I try not to mix too much of my personal faith into these articles. Or, maybe I should say that I try to keep it to a level that (I hope) is acceptable to everyone. Please feel free to take me to task when I have been less-than-professional in this regard.
I say that because I’m [...]
Category Archive for 'Jordan'
Yesterday, I gave you two reasons why Israel will not be able to give East Jerusalem to the Palestinians. One was that the average Israeli wouldn’t stand for it. Two was that the Palestinian leadership would screw up the process, anyway.
But, there is a three.
Most people do not know that the Jordanian royal family is the caretaker [...]
The Six Day War: Day Two
Posted in Egypt, Jordan, Six Day War, War fighting on Jun 6th, 2007
Day two of the war dawns.
Day One was an unparalleled success, and the question was whether day two would be as unqualified a victory.
One of the most famous sayings attributed to military battle plans is this one:
No plan survives the first enemy contact*
— Helmut von Moltke, the Elder (1800-1891)
The plan had already had one failure. [...]
An Arab Second Chance (Bernard Lewis Part IV)
Posted in Iran, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Shiite on Feb 19th, 2007
One interesting observation put forward by Dr. Bernard Lewis in his interview with The Jerusalem Post (‘The Iranians do not expect to be attacked’, Jan. 31, 2007), is this one:
The Arab states are very concerned about the Shia revolution. They see a militant, expansionist Shia movement which already seems to be spreading from Iran to [...]
The Iranians do not expect to be attacked
Posted in America, Democracy, Egypt, Europe, Hezbollah, Hitler, Iran, Islam, Jordan, Judaism, Lebanon, Nazi Germany, Palestinians, Peace, Religion, War fighting on Feb 7th, 2007
At the ripe old age of 90, Barnard Lewis has seen a lot, and the part of the ‘lot’ that we are interested in is Iran.
True, he’s controversial, and he’s stuck his foot in a lot smelly topics and come away with a bad smell himself… But, his insight is incredible. So many of his predictions have come [...]