Pawns of War

George Bush once saw the Kurds as allies against Saddam. Some Kurds, that is–just the “good Kurds” in Iraq, and not the “bad Kurds” in Turkey. Now that Saddam is out of the picture, so are the Kurds, it seems, as Bush seeks to enlist Turkish and Iraqi support against them, whether they are in…

Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Judicial Misconduct

Mark Colville got a stiffer punishment for simulating Blackwater USA’s slaughter of innocent Iraqi civilians than the mercenaries who actually committed the crime. Details at New Haven Advocate and National Catholic Reporter. Colville and Co. were tried last week before a kangaroo court in Currituck County, N.C., where the judge ordered the public, the press…

Christmas Reflections

War in Heaven: Revelation 12:1-6 The Book of Revelation places the birth of Christ in cosmic perspective. It comes as one scene in the story of a war that reaches from heaven to earth. The baby to be born has enemies who lie in wait. And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman…