Archive for Category: "Foreign Policy"

August 18, 2010 05:40

Chavez faces September elections – will it matter?

Public opinion polls show socialist president’s popularity slipping amid tough economic times, soaring crime rates. But will it matter with his iron fist control of the nation and its media.

August 18, 2010 04:39

Bolton: Israel has just days to strike Iran

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton discusses the nuclear progress of Iran and the likelihood of an Israeli attack. “A huge victory for Iran”

August 17, 2010 05:48

U.S. Sounds Alarm at China’s Military Buildup

The Pentagon voiced alarm over China’s military buildup, saying it was expanding its advantage over Taiwan and investing heavily in ballistic and cruise missile capabilities that could one day pose a challenge to U.S. dominance in the western Pacific.

August 17, 2010 04:03

The Iran-Latin America Relationship

In the last five years, Iran’s foreign policy has shifted from Africa towards Latin America, with the goal of, as Ahmadinejad expressed to the Venezuelan ambassador in Tehran, David Velázquez, “tying up” the United States. “The notorious shift to the left of many Latin American countries during the first decade of the twenty-first century has allowed Iran to have more success in its attempt to improve relations”.

August 16, 2010 04:33

North Korea threatens ‘severest punishment’

“The military counteraction of (North Korea) will be the severest punishment no one has ever met in the world,” he said.

August 14, 2010 08:49

Under New American Management Al-Qaida Now Poses Inner Threat

No fewer than four U.S. citizens and a permanent U.S. resident have risen to senior leadership posts. These five English-speaking leaders are actively planning or facilitating attacks against their countrymen, while recruiting and radicalizing other American turncoats to carry them out.

August 13, 2010 08:59

Israel aims to be space superpower

While Obama dials back the space industry in the US, Israel looks at it as a growth industry.

August 13, 2010 04:17

U.S. Military Gives Up on Pakistan’s Help Against Militants

U.S. stops pressing Islamabad to launch major operations against the Haqqani network — one of the biggest threats to coalition forces in Afghanistan — believing that Pakistan’s intelligence agency continues to protect the militants.- FOXNews.com

August 13, 2010 03:13

Michael Barone at Uncommon Knowledge

Journalist, pundit, and scholar, Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a frequent commentator on Fox News, and a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

August 12, 2010 16:09

Welcome home suprise

Troops returning home surprise loved ones in this stirring video.
“We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.” -Winston Churchill