So far – up to 77 Palestinians have been killed by the Israelis since 11/14/12; 3 Israelis have died.  I am no fan of Hamas, but I like the rest of the world sees what is happening here.  Israel is killing innocent people and inflaming passions in the Arab world all under the pretense of [...]

 “After the rocket fire of recent days, the [Israeli Defense Forces] chief of staff has decided to authorize the targeting of terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip — Hamas, Islamic Jihad and others.  This is the beginning.” ~IDF spokeswoman Avital Leibovich Israel  has just engaged Operation “Pillar of Defense” wherein they have assassinated – Ahmed [...]

Pretty intense videos here.  Athens, Greece looks like a warzone. Understand that what is happening in Greece matters to you.  The Greek pro-austerity government won narrowly in recent elections and now they’re trying to enact a budget of huge cuts to government spending on pensions, education, social safety net etc.  The Greek government is being [...]

“Instead of arresting the tax evaders and the ministers who had the list in their hands, they are trying to arrest the truth and free journalism.” ~Kostas Vaxevanis, the owner and editor of Hot Doc  A magazine editor published the list of 2,059 Greek citizens with bank accounts at the HSBC in Geneva that came [...]

Let me just say congratulations to David Letterman for a great 1-2 punch on Mr. Trump.  The look on his face is priceless … BUSTED stone cold and even one of the world’s biggest bullshitters couldn’t figure out what to say. See if you can explain the disconnect between Donald Trump’s constant lambasting about China [...]

In the 3rd Presidential debate – Mitt Romney said this HERE: But unfortunately, in nowhere in the world is America’s influence greater today than it was four years ago. Romney’s own website says this HERE: A Romney foreign policy will proceed with clarity and resolve. Our friends and allies will not have doubts about where we [...]

My two-line comment on American foreign policy? Close down all our foreign bases and bring our troops home! Putting them to work on rebuilding our tawdry infrastructure requires half the budget dollars of supporting them abroad. Romney: “Our Navy is smaller now than at any time since 1917. The Navy said they needed 313 ships [...]

Now – most people who actually pay attention to politics closely might consider the question “Is Mitt Romney dishonest?” absolutely hilarious, but unfortunately – most Americans really don’t pay attention to the day to day.  In fact – whoever is undecided at this point is almost exclusively a “low information” voter.  So – when Mitt [...]

The Republicans have been very concerned about a growing confidence by the American people in President Obama’s leadership relative to foreign policy issues; for the first time in decades – a Democrat is more trusted on foreign policy issues and national security than are the Republican.  The Republican party has been working overtime to undercut [...]

Romney is a pathological liar.  Here is the breakdown of today’s foreign policy speech in Virginia.  A person who lies this much should be disqualified from being president.  It’s just that simple. ISRAEL Romney says: I will recommit America to the goal of a democratic, prosperous Palestinian state living side by side in peace and [...]