Why Julian Assange should be a hero to conservatives

I made and I continue to make the claim that American conservatives should be supporting Julian Assange. Having preached for decades that the government should be accountable to the taxpayer, the American conservatives should see as a hero a man who informs the taxpayer of...

Minimizing wars; respecting the troops

The issue I'm handling here is not a simple one, as it has many different aspects. The issue is that of war and treatment of military personnel. While there are some who fully embrace military mentality and support military solutions regardless of their cost and...

Where have all the "support the troop" ribbons gone?

Something I have noticed, why are there so much fewer "support the troops" ribbons on cars? When George Bush was president, they were everywhere. Where have they gone? Did those conservative critics of Obama's handling of the military conflict in Libya, not care about the...

Syrian unrest: 'Heavy fighting' in Jisr al-Shughour

Syrian state Television has confirmed that the army has entered the town of Jisr al-Shughour in the north west of the country. The army moved in after the government said that 120 security personnel had been killed there. Official figures shows some 4,300 people have fled...