Counting on the usual epidemic of rhetoric to carry a semblance of meaning.
Yet history will record that amid our differences, we […]


Nailing The Coffin Shut

Under pressure from the U.S and Israel, the Egyptian border was ordered sealed. Palestinians had been streaming into Egypt to buy the bear necessities.
But Egypt cannot hold the Palestinians at bay for long. A Palestinian truck broke through the border and civilians are flocking into Egypt. Not on some senseless rampage, but to survive. […]


Martial Law And The Police State

Many of you may or may not be aware of the construction of massive detention camps inside the U.S and Alaska. Most are able to detain around 200,000 people. Some, like the the one near Fairbanks in Alaska, ready to accommodate up to 2 million people.
The justification being that in the event of a large […]