Tag: world affairs
member name: Greg R.
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August 30, 2007 03:25 PM EDT --
The Hill reported yesterday that the liberal group MoveOn.org was undertaking an advertising campaign against Democratic Congressman Brian Baird of Washington because his recent trip to Iraq had changed . . .
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November 13, 2008 07:59 AM EST --
The Associated Press reported November 12 that India conducted a successful test of a medium-range, surface to surface missile that is allegedly nuclear capable.
The missile was reported to have a . . .
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November 13, 2008 08:08 AM EST --
The Associated Press reported November 12 that the lower house of Germany's parliament passed new anti-terror legislation that would allow spying on computers and wiretapping conversations by the . . .
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December 09, 2008 08:42 AM EST --
This analysis by Dr. George Friedman, founder of Strategic Forecasting, was published December 8. It is reprinted here with permission from STRATFOR .
By Dr. George Friedman
In an interview . . .
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July 24, 2007 04:07 PM EDT --
The recent release of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) asserting that al-Qaeda has regrouped in Pakistan has resulted in a significant amount of debate about the Global War on Terror and the efforts . . .
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August 06, 2007 02:51 PM EDT --
The Associated Press reported over the weekend that the United Nations Security Council had expressed its "grave concern" over reports alleging that weapons were being smuggled into Lebanon. . . .
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August 15, 2007 07:35 AM EDT --
As the U.S. Congress and Iraqi parliament enjoy their summer recesses, reports from military officials and independent analysts in Iraq indicate that President Bush's so-called "surge" . . .
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September 03, 2007 03:33 PM EDT --
When conservative Nicolas Sarkozy defeated socialist Segolene Royal for the French presidency earlier this year, media pundits and political analysts alike speculated that we were witnessing the dawn of . . .
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October 10, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
Some of the most interesting experiences I have had during my travels to and from the war in Iraq involved the necessary fuel stops in other nations along the route that would take me to Kuwait, the jumping . . .
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October 19, 2007 11:31 AM EDT --
In yesterday's "Rush in a Hurry" email, which provides me with a quick recap of The Rush Limbaugh Show's highlights when I don't have a chance to listen in, there was an item . . .
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November 15, 2007 02:23 PM EST --
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's April proclamation that the Iraq war was "lost" and the surge ordered by President Bush last January was not accomplishing anything generated a significant . . .
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December 20, 2007 10:42 AM EST --
Russia's recent shipment of uranium fuel rods to Iran has moved the Islamic Republic one step closer to having an operational nuclear power facility in the southern city of Bushehr, and one step . . .
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November 13, 2008 10:27 AM EST --
The Middle East Times ran a "special report " November 12 saying that while some not-so-welcome endorsements for an Obama presidency came in after the November 4 presidential election, including . . .
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November 01, 2007 05:05 PM EDT --
After watching the news today, I thought I'd take a moment to talk about the recent jury award of nearly $11 million to the parents of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. Corporal Snyder was . . .
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October 27, 2008 09:08 PM EDT --
Much has been written about the demise of the nation state in the age of globalization. Nonstate actors have gained more and more influence, and states are no longer able to control what flows across . . .
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November 13, 2008 08:02 PM EST --
The training of the Afghan Army is critical to long-term stability in a country torn by decades of war. But I'm concerned that we are placing too much emphasis on numbers and not enough on the technical . . .
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November 14, 2008 02:17 PM EST --
AFP reported November 14 that all British military forces would be out of Iraq by the end of 2009. The report cited Iraqi national security advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaie as its source.
The Brits maintain . . .
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October 29, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
There’s been a noticeable decrease in the anti-war rhetoric coming out of Washington lately, no doubt because there has been a noticeable lack of bad news coming out of Iraq. Each day, more critics . . .
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November 28, 2007 06:15 PM EST --
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published new survey findings indicating that the public appears to be getting the word that the mainstream media tries its best to ignore: conditions . . .
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January 02, 2008 08:20 AM EST --
It is, of course, impossible to know for sure what dangers the United States will face in 2008. Russian aggressiveness, Chinese military investment, Pakistani instability, and the ongoing wars in Afghanistan . . .
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