Defense is not Just Blocking

Two weeks ago, on August 25, 2024, Hezbollah began a massive attack against Israel. They planned to launch over 7,000 missiles and drones to overwhelm Israel’s defense systems. Satellite surveillance images of the movement and loading of ballistic missiles into launchers gave Israel about fifteen minutes advanced notice of the attack. To prevent an attack […]

Blinded by Hatred

Many people have asked me if the information I send to an email distribution list has changed anyone’s position on national and world politics issues. Sadly, the answer due to media bias, is very rarely. People read the articles but from their strong pre-existing bias – “I hate Trump; Biden is demented.”  This is a […]

Why is the War Between the Ukraine and Russia not a Holocaust?

The war between Russia and Ukraine is a conflict between two sovereign states over territorial and political disputes, whereas the Holocaust was a systematic genocide committed by Nazi Germany during World War II that targeted and killed six million Jews and other marginalized groups. The war in Ukraine has not been characterized by the same […]

Rwanda genocide: The genocidal role of tens of thousands of women

Tens of thousands of women took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but their role is rarely spoken about, and reconciliation with their family is hard. Journalist Natalia Ojewska of BBC News has interviewed some female perpetrators in prison. Tens of thousands of women participated in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, but their role […]

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27th annually

On November 1, 2005 the United Nations General Assembly designated every January 27th as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  This day is dedicated to the 6 million plus victims of the Holocaust that occurred during World War II. Every member nation of the United Nations is encouraged to honor and remember the victims of the Holocaust […]