I do not know what President Obama is thinking; he is not thinking of the American people, he just wants to be a dictator, like we are just going to do what he says. We the Americans do not work like that; we have to think about home health care, not rush into it. It is a big decision and now he wants an answer by the end of the year, still dictating; are we a free country or what? ...more

August 7, 2009

Bolivian President Evo Morales and thousands of supporters celebrated Bolivia's new constitution as it took effect Saturday, saying the new document will enshrine indigenous rights and end centuries of oppression. ...more

February 8, 2009

I am a soldier in Iraq. I have walked the streets of many a village and seen oppression with my own eyes. I am actively engaged in building self-worth into a country that has been enslaved for decades. I am one of many teaching the citizens of Iraq what it means to be free. ...more

October 14, 2008

Whatever his motives, and plenty of people will speculate on that, Sen. Barack Obama made a gutsy and appropriate move when he told an audience in Springfield, Ill., that he opposes slavery reparations and even apologies for the darkest corners of our nation's history. He'll be lambasted by all sides for saying it, of times, but we give him credit for putting it out there. ...more

August 3, 2008

Society should protect the innocent from despicable acts. ...more

January 23, 2008

the gems that finance horrific and violent wars in some African countries - in the movie 'Blood Diamond.' But diamonds are not the only beautiful jewels with bloody origins. ...more

October 22, 2007