“I will mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, [...]

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The France-led (sic) international coalition military intervention “Odyssey Dawn” operation against Gadaffi forces in Libya is necessarily controversial. Liberal Democrats are upset that Obama has side-stepped his constitutional responsibility to consult Congress in matters of war waging (Kucinich is already talking impeachment, yawn). FOXNews pundidiots seek rhetorical payback for past liberal mockery of Bush brush-clearing. [...]

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Scanning the news reports of protests world-wide, I found a pair of images that were not about rallying or dodging tear gas. Just quiet moments of protesters doing something mundane. From Bahrain: “Protesters emboldened by the pull-back of the army, prepare barbecued fish for lunch in Pearl Square in Manama, Bahrain.”(Source: The Guardian UK) From [...]

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Taking a break from watching and reading about the revolutionary activity in Egypt so I can, ya know, write about it. It’s called “processing.” Or vomiting, your pick. So the WaPo was the first Respectable Beltway News Organ to publish an opinion piece giving George Bush credit for the wave of popular democratic uprisings against [...]

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Official U.S. responses to the wave of revolutions rolling over Arab dictatorships should tell us something about my government’s attitudes toward other people’s freedoms. In his State of the Union address, the president praised Tunisia as an example of people’s democratic aspirations. Secretary of State Clinton continues to urge the Mubarak government to refrain from [...]

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