Except for the part about occupying Libya (We already have all the sand we will ever need, thank you very much!) I am in total agreement with Fred. I have been reading his reporting since Vietnam, and he has been a direct and fearless truth-teller. VERY RARE in the American press- probably why he is not carried in 1,000 newspapers. Fred's police reporting alone would cause liberals to wet their pants all over this country! It could cause Upper West Siders to suffer strokes en masse.
Basically, he believes that there is evil in the world, and that holding hands and singing "Kumbaya" does NOTHING to eradicate it. Evil must be confronted by resolute people, and defeated- not once, but over and over again. It is never going to completely go away.
Anyone who believes differently (and there are a few on FR) is a hopeless fool.