Author: Dave

Bernard Lewis says that MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) does not work with people who want to be destroyed. Outdated Cold war concepts, such as mutually assured destruction (M.A.D) are irrelevant when it comes to Iran , because the Iranian president and his circle see such a scenario “as an incentive, not a deterrent,” renowned scholar…

Now I’m not sure if magistration is a word. At least in the sense I intend to use it. So what do I mean by magistration? Getting a magistrate to swear out a warrant without any input from law enforcement. Basically a way to get a person jailed with out any evidence except a sworn…

The Palestinian civil war appears to be raging on. Fighting appears to be heavy and wide spread. 22:43 Jan 29, ’07 (IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh was unhurt in heavy fighting near his home and office as he called for a halt in the violence which claimed the lives of at least…

Let me state here at the beginning that I do not have it in for the Union Pacific, B&O, Southern Pacific or any of the myriad other rail transportation companiers in America. The kind of railroading I’m against is where police and prosectors home in on a suspect and won’t let go despite evidence of…

I seem to be obsessed with war news these days. Kind of a morbid fascination. In any case, US forces in Iraq have some how managed to get a group of insurgents to stand up and fight. As usual under such circumstances the insurgents are taking a beating. NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. and Iraqi…

You knew that already, didn’t you? Well a little extra darkness has been added. 10:21 Jan 29, ’07 IsraelNN.com) Gunfire and rocket attacks by rival terrorists hit a power transformer, plunging the western part of Gaza into darkness. A sixth militia gunman was killed a short time ago as fighting and kidnappings continued despite agreements…

Major-General Smedley D. Butler: Common Sense (November 1935) I spent thirty-three years and four months in active service as a member of our country’s most agile military force—the Marine Corps. I have served in all commissioned ranks from a second lieutenant to major-general. And during that period I spent most of my time being a…

The former head of Israeli Intelligence says that World War III has already started. I actually count it as WW IV since I think WW III was fought against the Soviet menace. However, that is a mere quibble. Let us listen to former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy in his own words. A third World War…

Here is a Gaza resident’s view of the Palestinian Civil War. Independent legislator, Rawya Shawa, said she was not surprised that the situation had come to this. “This fight has no end,” she said. “One group won the election; the other doesn’t want to believe they have lost. The feeling on the street is that…

No slack Saturday. The bodies pile up. Deadly battles between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have continued in the Gaza Strip, leaving at least five more dead. Saturday’s deaths raise the toll since Thursday night to at least 22. However, despite tension, the funerals for those killed on the previous day passed off peacefully…

It is interesting to read the hard right’s take on the justice system based on the Duke case. When folks from Free Republic lose faith in the justice system, we are in serious trouble. Here is a typical comment: To: TommyDale “Multiply that in North Carolina, where the legal system can screw innocent people and…

It is also a Quaker founded college in Greensboro, N.C. GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Three college students were assaulted on the campus of Guilford College early Saturday morning, according to court documents and the school’s Web site. The Greensboro News & Record reported Tuesday that Faris Khadar, Osama Sabbah and Omar Awartani were the victims…

It has been about 20 days since the last Palestinian Civil War Watch. And the Palestinians are at it again: By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Rival Palestinian factions clashed across the Gaza Strip, killing six people, as thousands of Hamas supporters marched on Friday to mark the Islamist group’s election victory over Fatah opponents…

Bush is starting to make his case for a strike on Iran. Fri Jan 26, 12:46 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Bush has authorized the U.S. military to kill or capture Iranian agents active inside Iraq, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing government and counterterrorism officials with direct knowledge of the plan. The…

In An Act Of War I discussed American moves on Iran. It looks like Iran is making a counter move in Lebanon. BEIRUT, LEBANON – Lebanon’s army imposed a curfew on the capital Thursday after hundreds of government supporters and foes wielded rocks, Molotov cocktails and sometimes guns in street battles that dragged past nightfall.…

Evidently the Palestinians have learned a great lesson from the Civil War in Iraq. Road side bombs work. GAZA, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed a member of a Hamas-led security force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and wounded five others, a Hamas police spokesman said. The spokesman said the six were…

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Here is a short video of an Iranian woman confronting the morality police in Iran. Dymphna has this to say about it: …I think you will enjoy the thirty seconds or so of sweet revenge, I urge you to click on what my friend described as an example how “Iranian women are sick and tired…

In my post on the State of the Union I included a video by Stuck Mojo. I went to their www site and found a tale of woe about how record companies rip off bands and fans. However, Mojo has an answer. The tracks on our new record, “Southern Born Killers,” will be posted at…

It appears that in the US determination to get a regime change in Iran the Gulf States are siding with America. Just as they sided (by acquiecense) with Israel’s strike against Iran’s cats paw Hizballah last summer. Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns clearly knew his audience in Dubai and the reception he’d get if he’d…