Source: salon.com
In January 2003, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, Bush met with three prominent Iraqi dissidents, who, in discussing scenarios of post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, "talked about Sunnis and Shiites. It became apparent to them that the president was unfamiliar with these terms."
Source: freep.com
Cuban President Fidel Castro turns 80 next month, and the Bush administration offered its version Monday of an early birthday present of sorts.
Source: opednews.com
A recent article by two prominent political science professors has touched off heated debate.
Source: informationclearinghouse.info
The media flap over North Korea's test flights of missiles is another red herring tossed out by the Bush administration to distract the public from its disastrous policies, both foreign and economic.
Source: ft.com
China said on Tuesday that Japan’s attempt to seek a United Nations resolution against North Korea was “overreaction” and would only add to tensions in the region.
Source: english.aljazeera.net
China has again rejected possible UN sanctions against North Korea over Pyongyang's missile tests last week.
Jiang Yu, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said on Tuesday that a draft UN security resolution represented an overreaction and, if adopted, would exacerbate the pro …
It is interesting that according to the Pseudo-Intellectual press that there are no crippled, retarded or crazy people in the US. There are only Challenged people.
Source: venezuelanalysis.com
Bernardo Alvarez Herrera: In her recently released book, Friendly fire: Losing Friends and Making Enemies in the Anti-American Century, Latin America scholar Julia Sweig writes, "When US elites -- in government, media, and the private sector -- get their information mainly from t …
June 12 1993 was a turning point in Nigerian life. A billionaire leader of the status quo contested for that nation's presidency and won. The country's charismatic dictator of the time, friend to US, Britain and France annulled the election.
It seems that Americans, the govenment as well as the people, have a really short memory. We keep repeating the exact same foreign policy mistakes with each and every country we face. Isn't it about time that someone woke up and realized what we're doing?
Source: defenselink.mil
A Pentagon scribe tries to spin a growing U.S. military presence off the coast of Africa.
Source: The South Asia Citizens Web
A succinct yet thorough description of the nexus between control of oil markets, US foreign policy and military campaigns that makes much of what is happening in the world seem much less random.
Source: alternet.org
After Sept. 11, federal budgets for national security rose drastically -- so why aren't the ensuing funded programs making us any safer?
Source: go.reuters.com
Two senior Cuban officials charged on Wednesday that a report on the communist nation delivered to the Bush administration's National Security Council amounted to a blueprint for an Iraq-style regime change in the Caribbean.
Source: Foreign Policy
Is the United States winning the war on terror? Not according to more than 100 of America’s top foreign-policy hands. They see a national security apparatus in disrepair and a government that is failing to protect the public from the next attack.
Source: alternet.org
Molly Ivins: If you think the "military standoff" with North Korea sounds silly, wait'll you hear about the diplomatic maneuvering.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
A senior Cuban official has sharply criticised a US report on the future of Cuba after Fidel Castro leaves office. A draft of the report calls for a "democracy fund" to boost opposition to Cuba's communist government.
Source: heritage.org
From the article: In the international arena, China poses a challenge to the United States from a diplomatic, economic, and military standpoint.
Source: amconmag.com
Patty B goes to town on Bush's damaging foreign policies.
Source: foreignpolicy.com
Withdraw immediately or stay the present course? That is the key question about the war in Iraq today. American public opinion is now decidedly against the war.
Source: heraldnewsdaily.com
President Evo Morales drew a sharp denial from the U.S. Embassy when he claimed in a speech that the United States is sending soldiers disguised as students and tourists to Bolivia.
Source: wrmea.com
The fear of being charged with anti-Semitism outranks all other worries that bedevil politicians, and the lobby has marketed it so efficiently that a wall of silence shields the American people from awareness of the lobby’s activities and U.S.
Source: truthdig.com
Molly Ivins: Is it possible our continued presence in Iraq will make things better? Sure. Hope away. Because all the evidence points in the opposite direction.
Source: Asharq Alawsat Newspaper
Applying the lessons of Latin American democratization to the Middle East...
According to Latin Americans, there are two types of dictatorship. The first is known as "dictablanda" or " soft dictatorship". The other is "dictadura" or "hard dictatorship."
Source: english.peopledaily.com.cn
As the fourth such incident to be reported in recent times, it caused serious concern and presents another challenge to public opinion both in the United States and abroad. The US military been called upon to explain the incident repeatedly.
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