By Matthew Marlon
Over the last hundred years the tribal traditions of the Middles East have persisted. A King, the patriarch of the Saudi family, runs Saudi Arabia. A strongman tribal leader runs Syria. An aggressive traditional religious theocracy runs Iran. A traditional aggressive tribal strongman ran Iraq. Another neighbor of Iraq is Jordan run by King Abdullah. Then comes George W Bush. He looked at the map of the middle east, he choose the most aggressive brutal dictatorial regime and single handedly with a military coop replaced the aggressive brutal murderous regime of Saddam Hussein with a flourishing Democracy. This was accomplished with chief executive determination over the intense screams of the American left.
Even some of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most devoted supporters now privately concede the inevitability of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's winning the Democratic presidential nomination. One hint to understanding the mindset of candidate Clinton and her devoted loyalists (the ones who refuse to acknowledge the nonexistence of any semi-plausible path to the nomination) may be found in a story popular in Spain as that country's then-aging dictator lingered in critical condition.
The year was 1975, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the ruthless strongman who with an iron hand had ruled Spain for four decades, lay on his deathbed. The joke then popular in Barcelona went like this:
First Spaniard: "There is good news, and there is bad news."
Second Spaniard: "Tell me the good news [ ... More ]
In no other site can you find a wealth of information about the wonderful city. This geo-targeted search engine is the perfect choice if there’s anything about the city that you would like to know. As a matter of fact, it actually serves as THE ultimate directory listing of all the various business and establishments in the city. The wide assortment of information that this site ranges from the serious business and corporate issues to light news such as the latest entertainment buzz or the most recent society news. In addition, Columbia City News can also serve as your online yellow page where you can search for virtually any business that would provide you with the stuff that you need.
So why would you stress yourself out in looking at various sites and endlessly searching for info about Columbia when one site can deliver them all? Choose Columbia City News as your perfect guide to the city!
Some materials contained on this site are protected by copyright
and therefore may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast
without the express written permission of cities-newsnetwork.com.