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This week in Washington, President George W. Bush hosted his two ostensibly strongest allies in the war on terror. And, where British Prime Minister Tony Blair remained unyielding and unerring in his support – much to the chagrin of almost all Europeans, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki struck many as more foe than friend –… Read more.
Dear readers: With so much bad news in the world today, I fear seeming Pollyannaish by scavenging the globe to find something worthy of my Good (news) Friday feature. But, truth be told, I’m just in no shape today to share good news. And here’s why: Given my indignation over the attempts to scapegoat Barry… Read more.
Despite President Bush’s entreaties for them to ape his rosy scenario of developments in Iraq, show unqualified appreciation for American sacrifices and express due gratitude for American support, Iraqi leaders keep going off-message and showing more regard for their religious factions and other countries than for his administration and the United States. For example, on… Read more.
Tabloid outs Michael The News of the World outed George Michael on Sunday. The story? Its paparazzi caught him cruising for “Fastlove” in a London park. No doubt this story embarrassed his family and fans alike. But it could not have surprised any of them. What grown men do behind closed doors? I couldn’t care less. But treating public places like gay… Read more.
In November 2004, the world watched in awe as Viktor Yushchenko – scarred but unbowed by a botched attempt to assassinate him – led Ukrainian democrats in an Orange Revolution against the communists who had lorded over them for the past fifty-plus years. And, in April 2005, I published this laudatory and hopeful commentary on… Read more.
Let’s face it, if Lance Armstrong were not a cancer survivor, public interest in his cycling feats (and in professional cycling) would not have been nearly as great. Nonetheless, I suspect his fellow cyclists (especially Europeans) welcomed his retirement last year. After all, this not only guaranteed that – for the first time in seven… Read more.
As a former competitive athlete (swimmer), I understand implicitly why so many people are hooked on playing golf. But I can also appreciate why professional golfers are chagrined to hear that the popularity of their sport is due as much to shrewd marketing (to yuppies as the course to take for corporate success) as to… Read more.
US and Israel, Lebanon and Hezbollah Read more.
I made very clear to Congress that the use of federal money, taxpayer’s money, to promote science which destroys life in order to save life – I’m against that. Therefore, if the bill does that, I would veto it. And so, on Wednesday, President George W. Bush held true to his word and wielded the… Read more.
I know, I know: finding good news these days might be difficult, but this is ridiculous…right?I appreciate why his critics argue that, despite being linked to the racially-motivated murder of James Byrd (in a NAACP political ad in 2000) and called every vile name imaginable by its leaders, President George W. Bush should still have… Read more.
