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Toward the end times
Wednesday, 29 November 2023 07:16 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Second of a seriesTHIS takes off from my past two columns on a hypothesis on religion being a driving force for wars and even more conflicts. "Toward a tragic prognosis" (The Manila Times, Nov. 15, 2023) and last week's "Religion —…
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Religion — impetus for war and conflict
Wednesday, 22 November 2023 08:10 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
THE fourth part of my series on the Palestinian-Israel conflict ("Toward a tragic prognosis," The Manila Times, Nov. 8, 2023) ended up with a statement: "The two-state solution was a formula for disaster for the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and…
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Right is might is right — a mirror image
Wednesday, 15 November 2023 20:44 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
AT the end of the Second World War, along with the advent of a bipolar world, the behavior of the hegemons America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) defined the global power dynamics. Both countries were perceived to…
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Toward a tragic prognosis
Wednesday, 08 November 2023 22:51 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Fourth of a seriesTHE world has never been in a more precarious period than these days. The Middle East is about to blow up, with Israel and Hamas providing the fuse. And it is lit! Israel has invaded Gaza to…
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Who are the bigger terrorists?
Wednesday, 01 November 2023 08:35 Written by Lito Monico C. Lorenzana
Third of a seriesTHE last two parts of this column depicted the many faces of terrorism, highlighting both Israel and Hamas. Both sides are currently hogging the headlines claiming the high ground, preaching to their own choirs, and appealing to…
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The many faces of terrorism
Thursday, 26 October 2023 19:29 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
Second of a seriesTHE world has condemned what is transpiring between Israel and Hamas as terrorism, pure and simple. A concerted missile barrage from Gaza was launched toward Israel with no specific targets except to do maximum harm to the…
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Genesis of terrorism
Thursday, 19 October 2023 22:06 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
THE last few days, Ukraine was relegated to the back burner, eclipsed by another war. By now, the world is familiar with the circumstances surrounding this war.After breaking through Israel's security barrier last October 7, Hamas militants gunned down entire…
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Autocratic pragmatism — one final act
Thursday, 12 October 2023 20:54 Written by Lito Monico Lorenzana
DEMOCRACY failed us! The crux of this six-part series. For a century, we wasted what initially was a good thing, foisted upon us "little brown brothers" as a patronizing experiment. America's first-ever foray into the Far East was essential to…
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