St. Lucia Defies The Great Panda Bear (China)

St. Lucia's (and its Government in St. John) in the Caribbean Sea is defying the Great Giant China Panda Bear, who demands they bow before them, and say uncle, kind of like that. In essence, they are telling them what they can and can't do—China that is; in this case, they do now want them (St. Lucia) to allow a delegation from Taiwan to enter their port. I kind of think this game of: you do as I say, as the Chinese Government has bullied the world away from Taiwan for 50-years, should stop.

Who Really Wants the Dalai Lama Dead?

The recent threat against the life of the Dalai Lama was attributed by a number of news sources to Osama bin Laden. This is far from the whole picture. While it is true that bin Laden is on record making disparaging remarks about Buddhism, those remarks really formed part of a more generalized attack on the non-Islamic world.

Campaign 2008 - Occasional Commentary

This piece of occasional commentary on the 2008 campaign focuses on the race for the Democratic Party's nomination for President. At this time, polling shows Senator Hillary Clinton with a narrowing lead. The narrowing lead reasonably reflects that she is the favorite but that the potential exists for someone else to win the nomination.

Hillary Clinton - The Lesser Of Several Evils

Hillary's ideas on health care and defense policy are dangerous, but she's a moderate compared to the other contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for president.

Iraq - A Son's Revenge

President Bush's reason for invading Iraq was to prove his father was wrong. The Iraq war is a son's revenge.

Challenging CPR (Criminology - Politics & Religion)

National statistics indicate that 64.8% of what the American public has been trained to believe about Criminology, Politics and Religion (CPR) is in fact false. In this article I challenge you to challenge the status quo.

Peace in the Middle East

A new look at the prospect of peace in the Middle East from the perspective of the ancient history of that region. Applying ancient knowledge to the present situation just might work.

The Responsibility of Free Speech

It seems as though every other day we hear that some celebrity or news personality said something inappropriate or hurtful about another person or group of people. In the aftermath, some of these insolent talking heads choose to hide behind drug abuse or alcoholism, or some mental defect. Others apologize and take their medicine along with a good chastising by the media and late night talk show hosts. But what is it that the public is really upset about, and what do they want in terms of reparation?

Cinco De Mayo

Mexico's last battle with Europe was during the battle of Pueblo, which, if lost could have cost the US, Canada and many other nations, horrific consequences.

East African Politics

I assessed the modern history of Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya and their attempt to remove the problems that their current creation, the EAC suffers from. The article summarizes the actions taken to create the branches of the common government, the judicial system, and the legitimate system. It explores the changes that need to be taken to improve education, communication, economy and travel.

Did Howard Dean Cook The Books on His Presidential E-Donations - We Need Transparency from Howey

During Howard Dean's Presidential Run, which turned into a Media Disaster when he acted like a mad man and went berserk he made a name for himself using the Internet to get campaign contributions. This was all prior to the Democrat Party promoting him to their highest position. You may recall that he received millions of dollars literally overnight, which supposedly came from individual donors.

Will George Bush Be Remembered like Abraham Lincoln Was?

With so much emphasis on what a bad president George Bush is, and the recent firing of Don Imus over a racist comment regarding the black women on the Rutgers basketball team. I decided to take a look at Abraham Lincoln.

Darfur - Death's Dead End

There is no excuse for the suffering and the relief effort left to the defenseless charity organizations. There is no insoluble crisis in Sudan, only an insoluble lack of will and self-interest.

Republicans Should Resist Neo-Isolationism

With the failures of its first grand international project in Iraq having discredited Neoconservatism as a school of foreign policy, some Republicans might be tempted to lurch to a strict non-interventionist foreign policy. They should resist such a temptation. Neo-isolationism would only shift the Republican Party from one ideological fringe to another, while compromising the nation’s major global interests.

Where Did My America Go?

Have you ever screamed at the television or radio? These days, Americans have plenty to be outraged about... and if you've ever asked yourself the above question, you're definitely not alone. The question is- what are we going to do about it?