Category Archives: Islam

A New Tyranny: The Fatal Conceit of Macro-Prudential Policy

Posted on August 6, 2014 by William Holland

Let’s face it, the Federal Reserve is out of ammunition. By any standard, the world’s most powerful institution is impotent.  So is Congress, who punted immediately to the credentialed technocracy that is the ‘Fed.’ One can see it now, the … Continue reading →

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The War on Christianity: Mosul, ISIS & a Lame West

Posted on July 31, 2014 by William Holland

The reason why no one reports on the purge of Christians from Mosul (Iraq) is because the secular world has long harbored hatred for Orthodox Christians.  Now just image if roles were reversed and fundamentalist Christians sough to purge Islam. … Continue reading →

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French Catholic Priest Beheaded in Syria: Francois Murad Martyred

Posted on July 2, 2013 by William Holland

Last Wednesday evening, after having being taken captive/kidnapped by Sunni terror squads in southern Syrian town of Gassanieh, Father Francois Murad was beheaded in front of children, martyred for his faith; his identity as Christian. We should note that the … Continue reading →

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Caudillo Chavista Meets Jesus

Posted on March 10, 2013 by William Holland

The death of Hugo Chavez is a reminder that the soft underbelly of the American Imperium is Central/South America.  Reagan understood this better than most American Presidents.  The social/political trajectory of governments unalloyed from the Protestant Reformation has always been … Continue reading →

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Apaiser: Peace or Imminent U.S. Defeat, The Parisian Afghani’s & Power Blocks

Posted on December 23, 2012 by William Holland

About 40 miles north of Paris is the lovely town of Chantilly, a town known for horse training.  This luxury town is now witnessing the imminent defeat of America throughout the AfPak region.  How is this so?  America has a … Continue reading →

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The Myopia of Joe Biden: Iran at Parchin

Posted on December 23, 2012 by William Holland

Everyone remembers how the Vice President debates revealed a justification for American complacency regarding Iran:  they’re a long way off from getting a delivery system!  Biden’s retort is politically naive.  Let’s get to the details. Aside from the reality that … Continue reading →

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Benghazi & How Ideology Blinds

Posted on December 20, 2012 by William Holland

Some years ago I spent time with a Catholic Priest who is Pastor of a Parish in an affluent Westchester County neighborhood; who explained to me his experience of living through the terror attacks that rocked the entire Near East … Continue reading →

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The Fragility of Persia: Domestic Unrest & A Wavering West

Posted on December 14, 2012 by William Holland

It isn’t hard to see that the Mullahs are showing signs of panic, now would be a good time to hit Iran given its proclivity towards domestic unrest and real poverty. Throughout Persia, the tentacles of Iran have taken to … Continue reading →

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The Mullah’s & The Bomb

Posted on December 14, 2012 by William Holland

Seventy years ago this past week marks the very first controlled nuclear reaction which took place under the bleachers of the old Stagg Field at the University of Chicago.  There America found how to harness the power of the atom … Continue reading →

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Hamas, Preemption & Israeli Will

Posted on November 28, 2012 by William Holland

John Bolton got it right when he revealed that last weeks surprise attack on Israel by Iranian proxies was an attempt by Iran to read Israeli political willpower. We should know by now that all actors within the Near East … Continue reading →

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