The Rant

If we take as our goal an ultimate ideal of some world government, that will enforce the peace, and prevent future wars of aggression, how do we work towards that noble ideal?  The problem with the current United Nations to my mind is that many member states have no respect for the ideals I wish to install in a future world government.  Many are dictatorships with no respect for individual rights.  How can we rely upon such governments to work towards justice and democracy world wide?  I think that it is this disrespect for the United Nations more than any preconceived hatred for the notion of a world government, that hold back essential political progress towards a just world government.  Here are the nations of the world rated on an index of freedom.  In recent years, the commission on Human Rights has included such nations as China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Sudan Venequela and Zimbabwe.   We can expect great progress with leadership like that.  Perhaps a competing organization of member

One thing that bothers me about news is that is often given without context.  There is no history, let alone any political philosophy or over arching purpose or goal.  Often the underlying assumptions are rather retarded.  All war is bad.  All corporations are bad.  All Republicans are bad.  Etc.  For example, in Iraq, the News is what happened yesterday, or maybe last week.  Some battle happened. A bomb exploded.   A certain number of Americans were killed or wounded.  But big questions are left untouched.  What would Iraq be like today, if the America had not invaded.   Would the Iraqis be better off, or worse?  In what senses?  Is it ever proper to invade a country to depose a dictator? What would happen to Iraq if we withdrew immediately?   These are hard questions to answer. It is much easier to count bodies of dead soldiers.  One, two, three . . .   What are Americas current goals in Iraq?  Free elections and democracy? The Rule Of Law in Iraq?  The prevention of civil war and d

Bob: This book is an important read to see how our cold war strategery blinded us to Pakistans entrance into the nuclear club. It also provides some back ground as to our consistent belief that IAEA was a bunch of idiots. Thus Saddam must have had nuclear weapons programs running in the run up to the war.

This is a great interview. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=168543&title=douglas-feith-uncut-pt.-1