International Political Will

There is yet another obscure way our government is trying to fight the so-called “war on terror” (besides actually stopping it).
Pomegranates.
Apparently these delicious (but ridiculously hard-to-peel) fruits are the key to fighting terror in Afghanistan and thwarting the Taliban. Unable to keep local Afghan farmers from growing the lucrative opium poppies, the U.S. government is [...]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
–George Santayana
There has been much chatter among the media (and the propaganda artists that serve as their meal tickets) about Hamas using the civilian population of Gaza as human shields.
Israel justifies the bombing of the UN school(s), the killing of more than a dozen [...]

Given the testimony of the top U.S. intelligence officials from the FBI and the Dept. of Homeland Security to the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, I am now adding the title “Terrorism Expert” to my resume (or, in lieu of recent advice from my father-in-law, how about “Anti-Terrorism Consultant?”).
“[T]hree leading U.S. security officials told [...]

Both presidential candidates agree that the insurgency in Afghanistan needs to be addressed. Yet neither senator has a clue about how to go about it.
The idea of a “surge,” similar to the troop increase in Iraq (which still hasn’t returned to pre-“surge” levels) seems to be the most popular choice. But despite the [...]

It seems the American government and military can’t stop prominently displaying its utter disregard for human life that isn’t white, Judeo-Christian, or wealthy.
To prove my point, the US military has now valued a dog’s life above a Muslim’s.
Last week, a US Marine was ordered to be “processed for separation” from the Corps after he was [...]