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Beni Bevly
Beni Bevly posted a blog entry
Why Obama skipping Jakarta might not be so bad
Image Source: javno.comBy Evan A. Laksmana and Hazelia Margaretha They say Indonesia is the most important country that the...
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Those Defense Earmarks – Perks You Can Believe In!
Oh that Obama transparency and ending of earmarks. Change you can believe in if you believe Barack Hussein Obama is not a...
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Where’s George W. Bush?
Yes, Barack Hussein Obama “visited” the troops at 2 a.m. for a staged photo-op last month. Unfortunately, those...
 
agharass
agharass posted a blog entry
Brigitte Bardot part en croisade…
Une nouvelle fois, Brigitte Bardot part en croisade pour les animaux. Et contre l’abattage rituel des animaux pour que leur...
 
Jillmz
Jillmz posted a blog entry
Ahmadinejad Told to ‘Corroborate’ American Threat to the ‘Mahdi’: Iraq of Tomorrow, Iraq
As we have been covering over recent days, Iranian President Ahmadinejad has been whipping up audiences with talk of how the...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Copenhagen gains
No deal is a good deal, but the real deal is geopoliticalBack in October 2007, this blog had argued that because “it...
 
Jillmz
Jillmz posted a blog entry
Fiasco!: West Bets Climate Change Will Hurt Poor the Most – Le Quotidien d’Oran of Algeria
It’s a lowdown dirty allegation, but is it true? Have the large multinationals concluded that a little global warming...
 
Durf
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Reading "The Dollar Dilemma," Foreign Affairs: http://bit.ly/MyiWE via @addthis
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Moonbat(s) of the Week
Al Gore Jr.An Inconvenient Liar (TN) andClimate Liars Around the WorldIn Copenhagen this week liar Gore stated:There is a...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Why India should send troops to Afghanistan
It’s about strategy, not popularityThere is often a negative correlation between popularity and good policy: what is...
 
Darrin Bell
Darrin Bell posted a blog entry
What English Sounds Like to Foreigners
I always wondered what I must sound like to people who don't speak English, but I always assumed there'd be less harmonica...
 
Speak Without
Speak Without posted a blog entry
Macau turns 10
With all of Macau's success under Chinese rule, why isn't Beijing smiling? [...]
 
Speak Without
Speak Without posted a blog entry
Questions, Questions, Questions
Questions, Questions, QuestionsBy Alan CarubaI am frequently asked how I come up with something new to write about every...
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Reality Check in Copenhagen – Climate Conference or Anti-Capitalism Summit?
Two, two, two reality checks in Copenhagen while world dictators decide for free people everywhere that climate change is...
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Obama’s Soiled Pants
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, in an interview with Foreign Policy Magazine on Dec. 9 discusssing Barack...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Hillary Clinton the most popular administration official
Outside of Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, nobody else is even close. Hillary is at 75% approval--57% among...
 
Waddie
Waddie posted a blog entry
All the President’s Emails- from Guardian UK
All the president’s emailsIn a unique experiment in democratic transparency, Barack Obama – a BlackBerry owner, and...
 
Waddie
Waddie posted a blog entry
Silvio Berlusconi Punched In The Face After Speech
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was punched in the face following a speech this evening in Italy. Berlusconi was...
 
Liberally_Conservative
Liberally_Conservative posted a blog entry
Dick Wolf’s Law and Order SVU – A Cancer On Viewers
This week’s episode of “Law & Order: SVU” featured a character played by John Larroquette talking to a...
 
agharass
agharass posted a blog entry
Terroriste islamiste à Quatre ans !
photo credit: DFID – UK Department for International DevelopmentSi tu tombe sur ce titre de billet par hasard sache que...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
It is Scotland, after all
Scientists took a submarine into Loch Ness looking for the famed Loch Ness monster. They didn't find him, but they did find...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Ireland poised to enact civil unions law
Dáil Éireann, Ireland’s parliament, has read and debated the Civil Partnership Bill 2009 which had been introduced by...
 
Raven1229
Raven1229 posted a blog entry
Some midweek links
The massive spending bill known as “TARP” didn’t prevent the economy from going into the toilet. The massive...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Open thread: India must send troops to Afghanistan
What do you think?So dear readers, what you think of a proposal to send Indian troops to Afghanistan—this will allow the...
15 days ago Current Issues | Topics: Foreign..., Security
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Obama’s quasi-ultimatum to Pakistan
Okay, it’s a strong prodIn his opening remarks at the first Takshashila Executive Programme on Strategic Affairs, hosted...
 
