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...
Dukie on the Defense
The major press outlets often refer to Durham as a “sleepy” little Southern town. It's funny that in my four years of living here, I've never once considered Durham as anything other than alive....
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,...
United 93
On controversy and great filmmaking “United 93” could have easily been gratuitous, or cheesy, or exploitative. It is none of these things. If you feel ready to confront the tragedy of the...