In the midst of our holiday celebrations comes the tragic news from Pakistan that former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated. It is sobering to think that such a brave woman, who loved her country and her people and returned from exile to fight for them, would be killed for precisely those reasons. Can there … Continue reading Bhutto assassination threatens Pakistan’s stability
Palestinian Authority President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Olmert are meeting with President George Bush today in Annapolis, Maryland, in another attempt to reach some sort of peace agreement. I can’t imagine that any of the attendees really believes our decidedly undiplomatic, foot-in-mouth president can broker a deal for the incendiary Middle East. It was, … Continue reading Annapolis Conference is all about Bush legacy
Muslim medical students in England have decided to get picky about their coursework when it conflicts with their religious convictions. While I can appreciate their desire to abide by their religious beliefs, I think it is obvious they are choosing the wrong place to express themselves. Clearly they should be in a Muslim medical school, with the objective … Continue reading Muslim medical students score another point for intolerance
From fish to Fisher-Price, the recalls of Chinese products in the U.S. this year have been big news. It’s difficult to imagine anyone has not heard about them by now. I, for one, have started paying a lot more attention to where things are produced. For example, after reading about the recalls of Chinese fish, … Continue reading Globalization: I don’t buy it
Okay, Bank of America, your new policy of issuing credit cards to people who don’t have Social Security numbers (read illegal immigrants) is totally unacceptable! Let ’em stay and help them to do it?! I went to your web site today to send you an email of protest, and guess what? I couldn’t enter my … Continue reading Bank of America, here’s my card
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has upset a lot of people in the U.S. by using his U.N. platform to call President Bush “el diablo.” I’ve been watching the furor with considerable bemusement. Did we not choose to host the U.N.? The U.N.’s objectives being what they are, it was a given that at times there … Continue reading No free speech for Chavez?
