Following today’s release by Human Rights Watch of “New Castro, Same Cuba,” a 123-page report about conditions on the island nation under Raúl Castro’s government, I decided it appropriate to share excerpts of my recent interview with Rosendo “Marty” Martinez, a St. Louis-area man whose family fled Cuba soon after Fidel Castro seized power in [...]
Cuban-American Says History Being Repeated
November 18th, 2009 · No Comments
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Law Professors Snubbed U.S. Northern Command
October 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
During an appearance as the guest speaker at the Oct. 8 meeting of The World Affairs Council of San Antonio, Jeffrey F. Addicott told the story of what happened after U.S. Northern Command issued a plea for help to professors serving at the nation’s 200 law schools: Only one professor replied. Addicott. Distinguished Professor of [...]
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United Nations Satire Not Far From the Truth
January 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Occasionally, I find myself willing to ignore a lot of NSFW stuff on The Onion in order to enjoy a truly brilliant example of satire that’s not too far from the truth. Today was one of those days. Appearing under the headline, U.N. Acquires Nuclear Weapon, the graphic above and the lead paragraph below combine [...]
Tags: · Human Rights, human rights agenda, nuclear warhead, Nuclear Weapons, satire, the onion, UN, United Nations
Answers Reveal Much About McCain, Obama
September 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Partnership for a Secure America, a group that recently gave the U.S. Government a “C” grade for its efforts to prevent a nuclear, chemical or biological terror attack on America, used a news release this morning to raise five questions (below) for Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain to answer. Those questions appear below, [...]
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Saddleback Civil Forum Observations Offered
August 16th, 2008 · 30 Comments
Pastor Rick Warren hosted presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain tonight during a two-hour Saddleback Civil Forum held at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif. Pastor Warren asked Obama questions during the first hour, and a session with McCain followed. Below are my observations about questions both candidates had opportunities to address. Obama offered [...]
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Olympics Controversy Nothing New
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
The controversy generated by the Olympic Flame World Tour has captured many headlines in recent weeks. This morning, Associated Press reported that the flame had arrived in Malaysia ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record. But controversy surrounding [...]
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Oxymoron: Arab Charter on Human Rights
March 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The oxymoronic Arab Charter on Human Rights will be “entered into force” by the United Nations Saturday. Among other things, it calls for Israel’s destruction in line 3 of Article 2: All forms of racism, Zionism and foreign occupation and domination constitute an impediment to human dignity and a major barrier to the exercise of [...]
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