Author Archives: Mash

Fear, Politics & Opportunity Costs

Posted on August 11, 2006 by Mash

    Late last night as I was preparing to make my nightly overseas call to my wife and daughter, CNN interrupted regular programming with "Breaking News" from London. The news that broke late last night has now reverberated across the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics, Terrorism | 13 Comments

Conceit

Posted on August 9, 2006 by Mash

  "I could be well moved, if I were as you: If I could pray to move, prayers would move me: But I am constant as the northern star,Of whose true-fix’d and resting quality There is no fellow in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 10 Comments

Bend The Truth Like CNN

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Mash

On March 12, 2006 a 14-year-old Iraqi girl named Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi was brutally gang raped and murdered in the village of Mahmoudiya. Members of her family, including her 5-year-old sister were also murdered. Five American soldiers stand accused … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Iraq | 9 Comments

The Damage Has Already Been Done

Posted on August 7, 2006 by Mash

    The Bush Administration is maneuvering mightily at the United Nations to give Ehud Olmert an exit without humiliation. Olmert for his part is trying to create facts on the ground (troops in Lebanon) as quickly as possible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Middle East Conflict | 5 Comments

Proof Of Life

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Mash

    Tonight on Larry King Live, Ehud Goldwasser’s father and wife appeared to plea for his safe return. Ehud Goldwasser is one of two Israeli soldiers captured by Hezbollah on July 12. It was the precipitating event of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Middle East Conflict | 19 Comments