Military Conflagration between Israel and Gaza

I did a post almost seven years ago about the previous military conflagration between Israel and the militants in Gaza, Hamas, and other Islamists. That post applies to today's conflagration, except with the added urgency that if Israel does not finish up Hamas and the Islamists in Gaza, Israel's hesitancy will cause the Islamists' militancy to creep deeper inside Israel as signs of it are apparent in some Israeli cities like Lod.

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Kurds and John McCain

I could not believe that I would come to agree with John McCain and I agree with his position on Kurds as outlined in his op-ed in the NY Times.

Innocence, Justice and the One Sided War

These days pictures of demolished buildings, dead and severely hurt children, men and women mourning have filled the Internet channels.  Videos of the anguished calling for revenge, justice, or revenge and justice, on behalf of these "innocent" children, women and the elderly pop up everywhere.  Those who post these gut wrenching images are in a race with each other to post more and appeal to their friends and their circles to repost and find more to share. In posting these images zealous among them are the radical Islamists and the leftists in the U.S. and Europe.

Imperialism the Boogeyman -- Book

With the Bolshevik's victory the revision of Marx's ideas took on an accelerated pace, to the degree that the prophet himself could not have dreamt about. The prophet's bust and image adorned many public squares and halls. At the same time Marx's disciples kept splitting, competing to raise his banner higher, all oblivious that they are holding the prophet upside down.