the opinionist

The Middle East – and Iran issue specifically – lies at the center of so many foreign policy hurdles for the United States. The pursuit of peace in the Middle East and the reestablishment of a legitimate U.N. entity can only start with a proven warming of relations between the U.S. and Iran.
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Posted on March 21st, 2009 under Ahmadinejad, Amanpour, Americans, Arab Americans, Axis of Evil, Ayatollah Khomeini, BBC, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Bushehr Reactor, Defense Security Service, Espionage, Global Policeman, Great Satan, Human Rights Watch, Iran, Iran Attack, Islamofascist, MEK, Mullahs, Muslim, NeoCons, New York Times, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Weapons, OPEC, Pentagon, President, Presidential Election, Revolutionary Guard, Robert Gates, Russia, S-300, State Department, Terrorism, U.S., US Dollar, United Nations, Venezuela, War on Terror, Washington, counter-intelligence, gasoline, gates, israel, oil. Comments: None

The Guardian Newspaper (UK) yesterday reported on a confidential report leaked to the Press that outlines a ‘bleak picture of a counterinsurgency effort undermined by intelligence failures that at times border on the absurd.‘
This is on topic of recent comments by Army General David McKiernan – the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan – that equally [...]

Posted on March 7th, 2009 under Afghanistan, Americans, Axis of Evil, British Sailors, Bush Administration, CIA, Espionage, Gitmo, Global Policeman, Guardian, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamofascist, Jack Bauer, Middle East, Mullahs, Muslim Brotherhood, NATO, NSA, Obama, Pentagon, President, Robert Gates, Rumsfeld, Russia, Security, Spending, Spying, Terrorism, U.S., UN, United Nations, War on Terror, Washington, WikiLeaks, al Qaeda, counter-intelligence, interviews, john mccain, journalism. Comments: None

The World’s media – or at least that outside of the U.S. (being rather distracted by Academy Awards and crippling of our economy) – has shone light on a ‘new’ book by Al-Qaeda founder, Sayyid Imam al-Sharif (aka Dr. Fadl) – from an Egyptian dungeon – that rigorously criticizes Al-Qaeda leaders – Osama bin Laden [...]

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 under 9/11, Al-Jazeera, Arab Americans, Axis of Evil, Bush Administration, Conspiracy, Domestic Spying, Dr Fadl, Egypt, Gitmo, Homeland Security, Iraq, Islam, Islamofascist, Madrassa, Middle East, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, NSA, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism, U.K., War, War on Terror, al Qaeda, patriot act. Comments: None

We are truly submerged in a Katrina of conspiracies, convenient fall-guys, and opportunistic (for some) chaos. So let us propose the most simple causes and perhaps, with a glass (or three) of Scotch, we can sleep better for it!

Posted on February 14th, 2009 under 9/11, Armageddon, Conspiracy, Corruption, Global Policeman, Global Poverty, Globalizm, Great Depression, Homeland Security, Islamofascist, Multipolar, Muslim Brotherhood, Patriotism, Security, State of the Union, Stock Market, Sub-Prime, São Paulo Forum, Terrorism, Unipolar, United Nations, WTO, coverage, fiction!?, global warming, opinions, patriot act. Comments: 3