I’m a Pundit

Suicide Bombing was a far and distant terror for most people until the 9/11 attacks. Recently though it seems to have dropped from the news, but in reality there are still a huge amount of suicide bombings occurring in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The difference is they are now targeting civilians in their own countries. I really despair as to what they hope to achieve by bombing, for instance, a market filled with women and children, barely any men and no security forces.

How can someones mind be twisted to a point where they not only believe this is a good idea, but that the senseless slaughter of the children of their own country will somehow guarantee them a place in heaven.

It seems however that this will not stop occurring in the near future, and there is not really any possible way we can prevent it ourselves, after all how do you reason with a person so undeniably insane that they will blow themselves up around children and women with the sole goal of hatred and revenge and the belief that they will go to heaven afterwards.

It saddened me to think that in today’s day and age there are people out there who can seriously bomb the weak and think they are doing the correct thing

written by Oli \\ tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, Suicide Bombing, War

Senator Barack Obama has come under fire again for the views of his former pastor and mentor Rev. Jeremiah Wright.  Now a quick way of summing up the controversy surrounding Wrights views is quite simply that he is against the wars recently.  Where the controversy starts is how he compares the USA to the Al’Qaeda.  Both parties he states have gone to war under the banner of a God.

Personally I think he makes a valid point, but I also think its disgraceful that these views are being so teniuosly linked to Obama, who was merely under his tutorage some time ago.

I would like to hear an Americans point of view on this though, do you think the comments made by Wright should impact on Obama’s campaign?  More importantly do you believe the the USA and Al’Qaeda can be compared so easily?

From a European stand point it is very easy to see the similarities that are pointed out in Wrights speech, though it is also easy to see that he oversimplifies  many things, the goals for instance are important.  Both have gone into war quoting God as supporting them.  Despite the fact that Both religions do in-fact have the same God the main difference does seem to focus on the fact that one group wishes to destroy the American presence in its country while the other wants an American presence in the country.

After all it is down to westernised insensitivity to religion that we put Christian military units on their land, something which they have been told to defend against.

My personal belief is that the current wars have been to prevent countries from selling Oil in Euros, Oil being the only current thing holding the Dollar up, this worked up until Iran, who successfully resisted.

I also believe  Wright should not be demonised for his position on the American War, while they are ‘Anti-American’ I do think they hint of a little common sense and grounding that is required to run a successful country.

written by Oli \\ tags: Obama, Politics, Wright

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced that all his party members must cease hostilities against the Iraqi Government and its security forces it was reported yesterday.  Al-Sadr asked that in returnt the Iraqi government put in place an amnesty on its members.

It is good news for Iraq that their prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, appears to have accepted this offer, helping to bring about an end to the fighting that has broken out in Basra over the last 6 days in an offensive against a city which was only around 30% under government control.

While the US death toll has reached 4,009  fatalities a shudder to think what the war has cost the Iraqis in lives, my condolences go out to any person, regardlses of nationality, who has lost a loved one in the conflict.

The only hope for this conflict to end in the near future is for the fighting to cease, I applaud Al-Sadr for taking a gallant step towards bringing about the best for his people.

written by Oli \\ tags: Conflict, Iraq, Iraq War