Author: Dave

Farrukh Saleem says they are at the bottom of the pile. He writes the following from Pakistan: Imam Ali Ibn Abi Taleb: “If God were to humiliate a human being He would deny him knowledge” The League of Arab States has 22 members. Of the 22, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman…

I reported a while back on Iran’s Home Front Problems. It appears they have some new problems. They can’t deliver on their promises. Natural gas deliveries to be exact. The Washington Times reports: Iran has stopped exports of natural gas to Turkey due to a tight domestic market caused by cold weather, but vows to…

Let me start this one out with a clown photo. Which at least at the current time accompanies an article about 8 new deaths in the Palestinian civil war. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh met with PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday night to discuss a solution to the current inter-faction violence after a…

The Duke case and the OJ case have a lot of similarities. I watched the OJ trial from the point of view that the LAPD was a corrupt police department. I knew this because I followed the drug war and saw lots of instances of LAPD corruption in that war. OJ’s defence made the point…

After over a week of relative quiet the Palestinians are at it again. GAZA (Reuters) – Unknown gunmen killed a member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction in Gaza on Wednesday and a car carrying Hamas security officers was ambushed, as simmering internal tensions threatened to erupt. A gunbattle between militants loyal to Fatah…

American Thinker has an interesting piece up about American Imperialism. In it J.R. Dunn looks at the difference between American Imperialsm and the Roman version. Much in the way of criticism of the United States comes in the form of accusations of imperialism. According to this view, echoed by everyone from Harold Pinter to Noam…

In the comments at Classical Values in my piece War Is Not A Physics Problem commenter Giuseppe Blow questions our need for the Iraq adventure. He believes the Iraq War (really a battle in a war) was completely unnecessary. My answer: If you think Iraq is optional you do not understand the problem. The problem…

Some people have the idea that all wars are optional. Or at least a vast majority are for America. This especially includes Iraq. Some wars are matters of survival. i.e. it is not always possible to choose your enemy. Sometimes the enemy chooses you. It is possible to choose how to fight the enemy. Boots…

This is an open thread for all Classical Values readers who might wish to pass on New Years greetings (or any thing else) to each other. Have a Happy and Dangerous New Year. And, be careful out there.

For those who have been following the Duke “Rape” Case you will know that it is a case of egregious prosecutorial misconduct. And yet there are similar cases every day in the USA. Why don’t such cases recieve wide publicity? Simple – if such procedures were shown to be widespread the “justice” system in America…

Commenter passerby took exception to some of the things I said in The Origins Of Islamic Rage. Here is my reply to his question about the rise of tribalism in the west. I don’t actually answer his question (directly), but I do look at what I consider a subset of sociobiology – politicobiology. === As…

Reader Paul sent me this interesting item on the decline in belief among Muslims in Russia. This latest research deals a severe blow to plans by Russian Muslim leaders to wrench concessions from the Kremlin. These Muslim leaders are pushing for the creation of a new high-ranking position in the government just for so-called `Muslim…

Commenter A. Jacksonian posted the following in the comments to Not Enough CO2. He has some nice easy to understand charts and graphs at the link below. ========= One of the great things about being a geologist is being able to actually get that ‘long term perspective’. So, when you want a long-term perspective on…

Jerry Ford has died. As always when you mention the life of Ford, the question of Nixon comes up. I have lots of beefs with Nixon’s career. This is my biggest. Using not just private henchmen, but the power of government to kidnap and injure your political opponents under color of law. Nixon said to…

That Relapsed Catholic is hitting my buttons today. The Catholic has excerpted the following from That Fascist, Heinlein: Indeed, capitalism is the opposite of fascism, which favors government control of the every economic decision. Calling us (liberals and conservatives) ‘fascists’ simply reveals the Left’s nostaglia for truly evil enemies (like Nazis) and its current reluctance…

I was noodling around at Relapsed Catholic and came across a note on Kwanzaa. Specifically Newsbusters says that Cox News is honoring the creator of Kwanzaa. Let us start with the headline of this little holiday confection. Cox News Honors Kwanzaa Creator, A Rapist and Torturer It only gets better after that. It amazes me…

The Palestinians are still at it. A mother of two was murdered Tuesday evening in front of her children in the city of Ramla, south of Tel Aviv. The woman, a 29-year-old divorcee, was killed by a barrage of gunshots while standing at the entrance to her home. Large police forces were dispatched to the…

Cale Hahn at Israpundit is going on about American relations with Israel. He thinks America is being a treacherous ally. Especially the ISG (Iraq Study Group – James Baker leading the charge.) In regards to Israel, the ISG report states, “The US will not be able to achieve its goals in the Middle East unless…

There is a discussion going on at the Netscape Blog about the Pope’s comments on science and technology. The Pope said worship God not technology. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) — Pope Benedict said in his Christmas message on Monday that mankind, which has reached other planets and worships technology, cannot live without God or turn its…

Atmospheric CO2 is very low by geological standards. Lack of sufficient CO2 in the atmosphere stunts plant growth. We need to get together with Russia, China, oil producers, coal producers, and in fact the rest of the world to see what we can do to get more CO2 in the atmosphere. Anon posted a couple…