LooseKannon
LooseKannon posted a blog entry
Men Not To Be Trifled With
Last night I got together with Sun Tzu, Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, and George Patton for pizza, beer, and a...
17 days ago LooseKannon | Topics: Blog, Conflict, Featured, Foreign...
 
agharass
agharass posted a blog entry
L’Arroseur arrosé…Peut-on enfin avancer ?
L’arroseur arrosé s’est fait gouler avec une chaussure aussi grosse que la sienne !! Alors peut-on avancer ? Dans...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Irish Times editorial gets to the heart of the matter
Maureen Gaffney, a clinical psychologist, is chairwoman of the National Economic and Social Forum of Ireland. The Forum advises...
 
posted a blog entry
Irish Times editorial gets to the heart of the matter
Maureen Gaffney, a clinical psychologist, is chairwoman of the National Economic and Social Forum of Ireland. The Forum advises...
 
Speak Without
Speak Without posted a blog entry
Obama Redeclares War
Obama Redeclares WarCan he fight and win without the support of his political base? A deep and perhaps the deepest benefit...
 
Mideast Y
Mideast Y posted a blog entry
Peace in the Middle East
Peace in the Middle East is still only a dream, but the actual terms of a final peace agreement between Palestinians, at least...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Sometimes you just have to laugh
Tom Hayden, former Chicago 7 defendant, and former California State Senator--from posh Santa Monica!--has decided that...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Everybody's a critic
Some people must be nostalgic for World War II. They seem to expect some kind of final battle in Afghanistan where we get to...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Imelda Marcos tosses her shoe(s) into the ring
When Wellington Webb ran for Mayor of Denver some years ago, he used his "sneakers" as a symbol. He was walking the...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Vishnu and the Missing Minarets
Swiss Muslims are SwissIn response to Jaideep Kulkarni who had asked why Indians should care if the Swiss ban minarets or...
22 days ago Current Issues | Topics: Foreign..., Public Policy
 
Waddie
Waddie posted a blog entry
Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: Just Words? Not If You’re Looking For Victory
For those of you who like to read the box scores the day after the game, here’s some interesting stats about Barack Obama’s...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
First Obama dithered. Then he underwhelmed
Did anyone notice the absence of garments on the body of the ruling person?All President Barack Obama said in his speech was...
22 days ago Current Issues | Topics: Foreign...
 
cyberdov
cyberdov posted a blog entry
Kvish 443 - a must see!
Pretty sophisticated political commentary.And Sue  thought there is no left in Israel any...
22 days ago Cyberdov | Topics: Foreign..., Politics
 
Waddie
Waddie posted a blog entry
White House Official: Afghanistan Pullout July 2011
My dad always told me, “Son, you can’t have it both ways”. Evidently no one ever told Barack Obama. In the same breath he...
 
Pasir Ris P
Pasir Ris P posted a blog entry
Pragati December 2009: Where India stands on climate change
The image on the cover of this month’s issue of Pragati is a painting by Azmat Ali that expresses the complexities...
 
Waddie
Waddie posted a blog entry
Obama Afghanistan Speech (Live Video Live Blogging Event)
Now that the POTUS has finally decided to partially accept the advice of his Generals and send troops to Afghanistan, it...
 
flogust
flogust posted a tweet
RT @newsfeeding: Palin Going Rogue on Foreign Policy: Palin's incompetence on foreign affairs is a global threat d... http://bit.ly/6bRixT
 
Curly
Curly posted a blog entry
Rise of the little big man
Little Sarkozy is feeling pretty big now!I don’t know whether to laugh or cry :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
The experience of one Irish family
A comment posted at Pam's House Blend: My mother and her sisters were removed from their mother's home when a parish priest...
 
jpetty
jpetty posted a blog entry
Ireland again roiled by child abuse report
Ireland's Department of Justice released the report of its special Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese...
 
agharass
agharass posted a blog entry
[Sondage] Minarets en Europe, votre avis ?
Le gouvernement suisse s’est opposé à cette interdiction. Il rappelle la tolérance mais il n’oublie pas aussi le...
27 days ago le blog de Agharass | Topics: Foreign..., Pics