I suspect that few of those who have closely watched President Barack Obama’s actions since he took office were surprised by his announcement last night that he intends to send 30,000 new troops to Afghanistan. If nothing else, the length of time it took for him to make the decision was a clear indication [...]
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Like most U.S. citizens, I am prone to go long stretches of time without thinking much about the ruling class. This is due to several factors, the most important being the highly sophisticated phalanx of barriers used by members of the clan to hide their prodigious wealth, unmatched power, and pervasive influence, from [...]
Monday, November 9, 2009
I have had the good fortune to live for long periods of time in Third World settings that I believe provide me important insights into the strategic military dilemma Afghanistan poses for the United States and its allies. The first, and most important, dimension of the situation that everyone needs to grasp regarding this [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
Lightening bolts are beautiful, as long as you are not standing at, or near, their points of impact. I am moved to make the observation in response to President Barack Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because his selection has hit the US populace like a huge, startling, bolt of lightening.
Obama is apparently [...]
Saturday, October 10, 2009
I read an article about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi this evening that reminded me of an encounter I had with her a couple years ago at a San Francisco restaurant. The article focused on her dominant position at the pinnacle of power in Washington, D.C., and the scowl she leveled on Joe [...]
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The firestorm of political controversy engendered by President Obama’s release of four Bush administration torture memos is not likely to subside any time soon. Moreover, there is every good reason to assume that the intensity of debate about torture, and other abuses commonly perpetrated abroad in numerous instances by U.S. personnel during the Bush era, [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The current economic crisis is inexorably tightening the vise of poverty that has been strangling this nation’s poorest citizens for several decades.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Like everyone else, I am closely watching every move President-elect Barack Obama makes in preparation for taking office next week. And even though I am generally impressed by the intelligent, organized manner in which he has put together his cabinet and team of advisers, some aspects of his performance are puzzling, if not disappointing.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
President George W. Bush’s recent encounter with the shoe throwing Baghdad television reporter was an immediate iconic moment. In the highly revealing, unscripted episode, the universally discredited “Decider” was revealed in a manner that every sentient adult can understand. The immense uncertainty which flashed across Bush’s face as he ducked the in-coming size 10 shoes [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
Given his youth and relative inexperience, it is not surprising that Senator Barack Obama is a work in progress. This is a significant source of his infectious appeal to many U.S. citizens, and the impressive number of foreigners who are following the current U.S. presidential contest with the same level of excitement and [...]
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