Summary: Assad’s death came at a convenient time; there are some golden opportunities which I expect will be taken by the appropriate parties. On Saturday, I was approached in synagogue with rumors of Assad’s demise. I replied that I have
Summary: ABM defense systems don’t work; they are a waste of money; they will drive other countries into an arms race that will further destabilize the world; better to be more serious about enforcing MAD doctrine and making rogue threats
State of the Markets I took some of my own advice issued at year’s end and sold a good number of tech stocks in mid-March. The seasonal dip came about 2 weeks earlier than I had hoped but nevertheless we
Genetics I like the idea of genetics being able to fix things that go wrong, particularly in pre-birth situations. I’m less excited about it as far as the food we eat. I figure there has to be a cost for
I’m sure Barak is happy not to visit the US right now; he has nothing to gain from the trip except to hear lots of advice he doesn’t need right now. He doesn’t like AIPAC anyway. I. Tax Reform still
Time to reassess assumptions. I’ve eaten crow and admitted that we now have learned that Assad has neither the guts nor the desire to make peace with Israel, even if he’s given essentially what he asked for. Who would have
I made some inquiries about this 100 meter business. here’s the exact story: Israel doesn’t need it for strategic reasons. However, I am told there is no way at all that Barak can pass a referendum or get wide support
The public believes that the peace process with Syria has failed, that Syria doesn’t want a deal and that the Israeli government is on the verge of collapse. Not so fast. 1. I was tempted to say that Assad pulled
Quick Super Tuesday comment: The statistics out of New York and California showed the Bush polled weaker than expected among women and Hispanics. Also, people don’t believe what he says. Bush is going to have problems and this confirms my
Tomorrow is Super Tuesday and will be decisive in determining the two candidates. so far, there is no reason to deviate from the prediction that it will be a gore/bush race and that gore has a good chance of convincing
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