Posted in Iran, Palestinians, War fighting on Feb 29th, 2008
The train wreck that has me upset is really nothing new. It’s just the latest round of the same-old, same-old.
Gaza.
And, the two trains crashing into each other are the Palestinians of Gaza… and Hamas.
I bet that you are wondering why I’m not mentioning Israel. Well, Israel’s certainly there. They’re the ones jumping up and down, [...]
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Posted in Personal Notes, Quotes, Society on Feb 28th, 2008
I love psychology.
It’s like watching an immense train wreck.
No, no, I do NOT love train wrecks. They are horrifying, so maybe I should explain.
A lot of the time, there is only one train track that serves two directions of travel. This means that the track operators need to be organized enough to make sure that [...]
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Posted in America, Personal Notes, Terrorism on Feb 26th, 2008
I flew out to Manhattan over the weekend, and it symbolized a lot that was difficult about America’s war on terrorism.
For instance, when I arrived at the US Airways ticket desk, I found that my name was on the ‘no board’ list and was told that I need to come extra-early to the airport to go through extra check-in. What [...]
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Posted in Christianity, Europe, Islam, Religion on Feb 22nd, 2008
There’s something in all of us that needs God.
Even Richard Dawkins says so, but in a completely different way.
The point is that we have a built-in need to believe in a power greater than ourselves. And, if you take that higher power out of someone’s life, they will go searching for another one.
That’s what’s happening [...]
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Posted in Democracy, Europe, History, Islam, Society on Feb 21st, 2008
The thing about being a wild-eyed fanatic is that you cannot shut up for long. It’s a problem. I just cannot shut up about Israel, Global Security, Foreign Policy, and anything else even remotely related to such things. Oh, I have other interests too, and I can’t seem to shut up about those either, but [...]
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