Archive for June, 2010

There Will Be War – Forbes.com

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The time to support Iran’s people is now.

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Last week, Iran’s opposition leaders Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi canceled anti-government demonstrations timed to commemorate the anniversary of last year’s disputed presidential election. Secretary of the State Hillary Clinton called the cancellation “regrettable,” but missed the larger point. The reform these two men offer is not what the majority of Iranians want: They want an end to the current Islamic regime.

One year ago, the Obama administration missed an opportunity to support Iran’s uprising. They mistakenly calculated that back-door negotiations with Iran’s clerics and promises made by its rulers would bring cooperation on the nuclear issue. The Americans were duped and now find themselves grasping for another chance to support an Iranian uprising.

via There Will Be War – Forbes.com.

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American Thinker: Israel, the Worlds Dirty Harry

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

With the recent “peace flotilla” incident, we have yet another Arab-Israeli dust-up. It’s been going on as long as I’ve been alive, and we can expect “more of the same” for the foreseeable future.

I reflexively side with Israel — every time. Why do I, though? I am not a Jew. I don’t know many Jews, either. I have a couple of Jewish acquaintances, but no close Jewish friends.

What about national security? For all the talk we hear about how Israel is an “ally” of the U.S., the fact is that we have no American military bases there, and American troops have never fought alongside Israelis in any of the numerous Arab-Israeli wars. Unlike Muslim Turkey and Muslim Albania, Israel is not a member of the NATO collective-security alliance. And of course, Israel has no oil to sell us, unlike the Kuwaitis or the Saudis, both of whom we have fought to defend.

American Thinker: Israel, the Worlds Dirty Harry.

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Nine meals from anarchy: What the coming food collapse means for civilization

Friday, June 4th, 2010

NaturalNews) A growing reliance on imported food and other necessities is making First World nations such as the United Kingdom increasingly vulnerable to social collapse, warns Andrew Simms, policy director of the “think-and-do tank” of the New Economic Foundation, writing in The Guardian.


“Events are revealing that many of the things we take for granted, like bank accounts, fuel and food, are vulnerable,” he writes. “If we value civilization, the litmus test for economic success should not be short-term profitability, but resilience in the face of climatic extremes and resource shortages.”

Simms notes that the assumptions of the free market have led to an economic system focused on producing the greatest cost savings rather than the greatest sustainability. This has led many First World countries to turn away from producing food domestically in favor of cheaper (and more profitable) imports.

via Nine meals from anarchy: What the coming food collapse means for civilization.

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