Monthly Archives: February 2012

The February 27, 2012 issue of The New Yorker magazine includes a report on the Syrian situation which stands head and shoulders above the heretofore slanted coverage coming via the “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights” (SOHR). In “Letter From Syria: … Continue reading →

The chief of Associated Press (AP) had received the hot info from Rami the Restaurateur and stamped it “Approved.” After all, Rami represented himself to be the “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights” (SOHR). Just the name, “Syrian Observatory for Human … Continue reading →

The call came through to the chief, at the Associated Press (AP). “Chief,” said his secretary, “it is Rami the Clothier on line two.” Rami the Clothier is also known as the “Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).” The information … Continue reading →

“Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet.” (Ezekiel 38: 5) “Put” is, in other words, Libya. Over 10,000 Libyan fighters, fresh from battles in Libya, are being trained in “a closed-off zone” adjacent … Continue reading →

Vladimir Putin, Russian leader, had been visiting the Ussuri reserve in Siberia. He wanted to see how the researchers monitor tigers in the wild. Suddenly one of the fierce tigers escaped from its cage! It came charging at some news … Continue reading →

“When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.” (1 Samuel 5: 2) A national god is something else than the Almighty. Fyodor Dostoevsky sketched a “national god” … Continue reading →

We are all imperfect. At times most of us have lied. If you are trying to live a good life, your conscience will bother you about having lied. If you are Christian or Jewish, you will remember the Commandment: Thou … Continue reading →

“I summon you to Comradeship in the Red Cross,” Woodrow Wilson is quoted as saying. The year was 1917. Mister Weelson, as John Dos Passos called him, was the U.S. President. The allies, and soon the United States, were fighting … Continue reading →

We were assured by the “news” that Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist Islamist al-Nour were not popular in Egypt. After the “Arab Spring” in Egypt, we were not to worry. The moderate Egyptians would replace the government of Hosni Mubarak. In … Continue reading →

All those “Arab Spring” countries – Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria – once belonged to the Roman Empire. Israel also was once a colony of Rome. The “big picture” is explained in my book, Tales of the Holy Lance, available as … Continue reading →