Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category

The Education of an Iranian Revolutionary

April 24 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East

The Weekend Interview with Shirin Ebadi: The Education of an Iranian Revolutionary – WSJ.com. This is a good story, worth the read.

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When rape is a tool of war

April 6 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Philosophy

When rape is a tool of war – CNN.com. I have no way of verifying facts, but I certainly lean very far in the direction of Eman al-Obediy.  She is due our prayers…

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The Arab Revolt and American Interests

April 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Obama, Philosophy

Review & Outlook: The Arab Revolt and American Interests – WSJ.com. A longer piece, but also worth the read. “Then there is Iran, a regime that President Obama spent his first years in office trying to court on the theory that only the pig-headedness of his predecessor had prevented an earlier rapprochement. It took a stolen election, terrible domestic... Read more

Democracy and America in the Middle East

April 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Religion, Socialism

Michael Craven speaks from a decidedly Christian perspective.  I believe this article get some very important issues on the table. Nothing you hear in the popular media – Liberal or Conservative.  Your thoughts? =========== For many Westerners, the hope of peace between the Middle East and the West rests in the spread of democracy. The recent protests and uprisings have given many... Read more

Will there be any Libyans Left?

March 17 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Obama, Politically correct, The Left

U.N. Weighs Arab Role in Leading Intervention Let’s see.  Let Gaddhafi kill the opposition and then the world bombs whoever is left?  Oh, that’s right. We like stability… and oil.  Not only will people who want freedom be slaughtered, but we will send our money to the dictator who killed them for his oil.

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Washington’s Dithering on Libya

March 12 | Posted by mrossol | Middle East, Obama, The Left

Eliot Cohen: Washington’s Dithering on Libya I am not sure we can or will recover… (only a couple paragraphs below). == ” . . .    The administration is teaching dictators, and the populations they oppress, that you can get away with large-scale mayhem if you avoid YouTube. Instead, let the hard men do their work with assault rifles in ... Read more

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