Rogel @ April 7, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It is common knowledge that government use the fear to promote problematic regulations. It is easier to limits one’s freedom when warning about the “enemy in the gates”. It is much easier to pass laws such as the Patriot Act, or to suspend the Habeas Corpus when the government argue that these are necessary measure […]
Rogel @ April 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
I just finish reading the testimony of General William E. Odom, a retired 3-star general and former Director of the NSA, given yesterday before the Senate Foreign Relation Committe. In the testimony General Odom refute some of the more ridiculous, and yet very popular, arguments that favor continuing the war in Iraq. He provides a […]
Rogel @ August 17, 2007 # 4 Comments
One had to wonder how Giuliani established his public image as an national security expert. It is quite interesting how Giuliani, and his PR campaign, create such an image from his rule as the NY Mayor in the disaster recovery efforts after the terror attacks of 9/11/2001. It is undisputable that his behavior, and leadership, were crucial […]
Rogel @ July 11, 2007 # No Comment Yet
We had been asked to make sacrifices because of the war. We had to give up our liberties as a necessary measure to defeat the fundamentalist terrorism. We were supposed to accept torture as a valid tool to defeat our enemies. And we were called to send the American army to shape the Middle East as […]
Rogel @ May 24, 2007 # No Comment Yet
Justifying his position, opposing a withdrawal from Iraq, the President often argue that fighting the terrorist in Iraq prevents them from attacking us here in the US. A much more simplistic argument than arguing, and being wrong, that building democracy in Iraq can trigger a major change in the Middle-East, which in turn will improve the US national security.
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Rogel @ January 18, 2007 # No Comment Yet
While I was cheering to the decision to only use eavesdropping with court warrant a new threat to civil liberties emerged:
The Pentagon set rules Thursday for detainee trials that could allow terror suspects to be convicted and perhaps executed using hearsay testimony and coerced statements, setting up a new clash between President Bush and Congress.
This isn’t […]
Rogel @ October 24, 2006 # 4 Comments
Although I don’t agree with the editorial on the WSJ today, I have to admit that it has a good point:
The temptation in many quarters in the West is to assume that Crazy Mahmoud can’t really mean what he says; he must be acting out for “domestic” political reasons. And even if he does mean […]
Rogel @ October 21, 2006 # One Comment
We sent them to fight over seas. We sent them to risk their life for causes they didn’t choose. We ought to listen to them when they are back.
Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, […]
Rogel @ September 23, 2006 # One Comment
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, public support of the Pope’s view is very important. It might be a sign to many other in Europe to join. I wonder who will be the first, non-religious, leader to speak out.
Lord Carey said that Muslims must address “with great urgency” their religion’s association with violence. He made it […]
Rogel @ September 14, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Memri published a new documentary video about the Arabs and Iranian reaction to the 9-11 terror attack.
Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, The Middle East Media Research Institute has monitored, translated, and recorded what was said in the Arab and Iranian press about that day. Prominent journalists, members of academia, leading religious figures, and […]