Police with Slingshots in Oaxaca?

John Moore | November 26, 2006

Mark In Mexico, Oaxaca, that is, has long been kieeping us updated on Mexican politics and events – things we gringos should give more attention.
Lately, there have been riots in Oaxaca. The lefty bloggers, of course, are portraying these as popular leftist uprisings being suppressed by the forces of fascism, or whatever. Mark speaks truth [...]

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admin | November 25, 2006

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Liquid Explosives and Aircraft – The threat is Real

John Moore | November 23, 2006

In August, an Al Qaeda’s plot to simultaneously destroy numerous transatlantic airliners with liquid explosives was thwarted. The plot reportedly involved the use of liquid explosives and other components to be assembled on-board into a bomb, which would then be detonated in-flight.
Many have argued that the new security measures attempt to protect against a non-existent [...]

Education? Or Indoctrination?

John Moore | November 7, 2006

My wife teaches an after-school class for public school 3rd graders at our church here in Arizona. A few weeks ago, one of the kids told how she could pronounce the name of our governor, Janet Napolitano (D).It turns out her teacher gave out tootsie rolls to kids who learned to say it right. Nobody [...]