Democrats and Republicans, liberal media as well as Fox News, all seem to take for granted the following position on Iraq, as (in this instance) reported today at MSNBC.com: "The constitution is a crucial step in Iraq's transition to democracy after two decades of...
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Proposed Iraqi Constitution Will Not Bring Freedom to Iraq or Security to America.
As the world eagerly watches the Iraqi constitutional referendum, the Bush administration and its intellectual supporters herald the occasion as a historic step toward freedom in the Middle East and security for America. This view betrays an appalling ignorance of the...
The UN’s “Virtue” Is Its Vice: How The United Nation’s Neutrality Props Up Evil Regimes
More than 170 political leaders from around the world recently met at the United Nations to consider what the New York Times called "the most sweeping institutional changes" in the organization's history. But this exercise was, predictably, hopeless. Although both...
The Perversity of U.S. Backing for the Gaza Retreat
Israel’s retreat from Gaza–rightly celebrated by terrorists–is neither a means of fostering peace, nor a solution for the plight of innocent Palestinians.
Israel’s Deadly Appeasement Process Continues
The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza is being portrayed as a wise (albeit unpleasant) move by Ariel Sharon. By addressing a longtime grievance of the Palestinians and their supporters--the presence of Israeli security forces and Jewish residents on the Gaza strip--we are...
Today Gaza, Tomorrow Jerusalem
Are Israel's critics correct? Does the "occupation" of the West Bank and Gaza cause the Palestinian Arabs' anti-Semitism, their suicide factories, and their terrorism? And is it true these horrors will end only when Israeli civilians and troops leave the territories?...
Europe’s Appeasing of Castro Prolongs tyranny
Last Thursday, the French embassy in Havana decided to invite Fidel Castro's communist cronies over to help celebrate France's Bastille Day -- a day similar in significance and symbolism to our Fourth of July.Shamefully, they expressly didn't invite any of Cuba's...
Not Strictly Business: China’s Bid to Buy Unocal
It's a heck of an offer. In an 11th hour bid to buy Unocal, China's state-run CNOOC Ltd. offered $19.6 billion, cash, for America's ninth largest oil company. That's a lot of yuan in anybody's book. For CNOOC, it's downright staggering. If accepted, the deal would put...
The Tragedy of Africa: Local Tyranny Subsidized by Western Paternalism
Nature and man have combined to make Africa the most tragic of the continents -- and the men who did this have been both black and white. The great French historian Fernand Braudel said, "In understanding Black Africa, geography is more important than history." Much...
Freedom, Not Foreign Aid, For Africa
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is pressuring the rich nations of the world to give more foreign aid to Africa -- to the tune of $25 billion a year by 2010. The U.S. already gave $3.2 billion last year. In the wake of this pressure, we might ask ourselves whether...
The Tragedy of Africa: Foreign Aid and Debt Forgiveness
The official declarations coming out of the G8 meetings in Scotland, as well as the raucous demonstrations surrounding those meetings, talk about saving Africa. But, looking back over the decades and generations, Africa has been "saved" so many times that you have to...
Pro-Israel Palestinians
For all their rhetoric about Israel's "vicious" and "brutal" occupation, Palestinian Arabs -- including their leaders -- sometimes let down their guard and acknowledge how they prefer Israel to the Palestinian Authority. Here are some recurring themes: Restraints on...
Operation Bao Chuan: Say No to China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s Bid for Unocal
China National Offshore Oil Corporation presumably chose the codename "Operation Bao Chuan" for its Unocal offer to conjure up national pride in its bid to buy America's ninth largest oil company. For bao chuan were the huge treasure ships that traveled across the...
Palestinians Who Cling to Israel
Israel's interior minister recently declared that after their release from long jail sentences, four Palestinian Arabs convicted of helping with suicide bombings in 2002, killing 35, will be expelled from Israel. They would, the Associated Press reported, "lose the...
London Terrorism: British “Covenant of Security” with Islamists Ends
The country had gone from safe haven to enemy camp.
The European Union and the Interventionist State
What Europe is moving toward therefore is a constitutional institutionalization of the interventionist-welfare state.
Betraying the Real Freedom Fighters in Taiwan
Failing to endorse Taiwan’s legitimate claim to independence means consigning its people to the predations of a totalitarian regime.
Afghanistan’s Joan of Arc: Dies on the Crucifix of Islam
While the multiculturalists tell us all cultures are equally valid, the victims of faith and tradition throughout history demonstrate otherwise.
Time to Declare Our Independence From the United Nations
The United Nations is a mess. It now finds itself buried under scandals. It has Oil for Food scandals. Sex scandals. Power-abuse scandals. Smuggling scandals. Theft scandals. And unpaid traffic tickets. Rob, rape, and pillage seems to be the UN's modus operandi. Yet...
The Volcker Oil-for-Food Interim Reports: No Exoneration for U.N. Corruption
In order to begin restoring the credibility of the United Nations, Mr. Annan should step down.
United Nations Scandal: Kofi Annan Aide Shredded Thousands of Documents
"Hell no!" was Kofi Annan's bullish response when asked last week if he would resign over the oil-for-food scandal. The UN secretary-general's office was in full spin mode following the release of the eagerly awaited Volcker Interim Report on questions of conflict of...
Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez: Castro’s Mini-Me
'One darned thing after another': That's how former Secretary of State Dean Acheson once defined foreign policy. The latest "darned thing" for the United States is Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez. For no apparent reason, the leftist strongman is arming...
China Threatens U.S. Alliances
While the Bush administration continues to push and celebrate significant successes for democracy in the Middle East, China is on an opposing mission in Asia, where it continues to block the spread of freedom. The most recent target of Chinese diplomatic pressure is...
Iraqis Should Look To American Founding Fathers When Writing Their Constitution
On December 15, 1791, 213 years ago, the American Bill of Rights was ratified. Thus ended a long and difficult process by which the American people first liberated themselves from tyranny and then established the first government in history founded on individual...
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