Lee Hamilton takes on the relationship between the White House and Congress was quite powerful and for sure a wake call to all those of us who can see on a daily basis the rise of an imperial presidency and almost the total absence of independence and separation of the executive from the legislative branch. Read the rest of this entry »
Just came back home after attending the lecture given by former congressman Lee Hamilton at the National Press Club as part of the annual Lynch Lecture Series sponsored by George Mason University’s Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, perhaps the world leading institution in the field of conflict resolution.
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It seems that every time the Republicans have nothing to offer to the people, they come up with the already failed “terrorism agenda”. Every Republican from Rudolph the “Reindeer” Giuliani to two unknown and obscure candidates for delegates in Virginia, Todd Gilbert of Shenandoah and Clay Athey Jr. of Warren are out to get the votes by using “terrorism” as a platform for winning elections, rather than offering voters better housing, better schools, better transportation and of course health care. Read the rest of this entry »
I was down in Tampa, Florida visiting my brothers and sister for the Eid and while there I always look forward to having deep and provocative discussions with my nephew Jamal, who is a reporter/journalist with a major and national newspaper.
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Though preparations are underway in Annapolis, Maryland for the hosting of a Middle-East peace conference, the one called for by President George Bush, it is very unlikely that this conference will take place and if it does, the pressure is building up on the Ramallah leadership (but not the Palestinian leadership) to give up in advance many of its previously announce positions. Read the rest of this entry »
For the last week or so, I have been watching with much interest on PBS Ken Burns’s documentary titled the “War”. Perhaps one of his best that can be added to his other master piece the “Civil War”.
Unlike what one would expect from a documentary with this title, the “War” is more of a human journey of people rather than a cold review of historical facts that are deprived of any sense of human drama.
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