http://economicrisis.com/deadly-new-bird-flu-virus-in-china-possibly-linked-to-dead-pigs/3905 Deadly New Bird Flu Virus in China Possibly Linked to Dead Pigs A new and deadly strain of bird flu is threatening two eastern Chinese provinces, with health authorities and...
Read More http://newswalls.blogspot.com/2012/10/jon-stewart-challenges-obama-on-libya.html President Barack Obama appeared on The Daily Show tonight, in a wide-ranging interview that hit on everything from the debates between the president and Mitt Romney, the president’s...
"Appearing on 'CBS This Morning,' former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, under Pres. Bush, Condi Rice was unable to name one instance of President Obama's failure in foreign policy (video here)."
One reference says that many claim to be veterans of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. There is a Wiki post, of course, listing known and popular dissidents. ...
Dear Peoples Republic of China: With all of the humility we can muster for this circumstance (all tongues in cheeks) we the folks of the USA would like to apologize for Chen Guangcheng showing up at our Embassy...
In 1985, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union elected a noble-minded leader named Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev promised to make the Soviet Union more humane and democratic. His reforms - glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (economic reconstruction) - became...
This is worth waiting for, a discussion about US foreign policy. One thing that I know about it, we cannot afford it. The inclination of conservatives might be to err heavily in the direction of defense spending. I...
Withdraw now The incident in Afghanistan gets worse with the report that the rampant killer soldier massacred women and children. To think that this incident will not have larger ramifications is naïve. I believe...
President Obama is poised against Iran and Republican leaders agree. Representative Adam Smith sounds the most prudent chord. “’We should allow enough time to see if the sanctions and international isolation...
Stop them in their tracks US Intelligence experts believe that the Iranian government is willing to take their fight to the US as sanctions tighten and as they approach nuclear development and deployment. Iranian...
The story posted here makes a controversy about an alleged letter to the Supreme Leader of Iran from Obama requesting talks while simultaneously drawing a red line against interference in the Strait of Hormuz. An...
Sustainment In this WP article, the President gets high marks for how he assembled military leadership to support his reduced defense budget. As a citizen, I want to know much more about the foreign policy that is...
Robert Gates served as United States Secretary of Defense from November, 2006 (replacing Donald Rumsfeld) until April, 2011 (replaced by Leon Panetta). At his retirement ceremony Gates was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. David...
(Part 2.2 of Essay: Protect & Enable America, U.S. Foreign Policy) Main idea: Sustainability: optimal economic performance versus growth Supporting points: 1. Each nation on Earth has certain resources that...
Introduction: Part 1 By James A. George, American Political System Essay Premise: The U.S. Government has three primary purposes: 1) Protect, 2) Enable, and 3) Backup. This essay focuses on the role of foreign...