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Last night, C-SPAN re-ran yesterday’s 6-hour national farewell to Coretta Scott King. And, although I’m sure every minute of it made for riveting television, professional homework made it impossible for me to watch more than a few segments. At any rate, I do not feel worthy to comment on the spiritual aspects of the service… Read more.
Until he honoured Osama bin Laden by invoking his name during last week’s State of the Union Address, I thought President Bush’s initial disdain for his elusive nemesis had developed into appropriate disregard. Because, as far as the war against Islamic terrorists is concerned, America faces a far greater threat from the 1000 mini bin… Read more.
Today, Muslims in Asia (Afghanistan) joined the protest, whicspread like wildfire throughout the Middle East last week after European newspapers published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad – drawn by Danish cartoonists. Unfortunately, most Europeans seem as dumfounded by their grievance as the French were about the grievances that ignited a fiery rampage amongst Muslim youths… Read more.
Seattle v Pittsburg, Super Bowl Read more.
Many liberated women believe that feminism remains in the death throes of a backlash because NOW was hijacked in the 1970s from pioneering women like Betty Friedan – who thought the movement should focus on issues like equal pay, sex-neutral help-wanted ads, maternity leave, child-care centers for working parents and legal abortion, by bra-burning women… Read more.
Exxon profits Read more.
President Bush, State of the Union, FDR Read more.
Many of us in the Caribbean are commenting on the scandals plaguing America with undisguised schadenfreude. And, who can blame us. After all, for decades, successive U.S. governments have treated us more like feudal territories than sovereign nations. And, these administrations never resisted an opportunity to lecture our national leaders on the requirements of good… Read more.
President Bush congratulating Judge Alito at the White House yesterday upon his confirmation as the 110th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court – by a Senate vote of 58-42.Yesterday, in a development that proved anti-climatic from the day President Bush won reelection over John F. Kerry in November 2004, the Senate confirmed conservative Judge Samuel… Read more.
