International Political Will

Why did Al Qaeda attack the United States on September 11, 2001?
What are Al Qaeda’s goals it is trying to obtain?
How best can the U.S. combat Al Qaeda and other global resistance forces in the so-called “war on terror?”

I’m interested in your answers to these three questions.  I have just a couple of ground rules [...]

As a new round of “peace talks” begins in the Middle East to curtail the spiraling violence, an aversion to true democracy rears its ugly head once more.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that hope for a government with Hamas is at a “dead end.” Because of this metaphorical “dead end,” a Palestinian official [...]

If Japan has learned anything from their American friends since World War II over years of occupation and military alliances, it’s the consumer culture.
I thought America had the upper hand on living in a material world. The endless marketing, advertising and images that each American faces everyday molds and then fits young US citizens [...]

If there is any question lingering as to whether America is facing an Orwellian future of euphemisms, double-talk and government propaganda…
…people who have “very low food security” are now sure.
The USDA is now using a buzz word that stimulates thoughts of terrorism and 9/11 to describe the 35 million Americans that are starving in the [...]

A homemade Qassam rocket killed an Israeli woman in the town of Sderot on Wednesday. Both the military wing of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, saying it was in response to Israel’s attack in Beit Hanun last week that killed 18 Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children.
Newspaper headlines around the world note that [...]