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Monthly Archive for February, 2007

Bring a Gun

So, why do so many have this insane notion that talking will stop evil people from doing what comes natural to them? Part of the problem is just that. Insanity. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.   - Albert Einstein Too many believe that a nice friendly chat over coffee will solve [...]

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What bother’s me about the Ohio woman’s comment is its commonality. Her comment evokes a sentiment that is sweeping the US and her allies. It is true that no one likes or wants war. People get hurt and things get broken. Neighbors and friends and family are put in harm’s way. The husband of a cousin is one [...]

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Yesterday, the BBC offered up their daily report on the current diplomatic confrontation with Iran and the preparations for some kind of military response. As usual, they interviewed this person and that person, as well as the head of the US Senate intelligence committee (a Democrat) and a few other Democrats unworthy of note. There was blather and blunder. [...]

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Today, I’m adding a new entry to my blog list: http://www.michaeltotten.com/ Michael Totten is a freelance blogger/journalist who covers the Middle East from Lebanon. In a recent article in The Jerusalem Post: He spent time in Lebanon and Israel during and after last year’s war, and has met with many of the leaders of sects and parties in [...]

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T. E. Lawrence Was a WHAT?!

You’ve heard of ‘Ah ha’ moments, right? Well, I’ve just had a ‘Whoa’ moment. You know T.E. Lawrence? As in ‘Lawrence of Arabia’? The guy who wrote ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’? The guy who led the Arabs in their fight to oust the Ottomans and Germans from Palestine? The ever-so-British symbol of Arab nationalism? Right, that T.E. Lawrence. Well, [...]

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