Thu Dec 27, 2007 – 8:35 pm
First off, Merry Christmas to all the readers of ThePolitic who visit here frequently. I hope that you and your families get to enjoy the Christmas holidays and are blessed with the knowledge that true peace is achievable through Him that was born when he didn’t need to be, and died that death […]
Thu Nov 22, 2007 – 12:39 pm
Good news in Iraq - the surge is working…
The US military says the number of civilian deaths has also fallen 60 per cent since the surge took effect, with a drop of 75 per cent in Baghdad. According to icasualties.org, the average monthly US death toll dropped from 96 for the first half of 2007 […]
Tue Nov 6, 2007 – 4:35 pm
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Thousands of people, including several local [Liberal] MPs, huddled together last night in the rain to honour the assassinated political head of the Tamil Tigers, a group outlawed by Canada as a terrorist organization.
Fri Sep 28, 2007 – 10:01 am
Columbia University may have hosted the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but from the looks of the blacked out lectern and backdrop they certainly didn’t want their previous name next to his face.
Sun Sep 16, 2007 – 9:04 am
I love it!
This guy, be he potentially the oldest man to become President of the United States, never gives up. And furthermore, he stands on principle no matter what; namely, Iraq is doable.
Here’s an interesting piece contemplating whether the McCain campaign is coming back to life after a tough summer. I sure hope […]
Tue Aug 28, 2007 – 9:17 am
More silliness relating to Muslim fundamentalists and cartoons. This time newspapers are opting out even before anyone have a chance to get offended:
The Washington Post and several other newspapers around the country did not run Sunday’s installment of Berkeley Breathed’s “Opus,” in which the spiritual fad-seeking character Lola Granola appears in a headscarf and explains […]
Sun Aug 26, 2007 – 9:53 am
Fascinating interview on the Dennis Prager Radio Show with the author of “The Suicide of Reason,” Lee Harris.
Harris, a self-described “gay man” who dedicates his recent book to his “partner of twenty years,” tells how the orgins of Islam, be it the origins of an inner-worldly political community, were and are, out of necessity, violent. […]
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Thu Aug 23, 2007 – 2:52 pm
Speaking to the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars National Convention, George Bush ushered up some powerful examples from history to explain why America should not lose sight of victory in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a break with past avoidance of any comparison to Vietnam, President Bush takes it square on:
Three decades later, there is […]
Fri Jul 13, 2007 – 9:10 am
CTV reports that the Prime Minister has been advised to tone down the rhetoric with respect to the war in Afghanistan. Best not to focus on the reality of war, nor Canada’s national security interest in fighting terrorism abroad, rather tell it like another one of those dandy peace keeping missions.
We’re there for the […]
Tue Jul 10, 2007 – 10:11 am
Here’s an interesting analysis by Frederick Kagan and Kimberly Kagan of the new coalition strategy in Iraq. The surge now complete, coalition forces have a tactical hand to play unprecidented since their invasion of Iraq in 2003. Kagan and Kagan tell of three lessons informing Gen. Petraeus, and other leaders, drawn from past […]
