Daily Archives: October 7, 2024
Capital Crimes and Accountability
It is crucial that in a functioning democracy there be an open, wide-ranging, and energetic difference of opinion among those citizens entrusted with the gift of liberty. Freedom of speech and the ballot box are the legacies that have been dearly bought by generations of Americans in uniform. To see these freedoms perverted and attacked by would-be assassins embracing an ideology repugnant to most Americans is a reminder that their actions can only be described as a capital crime against our democracy. Pictured: Former President Donald Trump is taken off a rally stage by Secret Service agents after he was shot by a would-be assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.
Biden to Jews: ‘No’ to Defending against Iran’s Nuclear Weapons
“Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.” United Nations Charter, Article 51.
On October 1, 2024, Iran directly attacked Israel for the second time in six months, launching at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israeli towns cities and towns and sending millions of Israelis into bomb shelters. Iran simply did what it has been doing for decades: trying to obliterate Israel.
