Today's Headlines

As usual, there's a whole lot going on in the world right now. Here's a brief recap of some of the headlines I think are important:

Russia delivers nuclear fuel to Iran
Despite Western concerns, Russia has sent a shipment of nuclear fuel to Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station. Of course, both Russia and Iran say it's simply for the production of power, not nuclear weapons. This is disturbing for a couple reasons. First, it's accelerating Iran's nuclear intentions under the pretext that they 'stopped' their weapons program - this is precisely the damage predicted by the recent politically-driven NIE. Second, it's solidifying the relationship between Russia and Iran, and my readers know this is a sign of Rosenberg's prediction of a major war.

Possible earthquakes in Israel's future?
Experts warn that Israel is due for a major earthquake. The area has been hit with a major quake every 80 years or so back as far as 70 A.D. Projections of current population centers indicate as many as 10,000 dead, 20,000 injured, and another 20,000 left homeless. Conspiracy theory of the day (just for argument's sake)...what if a huge quake hit, causing chaos and damage in Israel. That would be a perfect opening for the Russian/Iranian/Arab attack, would it not? Hmmm...

More taxes
Ultra-liberal Mayor Gavin Newsome of ultra-liberal San Francisco has proposed taxing caffeinated beverages under the pretext of reducing the risk of diabetes. Just a couple of problems with that - first, diabetes is actually caused by an overall unhealthy lifestyle, not just sugary or caffeinated beverages. Is Newsome going to ban all food with sugar in it? Second, I want to point out that this is just the latest attempt for liberalism to gain MORE control over the lives of people. When will it stop? It won't.

Politics and religion
Here's what a true anti-Christian liberal sounds like. Disregarding the facts and writings of the Founding Fathers, James Carroll suggests that faith had no part in the establishment of America. Revising our history, one article at a time...

Commas are key
The New York Times prints an op-ed about the upcoming Supreme Court case regarding the 2nd amendment. The short version is that the question is whether gun ownership is a right granted to militias, or to individuals. The op-ed suggests that if you examine the commas in the original wording, individual citizens shouldn't be allowed to own guns. See next link...

Comma examination misses the point
Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit disagrees with the NYT op-ed about the 2nd amendment. He argues that the Founders viewed a 'militia' as a group of individuals, not a formal militia organization. It's basically one final check on federal and state governments - the general populace should be allowed to have arms in order to prevent total government control. I'm sure you'll be surprised, but I would agree with this side of the argument. It seems completely consistent with the checks and balances of how the Founders set up everything else, it's consistent with the syntax and style of the writing of the period, and it's also consistent with the Founders' clear desire to put as much power as possible into the hands of the people.

Israel under attack
Speaking of attacks on Israel, terrorists have been firing rockets at Israel from the Gaza strip again. Actually, they've never stopped - in 2007 alone almost 2,400 rockets have been fired into Israel. Yet more proof (as if more was needed) that giving land away to avowed terrorist groups NEVER brings peace. Unfortunately, the international community seems to view these attacks on Israel as acceptable, even to the point of international humanitarian groups refusing to help Israelis.
More news later!

There's my two cents.