Archive for the ‘International’ Category
Monday, April 27th, 2009
I agree with the idea of erring on the side of caution and humanity in regards to all of the debate over torture or "harsh interrogation techniques. Some good questions have been asked here. Both parties seem to be more interested in the politics surrounding this issue than debating the ...
Posted in Constitution, Crime, History, International, Law, Military, Philosophy, World Affairs | 4 Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Laying aside the obvious - that it is a sad day when a free and civilized Christian nation has to debate the merits of torture, some questions on the subject come to mind?1.) Did we torture British prisoners for information, at a time when their army was on our ...
Posted in Government, International, Law, Military, Philosophy, Politics, World Affairs | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Pirates have taken Americans hostage. When men led America, we went to "The Shores of Tripoli" because we preferred, "Millions for Defense, but not One Cent for Tribute," even though we were small and poor in 1804. A century later, in 1904, when an Arab chieftain named Rasouli took ...
Posted in Africa, History, International, Middle East, Military, Movie Reviews | 2 Comments »
Thursday, March 5th, 2009
For the President's (and his First Lady's) inexcusably boorish behavior to the Prime Minister. (Granted, I'm no fan of Mr. Brown, but he's your P.M., and his elevation is your business.) We did not expect, in exercising the Hobson's choice offered us at the polls last fall, that the man ...
Posted in Government, International, World Affairs | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
The usual suspects are calling for Pope Benedict XVI to step down over the restoration to grace of an excommunicate bishop who is a Holocaust denier. I am not now, never have been, and have no intention of ever being Catholic. I raise the issue because of it's critical ...
Posted in Christendom, Christian, Culture, Culture Wars, Faith, International, Israel, Politics, Race, World Affairs | 3 Comments »
