Author: soj

Since everyone from Dick Cheney to Joe Lieberman believe that Muslim terrorists are the worst scourge in the entire history of western civilization, I thought it was time for a little history lesson to keep things in...

You know, I just cannot figure out what the Israeli strategy is supposed to be.  I just can’t and it is incredibly frustrating. As I’ve said, I lived in Israel.  I was attending a Jewish school, where I was...

I am reminded of the old Buffalo Springfield song: There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clearThanks to my benefactors, I’ve been able to watch different TV news channels than the hideously...

1559! 1559! 1559! Yes… the Resolution that Israelis and the U.S. can’t stop referring to.  I’ll leave aside the irony that Israel is one of the all-time violaters of UN Security Council Resolutions,...

Since Castro’s official handover of power to his brother Raul is “hot news”, I thought I’d translate the official statement for you. The original text in Spanish can be found here.  Translation is...