Soccer Dad

Submitted 03/12/09

The council's submissions are UP!

The Financial Crisis White Paper - Free of partisan cant, The Provocateur presents a step by step account of actions that caused our current financial crisis. In addition, check out his critique of Alan Greenspan.

The Failure of Non-violence in Tibet - In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Chinese clampdown in Tibet, The Razor explains why the Dalai Lama's campaign of non-violence has been unsuccessful in ejecting the Chinese and gaining independence for his country. Oh, and do you recall that Tibet was in the news recently?

About Those Israeli 'Settlements' - Joshuapundit provides some much needed history for those who are convinced by politician, diplomats, the media and academics that settlements are the root of all in the Middle East. Ironically, those who claim that Israel is obligated to withdraw from all occupied territory because of the inadmissibility of acquiring land by force, are, in fact, legitimizing the acquisition of land by Arab force, as JoshuaPundit shows regarding Gush Etzion.

Chicago Foreclosures - The Glittering Eye critiques a news story on foreclosures and concludes that the article isn't telling us everything. He also makes an observation about who is most likely to be facing foreclosure. (And no, it's not the poorest.) I believe that this observation is in line with the one that the foreclosure crisis has hit mostly in four or five states.

Oh,Happy Day! - Unhappily it appears that this will be Cheat-Seeking Missiles final post included in the Watcher's Council. In it he takes apart George Galloway's cluelessness in his attempt to help Hamas.

Poll on World Equal Rights for Women - Right Truth makes some observations about a poll about women's rights and notes where women have fewer rights.

A couple of thoughts about the American Revolution - Bookworm Room offers some thoughts on the American Revolution as applied to our time. I particularly liked this observation:

All fights are not created equal. It doesn't matter the relative size of the combatants. What matters is the cause behind the fight.

National Review Online's Top 25 Conservative Movies of the Last Quarter Century - The Colossus of Rhodey.Hube offers his own choices, plus comments on NRO's choices.

Four Theories Why Obama Is Throwing Britain Under The Bus - Mere Rhetoric speculates on the possible motives.

A first for freeman - My submission wonders why it took so long for the media to cover the appointment of Chas Freeman to be head of the National Intelligence council. And no the defense of the Times is not very convincing. (via memeorandum) It really did not take that much effort to raise questions about Freeman.

My non-council nomination this week is "I was born into a Bedouin tribe..." at This Ongoing War. It is the story of an Israeli diplomat.

Read. Enjoy. Be informed.

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Posted by SoccerDad at March 12, 2009 5:07 AM