Washington will fully support Israel's military actions until Hezbollah has been brought "under control." How long will that take and how many more innocent lives will be lost until "mission accomplished?"
Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader issued a worldwide call Thursday for Muslims to rise up in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza until Islam reigns from "Spain to Iraq."
And in another absurd statement, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Congress on Wednesday that his nation wants to play a role in Mideast stability. Very noble of him, but how about playing a role in Iraqi stability first, where 27 more were killed today? Makes sense to me!
The Iraqi Prime Minister's speech to Congress was opposed by a group of Democrats who called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) to rescind al-Maliki's invitation to address Congress, because of his condemnation of Israel in its conflict with Hezbollah.
Wait a minute. I thought it was the conservative Republican fundamentalists who were the primary protectors of the Judeo-Christian relationship. I'm so confused.
For The Association of South East Asian Nations conference in Malaysia this week, there will be no show tunes on the piano from Condi Rice. Perhaps some Brahms to reflect the
The world is a mess and there is no leadership from any quadrant. Everyone seems to be driven by their own personal agenda. And even the over-stretched US military can always manage to find time to dismiss another homo in the ranks:
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- and even if you don't, you'll be discharged anyway if they find reasonable suspicion. A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army, though he says he never admitted being gay and his accuser was never identified.
Shit. Wake me when it's over.
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