Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

Africans rioting in London

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Fred Stiening

http://m.smh.com.au/world/anarchy-in-london-after-police-kill-man-20110807-1ihol.html Following a shooting by police, one of London’s public housing projects for immigrants has erupted in violence. Libya’s locusts are buzzing loudly

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The Norway plot thickens…

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Fred Stiening

One of my suspicions looks to be accurate and so far no reporter seems to have asked the question: “Did he try to kill specific people, or was he randomly killing anyone he could?” He was on the island by … Continue reading →

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The face of the “right wing” in Norway

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Fred Stiening

Meet Siv Jenson, the leader of the Progress party – the political movement in Norway so toxic that no party wants to have them in their ruling coalition, despite being the 2nd largest political party in the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_Party_(Norway) The … Continue reading →

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Explosion in Oslo

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Fred Stiening

Two are dead in a truck bomb attack on the equivalent of Washington DC, severely damaging the building housing the Prime Minister. Norway isn’t exactly a hotbed of terrorism – this is clearly an attack on the government using a asymmetical … Continue reading →

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Ethnic identity and Islam

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Fred Stiening

Islam started as an Arab religion in the Arabian peninsula. Over the next 1000 years, Islam spread through much of the world. It has some interesting parallels with Christianity which started as a Jewish movement on the West bank of … Continue reading →

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Talking Turkey

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Fred Stiening

Here is a document laying out the NATO military force levels in 1999 http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2001/defence0103-en.pdf Turkey has the largest military by far (other than the US). Anyone still asleep in Europe will soon understand why Turkey is the country drawing up … Continue reading →

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The woman who now rules the world

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Fred Stiening

IMF has new head

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Is that a cucumber in your pants?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Fred Stiening

European authorities can’t seem to get a handle on the source of the virulent strain of E Coli bacteria that is killing people in Germany who ate raw “organic” cucumbers. I have a guess – it’s the same source that … Continue reading →

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Remembering

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Fred Stiening

http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Nation-Always-Murdering-by-Jay-Janson-110529-438.html Some thoughts about war and Libya from the Left. John McCain repeated in the past few days that the mistake in Libya is President Obama should have used more force and put troops on the ground. I’m so glad … Continue reading →

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Spain: Arrest warrants for 1989 deaths in El Salvador

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Fred Stiening

 http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hTtv6TcI8cXVkylkugCwhq6iTF4g?docId=CNG.a85c640cbadb4de71d422967ab68293e.4e1 In the new paradigm of using lawyers to provoke conflict in the name of peace, the bankrupt Spain has made prosecuting the military of El Salvador for alleged killings of so-called “priests” in 1989.  http://articles.latimes.com/1989-11-17/world/la-fg-salvadorpriests89_1_five-other-jesuit-dormitory-cook-nightclothes-and-slippers If you’re wondering “Why … Continue reading →

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