http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1088912006 Consistantly the media reports against Israel. This is not just UN and EU sentiment, but dishonest reporting. In this article, the Scotsman happily points fingers at Israel for their mistakes. Hitting a UN installation was a mistake. Killing civilians is a mistake. However, civilian casualties are a fact of war. The Scotsman article did [...]
Categories: Media
The world is now discussing an international peacekeeping force on the Israel-Lebanon boarder. The US seems optimistic about this plan, and the EU has joined in on the enthusiasm. The question is, will it work and will it be biased. A purely EU led force will be problematic for Israel. The EU may not effectivly [...]
Categories: Europe/European Union, Security
Why does Amnesty International consistantly speak out against Israel? In articles such as this Amnesty article, Amnesty International is quick to critique Israel for their “humanitarian” issues and “war crimes.” How do they consistantly bash Israel when the other side is causing the problems? The Amnesty question goes back to 1948, when the Jews were [...]
Categories: Human Rights, Media
I recently read that Hizbullah is considering firing on Syria over the Golan to draw the Syrians into the Israel-Lebanon war. As of now, Israel claims to have destroyed about 25% of Hizbullah’s operational capacity, with plans to eliminate their operational ability before the conflict ends. The Lebanese government, which controls the north of Lebanon, [...]
Categories: Syria
The affects of the war in the Middle East are spilling over into the financial world today, as oil broke the $77.00 mark and hit an all time high. It is important for the average investor to understand why this happened and what the affects can/will be. The war between Israel and Lebanon is escalating, [...]
With the new war that has exploded between Israel and Lebanon, people from different parts of the world all have their own opinion on who is at fault, and whether or not Israel has the right to make offensive moves into Lebanese territory. Israel, as of now, has been sending a barrage of artillery fire [...]
Categories: Security
I was working on my blog, Eric’s Life, and I realized that I really like writing my political and economic opinions. I liked doing it so much that I decided that I would like to do it again. Hence, my new blog, “Eric’s Economic and Political Insight.” Here, I have the opportunity to tell you [...]
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