Archive for Category: "Foreign Policy"

September 8, 2010 06:38

Colombia refugees in Ecuador still can’t flee gangs

Thousands of Colombian peasants have crossed into this Ecuadorean jungle for years to escape what the U.S. State Department describes as a low-intensity guerrilla war involving mostly political combatants.

September 8, 2010 03:58

UN peacekeepers ‘failed’ DR Congo rape victims

“Our actions were not adequate, resulting in unacceptable brutalisation of the population of the villages in the area. We must do better.”

September 7, 2010 04:09

Were lives ever in danger from burning bibles?

The top US commander in Afghanistan has warned that troops’ lives will be in danger if an American church sticks to its plan to burn copies of the Koran.

September 7, 2010 03:31

Obama’s war on Arizona and America

Obama and many of his appointees “aim in particular to use American courts to import international law to override the policies adopted through the processes of representative government.”

September 6, 2010 10:48

Venezuela introduces Cuba-like food card

Presented by President Hugo Chávez as an instrument to make shopping for groceries easier, the “Good Life Card” is making various segments of the population wary because they see it as a furtive attempt to introduce a rationing card similar to the one in Cuba.

September 3, 2010 06:40

Chance of Israeli Attack on Iran 50-50 and Rising

The chance that Israel will launch a pre-emptive attack on Iran’s rogue nuclear-weapons facilities is now 50-50 and appears to be rising steadily, says Middle East expert and award-winning journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave.

September 2, 2010 09:33

Obama and the unions working on global ‘Robin Hood’ tax

Richard Trumka, President of AFL-CIO union and frequent White House visitor, is excited about working with European socialists to push for a global tax.

September 2, 2010 06:34

Obama’s ‘Come Home America’ Speech

Telegraphing to the world that America is no longer a dependable ally is the worst possible message a president can send.

September 1, 2010 10:18

Congressman Mike Pence responds to Obama’s Iraq message

No recognition of the Democrat plan for surrender.

September 1, 2010 05:11

Congressman John Boehner on national security

House Republican Leader John Boehner’s (R-OH) address on national security, set to in Milwaukee, WI at the 92nd American Legion National Convention, prior to President Obama’s Oval Office Address to the Nation on Iraq.