Swift on Islamophobia: A modest Proposal
In light of the rampancy of Islamophobia in various circles and the groupthink mentality that fuels it, Jonathan Swift's “A Modest Proposal” is all that comes to mind… Therefore, in order to...
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Whose Peace will it be in the End?
For many thousands of years, roguish rulers and militant societies have repeatedly tried to impose their own brand of peace on other societies even as these appeared to enjoy peace-like tranquility,...
The Terrorists Have Won
I recently saw the film “The Siege,” made in 1998, about terrorist bombs going off in New York City. Of course, Middle Eastern men planted the bombs and soldier Bruce Willis, taking marching...
Sacrifice and Honor: Why it Matters
Since the Vietnam War, political discussions during wars have become more contentious, more polarizing, and more conspiratorial in nature. Finger pointing appears the exercise of the day, along with...
Somalia: Why the International Contact Group Should Support the Islamic Courts Union
Between euphoria and frustration, clarity and confusion, moderates must develop a sustainable alternative solution to the lawlessness that paralyzed Somalia for over 15 years, and find a platform to...
Who will teach the White House some Core Values?
"God take revenge on the Americans and those who brought them here. They have no regard for our lives.” Those are the heart wrenching words of a brother whose sister has just been gunned down by...
The War to Stop is the Next One
Starting a war requires little more than a basic form of primeval intelligence. Stopping a war, however, may call for the concerted dedication of many superior human minds. It is consequently a...
Playing Games with the Facts Around High Oil Prices, While Missing its Economic and Global Consequences
In the United States, oil prices will go up this summer - surprise! For much of the American media, this is a headline. For most US consumers, it is something that happens fairly regularly - albeit...
Lalla Fatima
Lalla Fatima Summer time– blast of the same black sirocco blow-dries bright green under the shattered villa windows. It’s siesta time. Transparent, like a sheet of paper, blank, Lalla Fatima, in...
The Nuclear Option in a Mad, Mad World
The total world demand for oil reached 85.71 million barrels per day (mbd) in 2005. The main consumers were North America that accounted for 30.6 percent (or 25.65 mbd), the Pacific and Asia,...