Friday, March 3, 2006
12 Writers Against Islamic Totalitarianism
We, as would-be writers, may be interested in the Declaration they have issued in Paris, as carried by the BBC. “After having overcome: Fascism, Nazism, Stalinism, the world now faces a new global threat – Islamism. We, writers, journalists, intellectuals (would that we could add bloggers, ARGUS)...
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Monday, February 27, 2006
Something Rotten In Dubai: Part III (of III)
v The seven principalities making up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) add up to a territory about the size of Maine. You can bet a good-sized sand dune that not all seven of the Emirs heading these regions are equally pro-American --- or equally anti-Taleban and equally anti-Jihaddist. What happens if...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Something Rotten in Dubai II: Coincidence and Contradictions
We are assured by the White House that the President had nothing to do with the port management outsourcing deal to the Dubai Port World Co. in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Yet, some details stick in my throat: v Before John Snow became US Treasury Secty, he was chief honcho at CSX Corporation....
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Monday, February 20, 2006
Something Rotten in Dubai: I. Basic Logic
The US Government (USG) --- would you believe it? --- is about to outsource management of the Port of NY, Baltimore, and four other of America’s largest ports to the Dubai Ports World Co. --- an outfit located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the Arabian Peninsula, and controlled by that...
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
Friendly Fire Cheney Mistakes Hunter For Osama
In order to cover-up the story, the official version given out is that VP Cheney while bird-hunting “had turned around suddenly to shoot at a quail” but instead hit another hunter --- a Mr. Whittington --- in the neck. Friendly fire, we're supposed to believe. But, consider the angles involved for a...
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Sunday, January 1, 2006
At Least 'Hitler' Was Easy To Spell
Not this new nut --- the president of Iran --- whose name is both unspellable and cannot be pronounced. Everybody knows who he is though because he is the new tough guy on the world stage who wants to wipe Israel and/or the Jews off the face of the earth. He doesn’t have very kind words for other...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Thomas Jefferson On Jesus
Have you noticed that the Christmas season produces a lot of stress, tension, and depression? How does that square with the Season of Joy hype? Maybe it’s the emphasis on material gifts ---‘oh my God I still need to get three people presents and there’s only one day left!!!’ Or maybe the traditional...
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Thursday, December 22, 2005
Torture And Technology Part 2 (of 2)
OK, I take it back. In the last article I said there were only three ways to spy on your enemy: infiltrate their groups, recruit paid informers from among them, or use harsh interrogation methods if you capture any prisoners who are careful not to spill beans. There is a fourth way --- hi tech. The...
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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Torture --- Why and Wherefore
It used to be said that during the 1940s and ‘50s, the majority of members at meetings of the American Communist Party were really undercover FBI agents. It was easy to join and thus hear and see potentially valuable Cold War information. The agents spoke the same language as the real commies---...
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Saturday, December 10, 2005
Hm--mmmmmmmmm What's Your Mantra??
I bet very few writers are into meditation --- transcendental or otherwise. Me? No, although my wife meditates seriously everyday. We specialize. When we have dinners with friends or family, she’ll do one dish, I’ll do another. At life’s great party, she does meditation --- I handle contemplation,...
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