Here we go again. Following Israel's war with Hizballah in 2006 in Lebanon, Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah said, to much mockery in the Arab world, that had he known Israel would respond so decisively Hizballah would never have initiated hostilities. ...more

March 7, 2009

Unwilling to control its fighters, who fired scores of missiles into Israel at the end of their six-month ceasefire, Hamas gave Israel the provocation it needed to deliver a savage blow to the Palestinian enclave in Gaza. ...more

January 1, 2009

George Bush in particular. Being a conservative, I am not an avid fan of his, but virtually all of this Bush-whacking is more emotion than thought. (This is painfully obvious on the blogosphere where far too many postings are simply rants sprinkled with four letter words about Bush.) ...more

January 16, 2008

America is being pilloried around the globe — George Bush in particular. ...more

January 15, 2008

America has clearly undergone a cultural identity change since World War ll. It continues. Having lived through that period, I now realize it was amazing that such an ethnically diverse and geographically separated population pulled together for a common purpose. If you didn't experience those determined years of a "melting pot" going to war, these printed words won't help you understand those times. ...more

November 20, 2007