"The End of Military History"

          As much as I hate to post anything from the American Conservative, this seems to be written from a true conservative perspective rather than the Neo-Con.  I suppose it's a common sense article, but it's really the first time that I've heard a professional voice the truth that most of us are already well aware of.  Food for thought.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.amconmag.com/blog/the-end-of-military-history/

The page behind the link sucks, but I only encountered a cached version of the article.

Handing Israel a Deservedly Large Slice of STUF Cake

Or:  When Friends No Longer Act Like Friends

Here you go

          Historically, the United States and Israel (especially Israel) have enjoyed a very close relationship. Harry Truman stuck his neck out in the international system to make the US the first country to recognize Israel (against the advice of most of his cabinet departments), and ever since, Israel has been treated like our kid brother in a school full of Arab/Persian/Muslim bullies. Whenever they attack Israel, we're outraged, and whenever Israel attacks them, we turn a blind eye. This was all well and good when we could count on Israel to support us and follow our guidance in an equally loyal way, but Israel increasingly goes against us. Well, I say, “No more!”.

Honduras: One Year Later

          A little over a year out from the coup of June 2009, Honduras remains in turmoil, the US's interests in the area remain unserved, and violent oppression is the order of the day. The US appears to be without an attractive foreign policy option. Our ham-handed attempts to have Manuel Zelaya reinstated gained us nothing, and lost us political capital in the region. However, the status quo under President Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo is unacceptable; human rights are trampled on a regular basis, and the government is, at best, unconcerned, and at worst, responsible. What the US needs to do is take a far subtler approach to our intervention in Latin American politics, and make the best of a government in Honduras that we may well be stuck with.