All Posts Tagged With: "pakistan"
How Do We Characterize A Person As A Terrorist?
The recent bombing attempt in Times Square, in the middle of Manhattan, was a near miss for the United States. (And certainly for Saturday evening theater goers in New York). The bomb failed to discharge, an alert street vendor alerted police, a hastened search led to Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan. […]
4May2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on How Do We Characterize A Person As A Terrorist? | Continued
Creating Countries in Our Own Image
President Obama has upped the ante in Afghanistan. He is sending another 17,000 troops to the beleaguered nation to ‘take the fight to Al Quaeda.’ One of the criticisms of past military efforts in this erratic region of the world is in defining the mission. Well, what is the mission? It is two fold: We want to punish those who attacked our country on 911, and we want to make sure they do not attack us again.
27Mar2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Creating Countries in Our Own Image | Continued
Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden
These are perplexing times. The terrorists attacked America. America attacked the terrorists – in Afghanistan, where Bin Laden had his base. But Osama Bin Laden escaped – and there is plenty of finger pointing blame for his escape. But we are where we are and what are we going to do? The Taliban is resurging. […]
11Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden | Continued
The Iraq Surge Has Not Worked!
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America. America launched a military assault – The Mission – find and either kill or capture the murderous terrorists. But the George Bush administration did a shell game with the American people, distracting everyone from the defined mission. As a result – The terrorist leaders have not been punished. […]
22Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on The Iraq Surge Has Not Worked! | Continued
Benazir Bhutto has died
Son, Craziness is ruling the world. Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a suicide bombing in Pakistan. We people in America should stand together today, grateful that elections are upon us. We live in a country where we can affect change without killing people. We live in a Republic. We have opportunity. We are blessed. […]
27Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued