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From the middle ages, the art of war in the Middle East has been governed by Lex talionis – the law of retaliation (or the categorical imperative) which calls for “an eye for an eye…a life for a life”. Therefore, the capture of 15 British Marines by the Iranians last week was sanctioned retaliation –… Read more.
All the world’s a stage, and a small-town medical examiner will be strutting his hour upon it today to announce his autopsy report on Anna Nicole Smith…and then will be heard from no more. But am I the only one who thinks the Florida officials dealing with the death of Anna Nicole must be drinking… Read more.
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The political firestorm that broke out a few weeks ago over the controversial firing of eight U.S. attorneys has now engulfed the storied career of America’s first Latino Attorney General, Alberto R. Gonzales. And, as it is with all Washington scandals, it’s not the alleged crime – of firing them because they were deemed “unloyal… Read more.
Even though I have “strayed” far from the religious dogma that governed my upbringing as the son of a preacher man, I still find it tremendously entertaining to listen to charismatic preachers sermonize under the anointing of the Holy Ghost. And even though preachers like T.D Jakes and Jimmy Swaggart may be more popular, I… Read more.
Over the past 24 hours, I have been contacted by many people expressing insidiously-vicarious frustration about reports that Howard K. Stern has filed (or given notice of his intent to file) an appeal of Justice Stephen Isaacs’ “order” to make Dannielynn available for samples of her DNA to be taken. And this reported appeal, notwithstanding… Read more.
President George W. Bush may not have learned anything from the egregious mistakes his Administration made in planning and executing its war against Iraq. But he appears to have been sufficiently chastened by them to heed his Daddy’s advice to build an unassailable coalition and secure unambiguous UN authorization before attacking his next axis-of-evil target:… Read more.
[Today in The Bahamas, seminal legal proceedings in the Anna Nicole baby-Daddy drama will be conducted. And, given the level of reader interest (and confusion) this case has generated, I was persuaded that it would be a good idea to republish – as a public service – a couple of my articles clarifying and resolving… Read more.
More media madness than legal mess Media outlets are heralding today as the day of reckoning in the late Anna Nicole Smith’s baby-daddy drama. But court proceedings will feature surreal fanfare rather than legal resolve. Frankly, the only reckoning will be parties fighting through rabid media scrums to enter and leave The Bahamas Supreme Court. Expect mere legal posturing from judges, lawyers, and litigants alike,… Read more.
To commemorate the occasion, here’s an objective, but only partial, account of the sacrifices and costs of this misbegotten war: 3,218 American soldiers dead200,000+ American military personnel wounded60,000+ Iraqi civilians dead500,000+ Iraqis wounded (and over 2 million displaced) $500 billion…wasted/misappropriated With sacrifices and costs mounting at a wholly untenable rate! Enough said? Related Articles:Groundhog days… Read more.
