In this photograph from 1962, President John F. Kennedy attends a briefing given by Major Rocco Petrone during a tour of Blockhouse 34 at the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex. Also in attendance are Vice-President Lyndon Johnson and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara...The center was renamed in honor of Kennedy, the nation's 35th president, following his death. His vision to land astronauts on the moon within that decade inspired and challenged the agency. (UPI Photo/NASA)
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Arab World Trails Shamefully Behind
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States was indeed a historical event. This coming January, an African American, the son of a Kenyan immigrant, will become the leader of the world's most powerful country. The election of Obama is proof that the United States remains the land of opportunity. As Obama implied in his victory speech in Chicago, even those who hate the United States will need to bite their tongues and acknowledge this fact.
Democratic Reform Is Coming
WASHINGTON -- The numbers of Americans who feel that we as a nation are headed in the wrong direction, or that we are in a very serious crisis, are worse than during Watergate. At the same time, our president has achieved a record low job approval (tied with Harry Truman and Richard Nixon) and Congress's approval hovers between 9 and 12 percent. Americans tell us they want a problem-solver, someone who can build consensus, is a competent manager, and has strong personal values.
On oil prices and obliterating Iran
Threatening war in the Gulf raises the price of oil. Whether Hillary Clinton wants to "obliterate Iran" or John McCain wants to "bomb, bomb Iran," the result is another bump in the price of oil.
Noureddine Jebnoun – The Arab curse
Authoritarianism: The Arab Curse
OP-ED: Uri Avnery
The hands of Esau:
Commentary: A nice little war
It is the old story about the losing gambler: he cannot stop. He continues to play, in order to win his losses back.
Human rights of 'demonized' Saddam being violated
Saddam Hussein's human rights are being violated at "every moment" and he probably will not get a fair trial after being "demonized" by the United States, his attorney, a former US attorney general, said on Thursday.
Drought in Texas
Once upon a time, an assistant to Levy Eshkol, our late prime minister, rushed up to him and cried: “Levy, a disaster! A drought has set in!” “Where?” the prime minister asked anxiously, “in Texas?”“No, here in Israel!” the man replied.
Bush's Iraq coup unlikely to boost US polls
US President George W. Bush's surprise visit to troops in Iraq on Thursday was a public relations coup, but is unlikely to boost sagging domestic support for US involvement in Iraq, analysts said.
