The seven foul-smelling lagoons of sewage near Gaza's coast were supposed to be replaced by a globally funded waste-treatment plant. Instead, they epitomize the nightmare faced by foreign donors as they seek to rebuild the territory and open a pathway to peace. ...more

March 2, 2009

Hamas leaders on Friday delivered an envelope with five crisp $100 bills to a veiled woman whose house was damaged during Israel's invasion of Gaza, the first of the relief payments promised by the militant group. ...more

January 24, 2009

A prescription for financial collapse of the American government, jobs and the economy cannot be separated. In the last eight years millions of American jobs have been outsourced to foreign shores. The American Chamber of Commerce, Wall Street and many in Congress, both parties, have promoted this as good for America. They call it "Free Trade." ...more

November 20, 2008

On a night when microscopic lapel pins bearing John McCain's name winked from every lapel or spaghetti strap, Pasco's Republican faithful were jerked to their feet not by mention of their presumptive presidential nominee - the septuagenarian who claims, abundant evidence to the contrary notwithstanding, to be a foot soldier for Ronald Reagan - but instead by two able pols who, though scarcely having cracked puberty the second time the Gipper took the oath of office, actually march the march. ...more

June 3, 2008

In fairness to the Mexican working class, their borders are also open to foreign nationals from all over the world. Greedy corporations worldwide are promoting "open borders" for the purpose of cheap labor and to also violate tariff laws where applied. Example: The North American Free Trade Agreement "NAFTA." This trade agreement sharply lowered tariffs and investment barriers among the three countries: Mexico, Canada and the United States. It has also violated the sovereignty of all three nations, creating a North American Union. NAFTA has brought new business and investment to Mexico, but it destroys Mexican industries who cannot compete with the goods coming from the United States and Canada. ...more

February 18, 2008

Sixteen days later, and those analyzing the behavior of Republican voters in the Sunshine State primary still haven't nailed it. ...more

February 14, 2008

Sixteen days later, and those analyzing the behavior of Republican voters in the Sunshine State primary still haven't nailed it. ...more

February 14, 2008

Undeserved Award Regarding "Grimaces And Grins" (Commentary, Dec. 30): You dare to place Sen. Mel Martinez with a caption of "Political Courage" on the same page? Political suicide would be a better headline. ...more

January 4, 2008

America is heading down the road toward world government, a world without borders. We are almost there, most all of our public officials are promoting it behind closed doors, with secret meetings they claim they know best. Those in both parties running for public office in 2008 are promoting open borders and the use of many languages, a world government with no borders. They plan on giving all illegals, foreign nationals from all over the world, citizenship and the right to vote. A voice in American government, a voice the American working class does not have. We know we have been sold out by this two-party system, the base that controls this two-party system has used the American tax dollars to relocate all over the world, to violate our trade policies and our Constitution, to completely ignore the will of the people. ...more

November 6, 2007

The traditional defenders of stronger trade are oddly quiet as voices appealing to discontented workers dominate the presidential debate. ...more

October 10, 2007