What does Russia Want?

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Monday August 11, 2008 · 6:15 PM PDT

2008/08/11 · 18:15

Originally Posted at Voices in the Wilderness

Russia and Georgia have found themselves in military conflict for 3 or 4 days now and there does not seem to be any let up despite calls by The United States and the European powers (demands without weapons in the real world does little to change facts on the ground). The conflict will not stop until Russia has achieved its goal but the real question is what is the end state for Russia?

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Thursday January 25, 2007 · 6:06 PM PST

2007/01/25 · 18:06

Certainly I am not so prescient as to be the only person in this world to know the exact solution to the war in Iraq. I think it's been clear for some time and if troop surge policies continue to be the path taken by the United States government, in particular the Bush administration, it will become the only solution that can lead to a victory in Iraq (in terms of American interest). The quick answer is a Secular Sunni dictator supported by the United States government, and I will explain why.

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Monday September 25, 2006 · 4:41 PM PDT

2006/09/25 · 16:41

Originally Posted @ Voices in the Wilderness

If nuclear technology is clean and desired in the United States, Canada and other industrialized nations there should be an understanding that Western cultures are not the only nations that have a responsibility to the environment and to their local populations, national security and economic growth. The entire debate over Iran's nuclear energy program has been framed by the leaders of the world as solely a nuclear weapons debate and very little has been made of the constant claims and seeming validations of independent bodies that Iran's nuclear program is for energy use. Without the filter of the mainstream media it isn't hard to argue that Iran is being a responsible citizen of the world by trying to use a cleaner source of energy. I will write, for the most part, with the assumption for now that Iran is indeed trying to develop nuclear plants to supply their energy needs Read More

PR Campaigns: Fiction over Fact

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Sunday July 30, 2006 · 11:03 AM PDT

2006/07/30 · 11:03

Originally Posted @ Voices in the Wilderness

Israel has managed to take its war against the Lebanese people to a new level. The attack on Qana was deplorable and inexcusable and even under these circumstances the United States of America (The supposed impartial broker for peace) still refuses to condemn Israel's actions even at the most basic level. Israel's supporters throughout the world continue to use the defense that Hizb'Allah is targeting civilians and to the contrary the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) does not purposely and methodically target civilians. Any government or any world leader who accepts this claim at face value after nearly 20 days of bombing, hundreds of Lebanese civilian death and hundreds of thousands of displaced Lebanese citizens has no right leading a people, period. Read More

What Would HaShem Do: A Lesson for Israel on Just Responses

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Sunday July 16, 2006 · 11:02 AM PDT

2006/07/16 · 11:02

Originally Posted @ Voices in the Wilderness

Almighty God's position on collateral damage and collective punishment is unmistakable; so to the Israeli government who proclaims Judaism allow me to refresh your memory. Read More

Israel's Unjust and Unnecessary Response

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Friday July 14, 2006 · 6:09 PM PDT

2006/07/14 · 18:09

Originally Posted @ Voices In The Wilderness

Israel is showing the entire world why its critics are absolutely right in suggesting that they have become a destabilizing force in the region. I will be clear that I don't agree with Hezbollah's actions although I completely understand their logic. That being said that does not give Israel the right to bomb all of Lebanon mercilessly.
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Israel Continues Missile Testing

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Saturday July 08, 2006 · 6:35 AM PDT

2006/07/08 · 06:35

Originally Posted @ Voices In The Wilderness

As the world begins its efforts to come up with a statement at the United Nations their hypocrisy continues to be quite evident. The new resolve of the world to condemn North Korea was brought about by the recent missile tests of the DPRK yet Israel has, for the past 11 or 12 days, been in the process of testing missiles on Palestinian people and infrastructure and not even the weakest of statements condemning their actions has come out from the collective world body. Read More

Nuclear Standoff: How NOT to Negotiate

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Sunday June 25, 2006 · 6:34 AM PDT

2006/06/25 · 06:34

Originally posted at Voices In The Wilderness

The United States of America has truly become a paper tiger and their threats to shoot down a North Korean missile test makes that evident but even more evident is there inability to negotiate with two members of the "axis of evil" from a position of strength irrespective of the fact that they have one of them, Iran, completely surrounded with American soldiers & allies and the other, North Korea, under heavy sanctions.
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Not Price Gouging, the Free-Market at Work (W/poll)

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Tuesday April 18, 2006 · 7:22 PM PDT

2006/04/18 · 19:22

Cross posted @ Voices in the Wilderness

Western nations fight wars because other countries don't agree with the freehand of capitalism. How ironic is it to hear the members of the nations who most adamantly promote capitalism complaining when capitalism is at work.

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Rhetoric: The International Double Standard

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Sunday April 16, 2006 · 7:57 AM PDT

2006/04/16 · 07:57

Ahmadinejad has said some rather harsh things in regards to Israel but as with much in the Middle East their is a clear double standard in terms of how the international community interprets the words of Israel and the United States versus how the words of the Iranians and Hamas, for example, are interpreted.

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Civil War, An Unfortunate Necessity? (W/ Poll)

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Monday January 02, 2006 · 7:24 AM PST

2006/01/02 · 07:24

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If the United States stays they will prevent civil war. That may be true (it is a possibility but not an absolute) but the idea that that is any kind of solution is simply wrong. The United States tries to show itself as a messianic figure able to solve all of the world's problems if only given enough authority. The sad reality may be that a better Iraq would come out of a civil war. Not to say that a civil war is the best solution but an unoccupied nation is part one of any long term solution. It seems as if unoccupied land at this time would end up in civil war which is why I make the statement.

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The Right To Improve: Why Iran Has The Right To Nuclear Technology

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Sunday September 25, 2005 · 7:11 AM PDT

2005/09/25 · 07:11

Front Paged at Voices In The Wilderness

I have been on top of the situation in the Middle East for quite some time now. In light of recent developements I thought it would be a good idea to crosspost this diary here

Iran has refused to back down from its position that they have the right to produce its own nuclear energy and enrich its own uranium. When considering their claims it is quite difficult to disagree with their position. America is in the process of developing new nukes and with rising energy prices they have put a lot of money into developing nuclear energy plants themselves. The whole of the western world is in the process of debating possibilities to support the increased demand in oil. Is it just that the west alone has the right to develop modern day technology? To be fair and balanced the IAEA does have concerns about Iran's forthrightness in terms of nuclear materials and facilities.

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What does Russia Want?

The Solution to the War in Iraq

Planning Ahead: The Wisdom of Iran's Nuclear Energy Program (w/ Poll)

PR Campaigns: Fiction over Fact

What Would HaShem Do: A Lesson for Israel on Just Responses

Israel's Unjust and Unnecessary Response

Israel Continues Missile Testing

Nuclear Standoff: How NOT to Negotiate

Not Price Gouging, the Free-Market at Work (W/poll)

Rhetoric: The International Double Standard

Civil War, An Unfortunate Necessity? (W/ Poll)

The Right To Improve: Why Iran Has The Right To Nuclear Technology