The US is preparing to pivot from domestic regulatory reform to a push for a tough new international capital regime after the weekend’s G20 and International Monetary Fund meetings glossed over differences between leading economies.
Archive for Category: "Foreign Policy"
Obama administration continues push for ‘global’ rules which would require global taxes
Our Country’s Battles
We have today an aging and shrinking Air Force and Navy, an Army that is overstretched, reserve forces that are far too ‘active’ in their rate of deployment, and too few dollars to rebuild and modernize.
South Korea Says North Korea Torpedoed South Korean Ship
South Korea’s military believes a torpedo fired from a North Korean submarine sank its navy ship last month, based on intelligence gathered jointly with the United States, a news report said on Thursday.
The Principle of Abrogation in the Quran
Carefully protected secret hidden within the architecture of the Quran. For the Quranic Suras (chapters) are not arranged chronologically, but rather according to their length – and the newer Suras (from Muhammad’s violent later phase when he was in Medina) override the older ones from his era in Mecca that were comparatively more peaceful.
60% Increase in Number of Smuggling Tunnels at U.S.-Mexican Border – terrorist highway?
Couple that with the news that Iranian special forces are now in Latin America and we have a recipe for disaster.
Iran boosts Qods shock troops in Venezuela
Will Venezuela be the next Afghanistan? Russian arms, Chinese financing, Iranian nuclear help and now Iranian special forces help Hugo Chavez in his goal of taking over Latin America. With our porous borders, does anyone think we can keep Iranian special forces out of the US?
Lieberman Call for Scrapping ‘Virtual Fence’
“The best answer to this continuing crisis and continued flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. is to go back to the old-style fences, double- and triple-tiered, and layered.”
Haitian corruption and graft delay relief efforts, punishes destitute refugees
Police and bureaucrats hold aid groups’ vehicles hostage for exorbitant fees, starving refugees wait for water and food
Arizona Sheriff Says Cops Are Being Killed by Illegal Aliens; Joins Call for U.S. Troops at Border
Law enforcement officials from the Arizona counties hardest hit by illegal immigration say they want U.S. troops to help secure the border, to prevent the deaths of more officers at the hands of criminals who enter the country illegally.
North Korea ‘plotted to kill high profile defector’
South Korea says it has uncovered a plot to assassinate the most senior official ever to have defected from Communist North Korea.