America: In God We Trust, But Money We Worship
The back of every dollar bill features the inscription: In God We Trust. While this inscription seems to be borderline unconstitutional in the context of separation of church and state, there is an even more disturbing and contradictory aspect to it, which is the mixture of religion and money. Although a large majority of Americans claim […]
US Foreign And Budget Policies: Putting Bandages On The Titanic
Egypt And Tunisia: Real Hope And Change We Can All Believe In When he was elected in 2008, President Obama brought a sense of hope for real changes not only in the United States but abroad. Some were naively hoping that the new US administration could be a catalyst for a peaceful global revolution which […]
Mubarak’s Defiance Breathes New Life Into the Revolution
Hosni Mubarak has simultaneously provoked the Egyptian revolutionaries and snubbed his nose at America and Israel. He’s enraged his enemies and burned his bridges.A so-called ‘smooth transition of power’ would have preserved the status quo. Hosni was to cooperate and step aside. Hosni has gone rogue.
Global Crisis: Is There Still Time For A Second Opinion?
By Gina Villard Having decided to take a week off to recharge my battery, I bought a ticket to London, where I often go and thought of discovering the town on foot. Strolling through Nothing Hill on a cloudy afternoon, I went into a trendy pub for a latte and struck up a conversation with […]
America’s Hypocrisy: Empty Words to Egypt’s People and Support for Mubarak
America does not want Mubarak to fall. Neither does Israel. America’s platitudes to the people of Egypt are to encourage acceptance of superficial reforms under Mubarak and win favor with the revolutionaries should they prevail. Egyptian military were in America, at the Pentagon, while the protests raged. Mubarak has made it clear that he has no intention of leaving his office. It is unknown what directions his military have been given.
