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Putin supports Syria’s Assad: He who eats alone chokes alone

Filed in Current affairs, foreign affairs by on June 18, 2013 0 Comments
Putin supports Syria’s Assad: He who eats alone chokes alone

The Syrian civil war was one of the topics at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. President Putin of Russia found himself isolated, supporting Bashar al-Assad‘s regime. The Western countries usually speak with one voice and get behind regime change based on their self-interests.    The civil war in Syria can be seen by the [...]

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Snowden exposes NSA: White men invented weapons to kill, but have been unable to invent a weapon that can kill the truth

Filed in Current affairs by on June 12, 2013 1 Comment
Snowden exposes NSA: White men invented weapons to kill, but have been unable to invent a weapon that can kill the truth

The revelation (by the British newspaper the Guardian) that the National Security Agency has been monitoring millions of phone records from U.S. Verizon customers is a shock for most of the public, but not a surprise for those who know how Western national security agencies work. The former CIA worker, Edward Snowden, is a hero [...]

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Putin: A man finds many faults in a woman when…

Filed in foreign affairs by on June 7, 2013 1 Comment
Putin: A man finds many faults in a woman when…

NDCSFAAH9JUW Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife of thirty years  are divorcing. Public figures are not exempt from divorce. Speculation about their divorce has been going on for years. Many think it is a strategic decision to improve Putin’s image. The street is saying that he is planning to marry a gymnast less than [...]

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Chris Christie’s special election: There is a reason why a cock…

Filed in Current affairs, Politics by on June 4, 2013 0 Comments
Chris Christie’s special election: There is a reason why a cock…

Governor Chris Christie‘s decision to have a special election this year to fill New Jersey’s vacant Senate seat has made many in his own political party angry. Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey has qualified his decision as “debilitating stupidity.” Seen as a centrist by his style of governing his state, Chris Christie is showing [...]

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McCain visits Syria: A dog has four legs but follows only one path

Filed in Current affairs, Politics, US foreign policy by on May 31, 2013 0 Comments
McCain visits Syria: A dog has four legs but follows only one path

Senator McCain‘s surprise trip to Syria can be seen as a persuasive move to influence the US government to support the rebels. Syria is a strategic country. The fall of the Assad regime means the asphyxia of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Behind US foreign policy is the protection of Israeli interests. The US is like a big [...]

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Michele Bachmann leaving congress: The cleverness of a woman is worse than witchcraft

Filed in Current affairs, GOP, Politics by on May 29, 2013 0 Comments
Michele Bachmann leaving congress: The cleverness of a woman is worse than witchcraft

Michele Bachmann, spokesperson of the Tea Party, has announced that she is not running for reelection. She is retiring not because she is tired of politics, but because she is under investigation for campaign finance violations. You may think that those who want to change “Washington” would be better than those in Washington now; unfortunately, it [...]

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Memorial Day: Sometimes you need to sacrifice your beard in order to save your head

Filed in Current affairs by on May 27, 2013 1 Comment
Memorial Day: Sometimes you need to sacrifice your beard in order to save your head

My nine year old daughter asked me, what is Memorial Day? She was confusing it with Veteran’s Day. Memorial Day is the day we remember military servicemen and women who have sacrificed their lives in wars to keep the United States safe and free. President Obama respected tradition by laying a wreath at the Tomb of [...]

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Weiner declares candidacy for New York City mayor: No matter how long a log floats on the river, it will never be a crocodile

Filed in Current affairs, Politics by on May 23, 2013 0 Comments
Weiner declares candidacy for New York City mayor: No matter how long a log floats on the river, it will never be a crocodile

Disgraced politicians are returning to the spotlight recently. In politics, a scandal can be fatal. But some politicians have managed to return from the “grave” to be reelected. Now we have two public figures, one a Democrat and the other a Republican, caught in the most bizarre scandals. The first had an affair with an [...]

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Obama addresses students at Morehouse: The ax that cuts the tree can easily forget, but the tree that’s been cut will not forget.

Filed in Current affairs by on May 21, 2013 0 Comments
Obama addresses students at Morehouse: The ax that cuts the tree can easily forget, but the tree that’s been cut will not forget.

President Obama gave the commencement speech at Morehouse College, an historically Black college.  His main message was, “We’ve got no time for excuses,” targeting those African Americans who do not value education and blame their condition on racism and discrimination. America has made progress, but still has a long way to go. Racism and discrimination [...]

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IRS targets Tea Party: He who falls victim to his enemies can expect no mercy

Filed in Current affairs, GOP, Politics by on May 19, 2013 2 Comments
IRS targets Tea Party: He who falls victim to his enemies can expect no mercy

Recent IRS actions have reinforced conservative conspiracy theories. The irony is that the Tea Party is acting like they got a surprise ice cold shower. The Muslim Americans and Muslim nonprofits that endure worse screening from the IRS do not cry as loudly. We all agree that profiling conservative groups was wrong. This scandal is [...]

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