This is beautiful. Oh Cold War, where have you gone?
This article is big news. It seems that the Russian foreign minister gave Iraq exact counts of our military in the days before the war. Exact tank counts and parts of the attack plans were given to the Iraqi government. More on this as it becomes available.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Afghani Christian
Update on last post: The Afghani man is expected to be released. Will explain how this happened later when more information comes to light. MSNBC gave news.
A medley
I do love Fox and Friends. It is one of the few shows that I can watch at my internship without having to take notes. Unless, that is, there is LIBERAL BIAS. In other words, no notes.
Also, the wife of the murdered minister has been found and the children are safe. She has confessed to shooting her husband and will be charged with the murder of her husband.
Another interesting story that could have long reaching effects on our influence in the Middle East. In Afghanistan, a man who converted to Christianity 15 years ago is being put on trial and will likely be sentenced to death. On Friday, clerics through Afghanistan have called for the death of the man, Abdul Rahman, 41. Western nations have come almost unanimously to the aid of the man, though the judge in the case says that he will follow the law in this case. Austria, the current head of the EU, has said that they will "leave no stone unturned to protect the fundamental rights of Abdul Rahman and to save his life." Condoleezza Rice has been trying to appeal directly to the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to have a "favorable resolution" to this conflict. The Islamic law does say that if someone does convert from Islam, they will die. After all the work, blood, sweat and money we have put into Afghanistan, we deserve to see something better than this out of the country that was seen as a sucess story. If this execution goes forward, as it seems it will, then we should cut all aid off from Afghanistan. The rest of the western world should do the same.
More later....
Also, the wife of the murdered minister has been found and the children are safe. She has confessed to shooting her husband and will be charged with the murder of her husband.
Another interesting story that could have long reaching effects on our influence in the Middle East. In Afghanistan, a man who converted to Christianity 15 years ago is being put on trial and will likely be sentenced to death. On Friday, clerics through Afghanistan have called for the death of the man, Abdul Rahman, 41. Western nations have come almost unanimously to the aid of the man, though the judge in the case says that he will follow the law in this case. Austria, the current head of the EU, has said that they will "leave no stone unturned to protect the fundamental rights of Abdul Rahman and to save his life." Condoleezza Rice has been trying to appeal directly to the Afghan President Hamid Karzai to have a "favorable resolution" to this conflict. The Islamic law does say that if someone does convert from Islam, they will die. After all the work, blood, sweat and money we have put into Afghanistan, we deserve to see something better than this out of the country that was seen as a sucess story. If this execution goes forward, as it seems it will, then we should cut all aid off from Afghanistan. The rest of the western world should do the same.
More later....
Monday, March 13, 2006
Dubai Ports
I have put this off long enough. For years liberals have preached, sometimes blatantly and sometimes quietly, that conservatives are really racists because of the lack of support of such programs as affirmative action. I have never believed that such a thing is true of my conservative brothers. I am not so sure anymore.
The blockage of the Dubai Ports taking over six American ports by Congressional Republicans was one of the most disgusting and xenophobic action that I have had the misfortune of living through. Using the shield of national security, Congressional Republicans and Democrats blocked the deal without knowing any of the security considerations about the case.
Dubai Ports is owned by the United Arab Emirates, one of our most important allies in the War on Terror. Before 911, the United Arab Emirates was an ally of Afghanistan. This, along with terrorist money being funneled through the United Arab Emirates, is the reason why the Congressmen balked at this deal. After 911, however, the United Arab Emirates has been an irreplaceable ally in operations against Iraq and Afghanistan. They have allowed us use of their ports and airfields. Being an ally of the United States has made them highly disliked in the Middle East. And how do we repay such a debt? We deny them a contract on our ports that we allowed our ally Britain to have which has nothing to do with security.
This has also made me question the people of this nation. In a recent survey, only 17% of Americans believed that Dubai Ports World should have been given the contract. 63% believe that they should not be given the contract. The only consolation is that the College Republicans at my school, The Catholic University of America, made a group on facebook called "Conservatives Sane on Dubai." This is a group of Republicans that are against the ridiculous xenophobia that has gripped our country. I have been for profiling in some cases because Arabs make up the largest majority of the terrorists. But what we have done to our ally is unforgivable and criminally reprehensible. Moral of this story: Not all Arabs are terrorists. Case closed.
For another take on this deal, look to Kurticus Maximus.
May the force be with you.
The blockage of the Dubai Ports taking over six American ports by Congressional Republicans was one of the most disgusting and xenophobic action that I have had the misfortune of living through. Using the shield of national security, Congressional Republicans and Democrats blocked the deal without knowing any of the security considerations about the case.
Dubai Ports is owned by the United Arab Emirates, one of our most important allies in the War on Terror. Before 911, the United Arab Emirates was an ally of Afghanistan. This, along with terrorist money being funneled through the United Arab Emirates, is the reason why the Congressmen balked at this deal. After 911, however, the United Arab Emirates has been an irreplaceable ally in operations against Iraq and Afghanistan. They have allowed us use of their ports and airfields. Being an ally of the United States has made them highly disliked in the Middle East. And how do we repay such a debt? We deny them a contract on our ports that we allowed our ally Britain to have which has nothing to do with security.
This has also made me question the people of this nation. In a recent survey, only 17% of Americans believed that Dubai Ports World should have been given the contract. 63% believe that they should not be given the contract. The only consolation is that the College Republicans at my school, The Catholic University of America, made a group on facebook called "Conservatives Sane on Dubai." This is a group of Republicans that are against the ridiculous xenophobia that has gripped our country. I have been for profiling in some cases because Arabs make up the largest majority of the terrorists. But what we have done to our ally is unforgivable and criminally reprehensible. Moral of this story: Not all Arabs are terrorists. Case closed.
For another take on this deal, look to Kurticus Maximus.
May the force be with you.
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