Monthly Archives: January 2011

New Years Ruminations, 2011

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

* I see Egypt has blown up, after the fuse was lit in Tunisia. Everybody is wondering where the pieces will fall, except of course for those who think it’ll all settle down after a few soporific homilies from The … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Isolationism: the Issue that Divides the Right

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This originally appeared in The Dakota Beacon last year. There really is a Ron Paul revolution. At the Conservative Political Action Conference last year, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) won the straw poll for preferred candidate for president, with 31% … Continue reading →

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Kill this son-of-a-pig

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

The guy in the picture is Faleh Hassan Almaleki. He looks like a fairly normal, kind of nerdy guy doesn’t he? In October, 2009 he murdered his lovely daughter Noor, by running her over with an SUV. As a journalist, … Continue reading →

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Update, Belarus

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

I’m ba-a-a-a-a-ck! I arrived at the airport in Minsk late Sunday the ninth, in a state of some trepidation. When the mission was first conceived among us, the original thought was that it might be a “witness bodyguard” mission, i.e. … Continue reading →

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In case you wondered where I am…

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Stephen W. Browne

I’m in Minsk, Belarus. A good friend, a leader of the opposition is being leaned on. He’s lucky at that, many of his partners in his party and colleagues in other opposition parties are in jail. The fact he’s not … Continue reading →

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