“Enemies of the People” follows in the footsteps of many acclaimed studies of Southeast Asia’s dark days of the 1970s, from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 film “Apocalypse Now” to the most famous movie about Cambodia, 1984′s “The Killing Fields,” which starred Sam Waterston as a New York Times journalist covering the rise of the Khmer Rouge regime. It’s also in... Read more
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Columbia University’s ROTC Shame
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Politically correct, The LeftJacques Barzun: Columbia University’s ROTC Shame – WSJ.com. In the funeral oration of Pericles, still required reading in the renowned Core Curriculum of Columbia College, the Athenian leader reminds his embattled people that “when a citizen is in any way distinguished, he is preferred to the public service, not as a matter of privilege, but as the... Read more
Is U.S. Democracy Just Talk?
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Middle East, Obama, The LeftHenninger: Is U.S. Democracy Just Talk? – WSJ.com. Of course it is. That is what Obama says is what is necessary. “Why can’t we just talk about it?” I go on the record to apologize for all those human beings who long for release from their “task masters” and the USA fails to stand and support you. ============ “America is always talking about democracy... Read more
France, U.S. Reach Out to Rebels
March 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Obama, The LeftFrance, U.S. Reach Out to Rebels – WSJ.com. This is total BS. Obama talks big. I don’t really care who doesn’t like it, but Bush walked the talk…
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Obama Ratifies Bush
March 9 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Radical Islam, The LeftReview & Outlook: Obama Ratifies Bush – WSJ.com. I haven’t heard too much crowing… from either side… No one has done more to revive the reputation of Bush-era antiterror policies than the Obama Administration. In its latest policy reversal, yesterday Mr. Obama said the U.S. would resume the military tribunals for Guantanamo terrorists that he unilaterally suspended two years ago, and he... Read more
