The announcement by the U.S. Attorney General about the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed being in New York has created a controversy. Many voices on the right and the left have either supported or voiced some concerns about it. Honestly, I am not sure what the motivations are of the Obama administration for choosing New [...]

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President Obama is considering four options for realigning U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. The decision is a tough one. Despite the call to send more troops by the Republican leaders, who think that the president is too slow in responding to his Generals request, the president should be cautious. For eight years the US Army has [...]

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Lou Dobbs, the controversial CNN anchor, is leaving CNN for an unknown destination. Many believe that, based on his extremist views on immigration and his anti-Hispanic rhetoric, he is likely moving to either Fox News, a network channel that shares a lot of his views, or his afternoon radio show. Lou Dobbs has become an [...]

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John Muhammad (the D.C. sniper) and Timothy McVeigh (convicted of bombing the Alfred P. Murray Building in Oklahoma, killing 168 people) are connected in one way. They belonged to the military. Despite what they have done, definitely on some level, they are victims of wars. Many of the soldiers who return from war are mentally [...]

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The health care bill passed the House of Representatives. As expected, only one Republican voted for the bill — confirming once again that this party is an obstructionist party. It is difficult to believe that the Republicans speak on behalf of the American people. Their party is becoming more and more like a cult. They [...]

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Doctors are trained to save lives, not to take away lives. What happened at Fort Hood, Texas, is a pure tragedy. This painful moment has given an opportunity to those who breath hatred to shoot at anything that is Muslim or Arabic. Many things have been said about Major Nidal Malik Hasan, good and bad, [...]

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Both Democrats and Republicans are claiming victory for the latest elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Regardless of which side you are on, the truth is that when the economy is bad, people reject the political party in power. This election is a referendum on the president, but it is also a referendum [...]

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There is no doubt that there is a cloud over former Vice President Dick Cheney. Last week, the FBI released a 28-page summary of their interview with Cheney about the Valerie Plame scandal. He said that he “could not recall” over 72 times. Sometimes he simply refused to answer. A classic politician answer. The Ngombe [...]

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Very few political leaders have the sense to avoid chaos. Many do politics as a way to be rich and powerful, others to serve their people. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister, withdrew from the November 7 presidential run-off. It is a great move for two reasons: to avoid another painful division in his [...]

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Creating a diplomatic brouhaha this week in Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that it was hard to believe that no one in the Pakistani government knew where Al Qaeda leaders were hiding. I have to say that it takes a lot of guts to say loudly what everybody thinks in their hearts [...]

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