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China

Victim?

November 27, 2011
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It is a case of confused identity; it too is really a case of essential honesty. Hamas in Gaza recently swapped one Israeli for 1000 plus convicted Hamas and PLO murderers and felons. Gilad Shalit, young Israeli border guard, naive and innocent, probably never killed a bird, a cat never mind taken a human life. [...]

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Believe No Evil

April 5, 2010
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The most painful moments of modern times seem to occur when society’s elites – whether in government, academia, the media or otherwise – choose to believe in the innate goodness of mankind and to turn away from mounting evidence of impending evil. One may argue that distracted citizens and the uninformed members of our society [...]

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Fair and Balanced – An Essential Quid Pro-Quo

February 4, 2010

How do we ensure that China gets on board with Western efforts – now, seemingly and finally, deserving of the term – to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, the quintessential challenge of our time? If the Chinese will not even agree to sanction the Iranian regime’s ruthless Revolutionary Guard, our current approach appears dangerously inadequate.

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The Chinese Conundrum

January 20, 2010

China gives all of $1 million (that’s one-tenth of one cent per Chinese citizen) to the Haiti relief effort, while the United States gives a still-too-modest $100 million (plus materials, support, manpower). Even tiny Israel sent the only full-blown operating theater, pediatric ICU and hospital (including radiology and maternity wards) with 40 doctors and attached [...]

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