If there is any country whose political, economic, and religious entanglements resemble the mythical Gordian knot, it has to be Afghanistan. For centuries that tortured land has been the pathway for conquering hordes entering or leaving what is now called Pakistan and India. The people who inhabit that land are a genetic stew of European [...]
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The Only Solution to the Afghanistan Problem
Posted in Government, Life, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged Afghanistan, al qaeda, Taliban on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Will Al Qaeda Attack Again?
Posted in Government, Life, Technology, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged 9/11, al qaeda, terrorism, War on Terror on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
September 11th will always resonate in the mind of Americans, and much of the world’s population as well. Synonymous with deceit and murder, it raises the question of whether it is, or ever will be, possible for humans to trust each other. The fact that the perpetrators of 9/11 were Muslims is really only incidental. [...]
Is The Government Tracking You? The Legacy of 9/11
Posted in Government, Life, Technology, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged 9/11, al qaeda, cell phones, GPS, terrorism on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If there is one result that always occurs when a sneak attack takes place, it is the lack of trust. The Al Qaeda attacks on September 11 rival the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in their element of surprise, horror, and disgust. It is fair to say that any significant surprise attack will produce these [...]
Was Cheney Really the Secret Director of the CIA?
Posted in Government, Life, Thoughts, World Affairs, politics, tagged al qaeda, Cheney, CIA, Congress on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The stories are everywhere. Dick Cheney ordered the CIA not to tell Congress what they were doing with respect to a particular assignment they had been given by him. It seems that the Dark Lord felt he couldn’t trust the members of Congress to keep this darkest of secrets. Maybe Dick felt that the Congressional [...]
Cheney the Torturer
Posted in Government, Life, politics, tagged al qaeda, Cheney, Obama, torture, War on Terror on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dick Cheney is at it again. Like an undead vampire he has returned, being interviewed on CNN and once again espousing the virtues of torturing prisoners. It is in a way surreal. How can it be that a former U.S. Vice President can advocate a policy that completely disregards human rights? Under Cheney’s direction the [...]
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