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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Candidates Face the Ross Perot Voters
Barack Obama must do more than capture the electorate's minds with expression of the issues. He must modify the vision the electorate has for his opponent and gain perception as the straight shooting hope for the future who empowers people. Unfortunately, a difficult chore for someone who talks sense to many who lack sensibility and talks truth to a part of the electorate that is too quick to accept distortions.

Monday, August 4, 2008
The U.S. Military Presence in Iraq
The Sunni and Shiite factions must resolve their disputes by themselves, and they can best do that with assistance from nations which each faction trusts. If Saudi Arabia and Iran cooperate in resolving the Iraq crisis, it sets the stage for resolution of other Middle East conflicts and for bridging the divide between Shiite and Sunni militancy. Success brings a revised legacy for the Bush administration.

Saturday, July 5, 2008
Saudi Power - Shaping another U.S. Foreign Policy Misadventure
The dependence of western nations on Saudi oil has made Saudi Arabia a Middle East powerhouse that is now able to shape Middle East policy and lead U.S. foreign policy down another path of confusion, counterproductive actions and eventual regret.

Sunday, April 6, 2008
Decline of the Party Power System
(5 comments) The present presidential primaries have an overlooked feature; people power is taking precedence over party power.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008
The Politics of Dismemberment
(1 comments) Dismemberment is a political tactic that can involve more than individuals. Spoken of as "partition" or "territorial and demographic adjustment," it can be used against an entire nation; just slice corpus from corpus, separate populations, separate lands, or build walls of separation. Made to seem as a means to diminish internecine conflict and provide a welcomed communal division, the breakup of nations has been a strategy.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Making of Israel
Israel's growth from a document to a vibrant nation within 100 years is one of the more interesting phenomenon of the 20th century. Uri Avnery, founder of Gush Shalom and Michael Warschawski, founder of the Israeli-Palestinian Alternative Information Center,reveal speak of Israel's trajectory from UN resolutions that established an Israel from Palestinian lands to UN resolutions that condemn Israel for its occupation.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
The New Statism
A new statism, in various prescriptions, exercises control over the political, moral, economic and social fabric of several nations and has the potential to control the destiny of the world.

Sunday, September 2, 2007
War Cometh Before a Fall
War has economic roots; no matter how it is made to appear. Call it spreading freedom, fighting terrorism or protecting citizens, the driving force for war is to gain economic advantage. If economic problems grow and the U.S standard of living declines, the U.S. government will seek its only remaining solution: War cometh before a fall.