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Reflections on eighteenth-century Mohammed cartoon
September 25, 2006 The reaction to the pope’s recent comments brought back into the limelight the memory of the Mohammed cartoons brouhaha. Back than, much had been written on its potential impact on the free speech. The gist of the … Continue reading
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Nukes and Islam
September 21, 2006 In the dazzling display of bizarre reasoning with which Iran’s president regaled us during his UN visit, perhaps nothing surpassed in absurdity his explanation of why Iran has no hidden nuclear intentions. Nuclear bomb, he told us, … Continue reading
Pope’s comments – and president’s
September 15, 2006 The title for this piece was to be “Papal/Moslem brouhaha,” and it was to be dedicated solely to the Moslem frustration over pope’s use of the quote expressing Byzantine emperor’s Manuel II low opinion of originality of … Continue reading
Feeling masochist’s pain
September 14, 2006 Yesterday, I watched a BBC news feature from Gaza on Palestinian underage stone-throwers killed by the Israeli army during operations that followed the abduction of corporal Shalit. Narrated in piteous tone of voice, it was clearly calculated … Continue reading
Naive Russian girls and innocent nuclear scientists
August 19, 2006 This story has repeated itself over and over again since the collapse of the Soviet Union. A young, pretty, innocent girl reads an ad that offers employment in the West. The salary is astronomical by the Russian … Continue reading
Dear British Moslem Leaders
August 12, 2006 Turning on the radio this morning, I was surprised by the news that British Moslem leaders published an “open letter”to Tony Blair, telling him that “his foreign policy in Iraq and on Israel offers ‘ammunition to extremists‘ … Continue reading
Iran‘s tentacles
July 14, 2006 The latest spasm of Middle-East violence caused many to comment that because Lebanon’s Hezbullah is being bankrolled by Iran and armed by Syria, there is a threat of the wider conflict if Israel turns to attacking those … Continue reading
Iraq alternatives: Vietnam – or North Korea?
July 14, 2006 Those advocating immediate withdrawal from Iraq cite as their rationale a fear that Iraq conflict may turn into another Vietnam – that is, into a war without end, but with mounting American casualties. But there is another … Continue reading
“Proportionate” v. “Adequate”
June 25, 2006 If past instances of international reaction to Israel’s response to acts of Palestinian terrorism are to be a guide, we’ll sure hear a lot in the next few days about the need for “measured” and “proportionate” response … Continue reading
Both Hitler and Churchill
June 15, 2006 Symmetry is beautiful. Part of the mesmerizing effect of seeing a person of stunning beauty is due to the perfect symmetry of face and figure. Much of the beauty perceived in the works of art, architecture and … Continue reading