Recent Posts Tagged With 'foreign relations'

• Copenhagen Conference Cheers Chavez

  Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 00:03 in Ecology, Economy, international, United Nations, foreign relations

  Putting our economy in the hands of Chavez fans These maniacs in Copenhagen are voting on your future: President Chavez brought the house down. When he said the process in Copenhagen was “not democratic, it is not inclusive, but isn’t that the...

• What\'s Worse -- the Waste or the Hypocrisy?

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 00:37 in Ecology, international, waste, United Nations, foreign relations

  Mountain of Waste at Copenhagen Video at the link. Use less water. Drive smaller cars. Turn down the heat. Save the planet.Those are the messages coming from the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen, but the environmental elite here ma...

• Interesting Discussion on Universal Jurisdiction

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 21:53 in international, law, foreign relations

  Go read: Universal Jurisdiction ...

• New unmanned US stealth jet gathers data in Iran

  Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 00:16 in Security, military, iran, extremism, nuclear weapons, foreign relations

  US Air Force spokesmen confirmed this week that the hitherto secret unmanned, high-altitude stealth jet, the "Beast of Kandahar," was present at the big US air base of Bagram, in Afghanistan. Photos of the Beast on the Bagram tarmac - outside its reg...

• So which will it be: a war with Iran, or a nuclear-armed Iran?

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 08:20 in war, iran, nuclear weapons, foreign relations

  Economist: An Iranian nuclear bomb, or the bombing of Iran?After years of fruitless diplomacy, Iran is on the threshold of becoming a nuclear power. The options are grim. A bipartisan American report, by two ex-senators and a former air-force general...

• IRAN Outrage over Swiss vote to ban minarets

  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 00:02 in Culture, Islam, terrorism, iran, extremism, shame, foreign relations, principles

  An East-West clash over a Swiss referendum last week banning the construction of mosque minarets heated up today as Iran's foreign minister warned of unspecified "consequences" if the ban were enforced.Manouchehr Mottaki spoke on the phone with his S...

• Victory For Honduras

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 00:43 in international, foreign relations

  Honduran Election Gains Backing Honduras's President-elect Porfirio Lobo began lobbying on Monday for international recognition of his victory and an end to the country's diplomatic isolation over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.A day after w...

• Presidential Election in Honduras

  Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 12:42 in international, foreign relations

  Honduran Hopefuls Look Past Zelaya The two front-runners for the Honduran presidency have disagreed on matters from government spending to the death penalty. But on the most divisive issue that this tiny republic faces, they are on the same page: O...

• And This Week\'s Statement of the Obvious Award Goes To ...

  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 01:46 in international, iran, nuclear weapons, foreign relations

  Mohamed El Baradei, head of the IAEA, for stating that negotiations with Iran will reach a dead end unless Iran starts to cooperate.This has been obvious to the rest of us for some time now. Left unsaid is that Iran is not going to cooperate, and nev...

• Proposed Treaty Threatens Free Speech

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 00:46 in religion, liberty, international, Islam, bill of rights, United Nations, foreign relations

  Muslim Nations Seeking International Blasphemy Ban Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols a...

• African Oil-Funded Dictator\'s Son Buys Access To U.S.

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 13:27 in international, borders, foreign relations

  Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa The nation’s doors are open to Mr. Obiang, the forest and agriculture minister of Equatorial Guinea and the son of its president, even though federal law enforcement officials believe that “most ...

• Secret U.N. - Iranian Nuclear Deal Leaked

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 01:12 in international, iran, United Nations, nuclear weapons, foreign relations

  London Times: UN nuclear chief in secret talks with Iran over deal to end sanctions United Nations and Iranian officials have been secretly negotiating a deal to persuade world powers to lift sanctions and allow Tehran to retain the bulk of its n...

• This Kowtowing To China Makes Me Sick To My Stomach

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 15:27 in budget, Republicans, Democrats, china, Economy, disaster, shame, foreign relations, incompetence

  China’s Role as Lender Alters Dynamics for Obama’s VisitWhen President Obama visits China for the first time on Sunday, he will, in many ways, be assuming the role of profligate spender coming to pay his respects to his banker.That stark fact —...

• Has Obama Been Too Conciliatory With Muslims?

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 21:13 in Islam, foreign relations, obama administration

  Slate: Obama's Muslim Problem -- Has he been too conciliatory?Obama's challenge has always been to get the benefit of his special relationship with Islam while containing the political hazards it brings. With Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's murdering rampag...