Create a UN Protectorate
Recent events in Gaza and the West Bank are the fruits of an old classic ploy -- divide and dominate, if only to buy time and delay reality. However, this tactic has not yielded the results that Israel & Co. intended.
Recent events in Gaza and the West Bank are the fruits of an old classic ploy -- divide and dominate, if only to buy time and delay reality. However, this tactic has not yielded the results that Israel & Co. intended.
This opening of old wounds is a desperate attempt to polarize and rally around differences. It is simply a bad idea -- be it honoring Salman Rushdie or promoting the violent ideas of Osama bin Laden. Both are misguided efforts rooted in an aimless desire for more violence.
Tony Blair ended his 10 years at Downing Street and resigned his parliamentary seat. He left behind a series of unfinished political initiatives that he started in UK. Many Britons believe that he was a prime minister in love with media attention rather than the substance of genuine political doctrine. His successor is planning to steer Britain towards a more defined policy and a calm, even-handed style of leadership at home and abroad.