All Entries in the "Middle East" Category
Leave the police & firemen alone!
I have been following the news
concerning the state’s budget
crisis. It saddens me that they are actually considering
eliminating some of the Police
Force, and Fire Department’s.
What will our state be like if
they do this? Those brave men who make us safe? I have the
utmost respect and confidence
in the Police Force, and the
Fire Department. I hope and
pray that [...]
Of Iran and Oil
To the Editor:
Among the few countries that have a substantial influence over the prices of crude oil and natural gas, Iran is probably the most feared by the international community due to its strategic, geographic and geopolitical position in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Regularly coming into economic conflict with the United States over the [...]
The Creation of Palestine – Barack Obama’s Checkmate
To the Editor:
It has long been asserted that US President Obama is Muslim by faith and ‘Christian’ by political necessity. It is no secret that if he ran openly as a Muslim candidate that he would not have won the US election, but in the current media controlled debate he could continually deny his past [...]
Democracy in the Middle East – Why This is a Frightening Prospect For Its Rulers
It’s no secret that today the Middle East lacks the democratic political past, high literacy rates and high standards of living to claim democracy as its main political system. The political and economic reforms that occurred in Central and Eastern Europe or in East Asia and stimulated democratic change cannot be compared to the authoritarian Arab leaders in the majority of the Arab countries.
What if it Was Father Polanski?
To the Editor:
I’m pretty disgusted by Hollywood insiders’ defense of Roman Polanki’s pedophilia. Watching Hollywood elite plead a case for leniency for the “good works” he has supposedly done with his life since the rape is just unbelievable.
This was not some innocent love affair with an age gap. Rather, he was charged with feeding the [...]