Apr
29
Why Are the Iranians and the Americans Engaged in Indirect Conflict?
April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
With roots going back to the 1953 Operation Ajax Coup and with a religious distaste for empires and economic colonialism that culminated in the 1979 Islamist overthrowing of a pro-U.S. government , with American hostages taken for 444 days at the embassy in Tehran , the United States and [...]
Dec
12
Is this a Domestic Violence Issue or a Hate Crime with Religious Overtones?
December 12, 2007 | 1 Comment
A recent article noted on Brietbart.com notes, the death of a Muslim girl who was strangled by her father. While this might not seem at odds with a news story coming from the Middle East–this came from Canada. The Associated Foreign Press noted,
“Friends and classmates of a 16-year-old girl who police say was murdered [...]
Nov
24
How Iraq Is Pulling Its Own Weight: Iraqis Return Home in the Tens of Thousands
November 24, 2007 | 1 Comment
In another underreported news snippet coming from Iraq, the Iraqis are taking more responsibility for their own security inside their country. Realizing that al-Qa’ida isn’t any Iraqi’s friend, the people all over Iraq are helping to work together to defeat them and while they experience some setbacks, it appears that the coordinated efforts of the [...]
Nov
6
Why The Average American Should Care About Iran
November 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
Iran is on the other side of the globe. There are many Americans who argue that Iran doesn’t have ICBM delivery systems capable of destroying the United States so we shouldn’t worry about Iran so much. These Americans downplayed the significance of Saddam Hussein and his ability to trick even [...]
Nov
5
How Terrorists Use the Internet
November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Since the end of the Cold War in the 1990’s the world has also enjoyed a technology boom. As businesses adapted to these technologies, the world changed and new threats to security and peace emerged. Threats usually involved smaller non-state entities who engaged in asymmetrical and clandestine practices to [...]
Nov
5
The Real Dilemma of Stem Cell Research in the United States
November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments
Written By: Michelle M. Salter
In August of 2001, President Bush created guidelines (NIH’s Role in Federal Policy, 2001) that enabled American companies to conduct stem cell research legally in the United States. These guidelines provided a framework for scientists to access the great medical promises hidden in this cyto-technology. While [...]
Nov
5
Why Are American Feminists Silent on Issues Relating to Iran?
November 5, 2007 | 5 Comments
As political vulgarities of moral absolutes are bantered about between the cadre of Washington D.C. and Tehran, the world holds its breath. Millions of lives hang in the balance. The American Congress, still not having learned the lessons of 9/11 and the same security risks posed to the United States via the Mullah’s, is still [...]
Oct
20
7.62MM JUSTICE NOMINATED FOR BEST POLITICAL BLOG
October 20, 2007 | 2 Comments
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7.62MM JUSTICE NOMINATED FOR BEST POLITICAL BLOG AWARD!!!
As many of you know 7.62mm Justice offers some excellent hard hitting commentary from the likes of Sniper One and Two as well as other contributions from writers like Howard L. Salter, Rain, PA Pundits and SeeJaneMom. These amazing writers hit the spectrum of thought [...]
Aug
8
It has traditionally been the responsibility of the Executive branch to determine the foreign policy of the United States. While this may seem a bit academic, the United States Congress continues to debate matters of the state in such a fashion that would pull United States uniformed personnel out of Iraq in what has been [...]
Jul
23
Love and Objectivism
July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
As we watch the timeless stories that come to us across the ages so many of them remain. We learn of Isis and Osiris of Egypt. Cleopatra and Anthony share their story with us via Shakespeare hundreds of years after it happened. With all of our sophistication in our modern [...]
Jul
23
Understanding the Cycles of Life
July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
They were jumping from the buildings to escape the fire and smoldering heat as the world watched in multi-satellite broadband Technicolor. Small specs of black fell from the 80th floor to what one would only guess as their death as smoke poured out of both towers. The horror of something [...]
Jul
23
Failing Nation States and American Perspectives
July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Of the 191 Nation-States in the world only a few can be considered failed nation states. Failed nation states demand the attention of the world because their failure creates a political vacuum whereby opportunistic non-governmental powers fill the void left by the failed state. They continue to provide more and more of the services that [...]
May
7
I watched Spiderman 3 with my two sons and bride today at a local movie haunt. My youngest son, was excited to go see this heroic epic that something more profound happened than the bubblegum experience of a summer blockbuster. Far be it from me to buy into the hype, listen to the cynical critics [...]
May
7
Finding a Political Solution in Iraq- Partially a Game of Numbers—Less of One of Time.
May 7, 2007 | 1 Comment
It seems that everyone in Washington D.C. including the President of the United States, wants a political solution in Iraq. While General Petraeus, the lead American in the military fight there, echoes this sentiment as well, there are other notable challenges in the formation of a democratic state in the region. While the Congress continues [...]
























