January 2011
9 posts
In defiance of liberal interventionism
I write this in reply to a blog post by Daniel Furr, a liberal blogger I follow on twitter. Though I suspect he and I have much in common on domestic policy, I do differ significantly from him on a key policy area - foreign policy. Recently, Mr Furr posted an entry in defence of former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s articulation of a doctrine of humanitarian intervention in the so-called...
“And, on the other hand, go forth again to gaze upon the old cathedral front,...”
– John Ruskin; On Art and Life
John McCain, Sense and British Rhetoric
Last night, I reblogged a quote from a Washington Post article written by John McCain, Senator for Arizona and former US Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. I reblogged it because I genuinely shared the sentiment that he expressed - that political rhetoric has become too much about dividing us and not enough about solving problems. What he says is as true in the UK as it is in the...
“I disagree with many of the president’s policies, but I believe he is a patriot...”
– - John McCain, in the Washington Post
I cannot but endorse this eloquent article and its sentiment. Welcome back, John McCain.
Iran ... Iran ... Iran
Evil?
There has been buzz in recent months and weeks about a war with Iran. The evidence provided for this has come in the form of war games, citied by many online observers. These games have been ongoing in recent years, they claim, indicating a clear desire for a US-led assault on the Islamic Republic.
Sadly for their logic, this is wrong. The US may well be under pressure from regional...
Watchzombieirish:
Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball? What is the bubbly carbonated drink...
Gaza Youth's Manifesto for Change
“Fuck Hamas. Fuck Israel. Fuck Fatah. Fuck UN. Fuck UNWRA. Fuck USA! We, the youth in Gaza, are so fed up with Israel, Hamas, the occupation, the violations of human rights and the indifference of the international community!
“We want to scream and break this wall of silence, injustice and indifference like the Israeli F16s breaking the wall of sound; scream with all the power in...