Blogcritics Category: Politics: War and Terrorism

Why are The Somali Pirates So Successful?

Dan Miller — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:08:35 EST

Piracy off the coast of Somalia is getting worse and serious steps should be taken to counter it.
Piracy off the coast of Somalia is getting serious. Even the supply of video games for the Christmas season may be in danger. Should this happen, more attention may well be paid to the problem. On 15 November 2008, Somali pirates captured their biggest prize thus far, a very large Saudi owned oil tanker.The attack on the Sirius Star, three times...

Gay Rights and the Line Between Activism and Terrorism

Dave Nalle — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:44:17 EST

After an attack on a Michigan church by gay activists, questions arise about what tactics are too extreme in a good cause.
Where do we draw the line between activism and terrorism? Events this past Sunday in Lansing, Michigan brought this question to mind, as gay activists from the group BashBack! staged a protest at a church service which was deliberately designed to look and feel a lot like a terrorist attack.Mount Hope Church is a fairly typical evangelical...

The Free Trade Agreement Between Colombia and the United States Should be Approved

Dan Miller — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:56:46 EST

The Free Trade Agreement with Colombia should be approved, now.
In a recent BC article, it was argued that the free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia should be rejected. I disagree. As I understand the article, the agreement would be good for the U.S. economy but bad for the Colombian people, particularly the much abused trade unionists. However, the article provides scant support for the...

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Palin in 2012: Let's Get the Party Started!

Winston Apple — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:59:44 EST

We must cleanse the Republican Party of the moderates who stand in the way of party unity and purity.
With the election of 2008 already days behind us, it's time to shift our focus to the election of 2012. The main order of business now is to rid the Republican Party of the few remaining moderates who stand in the way of party unity and party purity. Sarah Palin has already proven that she can simultaneously be a uniter and a divider. Among her...

Will Obama "Change" U.S. Foreign Policy?

Kenn Jacobine — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 02:02:32 EST

Are Obama's first two appointments indicative of an agent of change?
The national sham, better known as the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, is behind us. 24 months and more than $2 billion later, Barack Obama is our new leader. He ran on a platform of "change". To be precise his campaign theme was "Change We Can Believe In". Clearly, after eight years of the Bush Administration this mantra appealed to many...

Even If You Like McCain's Platform, You Should Vote For Obama

Winston Apple — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:03:59 EST

The need to solve the problems we face as a nation is too urgent. We cant afford continued gridlock.
If you are among those who have been frightened senseless by the relentless Republican fear machine, convinced that Barack Obama is a Muslim, a socialist, and the best friend a terrorist could have, go ahead and vote for McCain. If, on the other hand, you are planning to vote for John McCain because you agree with his positions on the issues, a...

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Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:03:59 EST

McCain, Obama and the "Readiness" Test

Barbara Barnett — Sun, 2 Nov 2008 01:17:39 EDT

John McCain suggests that no foreign entity would dare test the mettle of a President McCain. To me that sounds like a dangerous dare.
Something’s been niggling at the periphery of my mind as I listen to John McCain constantly repeating the refrain “I’ve been tested; my opponent has not.” Of course the implication is that McCain is Commander-in-Chief ready, while Obama has too steep a learning curve. McCain’s tests include his confinement in the...

Jesus Would Vote for Obama

Savo Heleta — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:58:33 EDT

What would Jesus do if he could vote in the US elections? He would vote for Obama
If Jesus Christ could vote in the upcoming elections in the United States, I'm sure he would vote for Barack Obama. And not only because of the same skin color. Jesus would admire the fact that Obama, like Jesus himself, came out of nowhere to inspire millions in his country and around the world. Jesus would vote for Obama because of his...

Book Review: Voices Under Berlin - A Novel of the Berlin Spy Tunnel by T.H.E. Hill

Lou Novacheck — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:45:18 EDT

The story of the Berlin Tunnel and those who listened in on the conversations and tapped into the messages of the East Germans and Soviets.
Voices Under Berlin was somewhat of a sleeper when it was first printed, but word is getting around now, which necessitated a second printing.This is the story of the Berlin Tunnel and the people who listened in on the conversations and tapped into the teletype messages of both the East Germans and the Soviets, who occupied East Germany from 1945...

Theater Review (NYC): If You See Something Say Something by Mike Daisey

Ethan Stanislawski — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:26:56 EDT

America's greatest monologist moves his fury from theater to homeland security, with a distrust of capitalism as the common bond.
At first, the jump between Mike Daisey’s last two projects seems ungainly and almost impossible. Barely four months after shaking the foundation of contemporary American theater with his incendiary How Theater Failed America, Daisey is now tackling homeland security, a much larger, more complex, and more important issue. Yet, there is a link...

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Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:26:56 EDT