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Predictions For 2010


Predictions For 2010 Posted on January 11th, 2010 by gestroud 9 views

John LeBoutil­li­er, a for­mer U.S. Con­gress­man and a na­tion­al­ly-rec­og­nized po­lit­i­cal com­men­ta­tor, shares his predictions on Iran, President Obama, 2010 mid term elections, John McCain’s angst, Sarah Palin’s increased popularity, the rise of the Tea Party (along with the fall of the Republican Party), and more.


Powerful Israel Lobby Has Death Grip On U.S. Politics, Elections, Policies


Powerful Israel Lobby Has Death Grip On U.S. Politics, Elections, Policies Posted on December 14th, 2009 by gestroud 10 views

Yes, folks they do! The Israelis manifest their control over America through a series of powerful lobbies. Yes, a series, hundreds of them, all under the umbrella of the parent organization known as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). No one ever told you this


Israel’s Impunity for War Crimes


Israel’s Impunity for War Crimes Posted on December 9th, 2009 by gestroud 7 views

Is the death of a Palestinian worth the same as that of a Jew? For six decades, Israeli Jewish leaders have been killing Palestinians and justifying their crimes as “self-defense” of Israel and all Jews. Absolving the Israeli regime of culpability of war crimes has always been a U.S.-Western ritual. The message is: Jews are above the law and killing Palestinians is Israelis’ right to commit war crimes.


Hillary’s Ill Will Tour: A Most Undiplomatic Diplomat


Hillary’s Ill Will Tour: A Most Undiplomatic Diplomat Posted on November 4th, 2009 by gestroud 9 views

It is of­ten said that the elec­tion of Barack Oba­ma boost­ed our im­age in the world: sud­den­ly, af­ter eight years of un­mit­i­gat­ed ha­tred di­rect­ed against George W. Bush’s Amer­i­ca, we’re pop­u­lar again. Yet it looks like Hillary is try­ing as hard as she can to un­do all that with her ill-?will tour. The wom­an is John Bolton in a dress.


World’s Dependency on Oil


World’s Dependency on Oil Posted on July 13th, 2009 by gestroud 29 views

The world has grown a dis­turb­ing ad­dic­tion for oil. Many oil fields around the world are head­ed for de­ple­tion. Na­tion­al statis­tics are un­re­li­able at best, or clas­si­fied at worst, and na­tion­al oil com­pa­nies con­trol up to 80 per­cent of oil and nat­u­ral gas re­serves.


Hot Dogs & Hostilities


Hot Dogs & Hostilities Posted on July 7th, 2009 by gestroud 8 views

In order to celebrate the Fourth of July, our would-be world leader invited all of Iran to an embassy barbeque. This offer was later rescinded in an effort to punish the government for their most recent human rights violations against their own people.

But before Obama’s decision to change his mind on his decision, it had been widely hoped that he might employ a certain level of empathy in his meal to the Muslims. However, his previous gifting of DVD’s to the British Prime Minister and an iPod to the Queen of England made such consideration unlikely.