THE POLITICS OF SCAPEGOATING: PART ONE (OF THREE)
“All revolutions,” said Ernst Rohem, leader of Adolf Hitler’s brown-shirted thugs, the S.A., “devour their own children.” Ernst Rohem Fittingly, he said this as he sat inside a prison cell awaiting his...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF SCAPEGOATING: PART TWO (OF THREE)
“Judge not, that you not be judged. For with what judgment you judged, you shall be judged, and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.” So warns the Gospel of St. Matthew,...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF SCAPEGOATING: PART THREE (END)
With the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Republican Party went into a tailspin of dismay. For almost 50 years, Republicans had conjured up The Red Bogeyman to scare voters into sending them to...
View ArticleGETTING HELP FROM YOUR ENEMIES: PART TWO (END)
Here’s another reason to welcome the coming of the New Year: Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah have gone to war–with each other. Al-Qaeda terrorists–now taking aim at Hezbollah terrorists This is an event the...
View ArticleGOOD NEWS IN THE TERROR WARS
On February 15, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights released some encouraging newws for those fighting Islamic terrorism. More than 140,000 people have been killed in Syria’s uprising-turned-civil...
View ArticleDOGS VS. JACKALS
There’s a scene in the classic 1956 Western, The Searchers, that counterterror experts should study closely. John Wayne–in the role of Indian-hating Ethan Edwards–and a party of Texas Rangers discover...
View ArticlePC: CONCEALING THE TRUTH WITH LIES
On June 8, 2010, newspapers around the world headlined the latest triumph of Politically Correct language. The Israeli government had apologized for circulating a video parodying the lyrics of Michael...
View ArticleTEN REASONS WHY THE U.S. SHOULDN’T ATTACK SYRIA
Here are ten excellent reasons for not sending American soldiers to bomb and/or invade Syria. 1. The United States just disengaged from Iraq. On Dec. 15, 2011, the American military formally ended its...
View Article“WE ARE THE (ISLAMIC) BORG”
Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the crew of the USS Enterprise to a new, chilling adversary: The Borg. A half-organic, half-machine race of ruthless conquerors, the Borg travel through space...
View ArticleMINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS
On the September 28 edition of 60 Minutes, President Barack Obama spoke about his recent decision to commit American troops to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Steve Kroft: I...
View ArticleAS MUSLIM POPULATION RATES RISE….
Star Trek: The Next Generation introduced the crew of the USS Enterprise to a new, chilling adversary: The Borg. A half-organic, half-machine race of ruthless conquerors, the Borg travel through space...
View ArticleTHE AMERICAN AYATOLLAHS: PART ONE (OF FOUR)
Hamza Kashgari, a 23-year-old columnist in Saudi Arabia, decided to celebrate the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammed in a truly unique way. Hamza Kashgar In early February, 2012, he posted on...
View ArticleTHE AMERICAN AYATOLLAHS: PART TWO (OF FOUR)
American right-wing elements have recently raised the cry that President Barack Obama is waging “a war on religion.” It’s clear that GOP candidates like Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney...
View ArticleTHE AMERICAN AYATOLLAHS: PART THREE (OF FOUR)
Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, America’s most famous preacher, spends a lot of time thinking about who qualifies as a Christian–and who doesn’t. He said just that on the February 21, 2012...
View ArticleTHE AMERICAN AYATOLLAHS: PART FOUR (END)
On February 18, 2012, Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum warned about the “phony theology” of President Barack Obama. “It’s not about you,” Santorum told supporters of the right-wing Tea...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF DISCRIMINATION
Christmas was fast approaching in 2014. So Republicans in the Michgan House of Representatives decided to honor the spirit of “peace on earth, good will toward men” in their own special way. They...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF SCAPEGOATING: PART ONE (OF THREE)
All revolutions,” said Ernst Rohem, leader of Adolf Hitler’s brown-shirted thugs, the S.A., “devour their own children.” Ernst Rohem Fittingly, he said this as he sat inside a prison cell awaiting his...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF SCAPEGOATING: PART TWO (OF THREE
“Judge not, that you not be judged. For with what judgment you judged, you shall be judged, and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.” So warns the Gospel of St. Matthew,...
View ArticleTHE POLITICS OF SCAPETOATING: PART THREE (END)
With the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Republican Party went into a tailspin of dismay. For almost 50 years, Republicans had conjured up The Red Bogeyman to scare voters into sending them to...
View ArticleTHE HIGH COST OF GOOD DEEDS: PART ONE (OF TWO)
The father of Kayla Jean Mueller has a bone to pick with the United States Government. “We understand the policy about not paying ransom but on the other hand…we tried and we asked. But they put...
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