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JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
More Afghanistan Speech Reactions
As promised, “Obama’s Afghanistan Speech: Reactions From Around the World” is up at New Atlanticist.The...
2 days ago OTB Media | Topics: Europe, James Joyner, Media, World...
 
lucmuller
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[LIEN] WorldFace - If world politics was social networking... from Team Fishcake: http://bit.ly/8YUnTY
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Europe’s New Leadership in Perspective
My latest for Foreign Policy, “The Eurocrats Europe Needs,” is up.   It attempts to bring some perspective to the...
 
seocanada
seocanada posted a tweet
Asthma Relief – My Blog | Politics4All - Real World Politics Daily http://bit.ly/7tm1El
 
David_Z
David_Z posted a blog entry
Climate Scandal: Story of the Century, Ignored by Mainstream News
For twenty years or more, the entire world has been duped into action based on faulty, flawed, incomplete, exaggerated or...
 
knightofdawn
knightofdawn posted a blog entry
Rumsfeld decision allowed Bin Laden to escape: Senate report
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was "within the grasp" of US forces in late 2001 but escaped because then-defense secretary...
 
knightofdawn
knightofdawn posted a blog entry
Rumsfeld decision allowed Bin Laden to escape: Senate report
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was "within the grasp" of US forces in late 2001 but escaped because then-defense secretary...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
Obama’s Bow: A Lasting Image?
Peggy Noonan takes a harsh view of the way Obama’s first year has unfolded.In a presidency, a picture or photograph...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Nothing says “we support freedom” like…
Really, Iran?  I mean, really?Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace...
 
briansol
briansol posted a blog entry
WHITE ARYANS vs DARKIE IRANIANS?
*WHITE ARYANS vs DARKIE IRANIANS?* :dunno:---Quote---*Iran rebuked over nuclear 'cover-up' by UN watchdog*The UN...
7 days ago Conflicting Views | Topics: World...
 
knightofdawn
knightofdawn posted a blog entry
China and US leaders boost Copenhagen climate summit
PARIS - US and Chinese proposals for tackling greenhouse gases were hailed Thursday while confirmation their leaders will...
 
knightofdawn
knightofdawn posted a blog entry
German military chief quits over deadly Afghan strike
BERLIN - Germany's top general quit on Thursday over an air strike in Afghanistan on two fuel tankers hijacked by the Taliban...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
Pending Fun from British Elections?
Over the weekend, the Guardian reported an interesting poll:On Sunday an Ipsos-Mori opinion poll slashed the Tory lead over...
 
JamesOTB
JamesOTB posted a blog entry
SNL Obama China Skit
Dan Drezner and Megan McArdle are among those recommending Saturday Night Live’s opening sketch parodying a joint press...
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
For those unfamiliar, the above is a title from a short story by Harlan Ellison, which contains a hellish account of the...
 
briansol
briansol posted a blog entry
Israeli Intermarriage Viewed As Treason
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Israel, Intermarriage Is Viewed As Treason...
11 days ago Conflicting Views | Topics: World...
 
Ted
Ted posted a blog entry
Meeting the In-Laws
This afternoon I was treated to free theatre by my brother, Michael. Bless his heart, without him the only culture I’d...
 
<em>palinspin</em>
palinspin posted a blog entry
Geography Eludes Palin: Iraq or Iran – What’s the Difference to Sarah? (Video)
Sarah Palin picked celebrity interviewers and right-wing pundits for her book promotion tour, probably to avoid embarrassments...
12 days ago Palinspin | Topics: News, Blog, Fox News, Palin...
 
Uttam P
Uttam P posted a tweet
Post Edited: Farmers protest in India and World Politics (http://cli.gs/sTJ8E) #india #news
 
skwguitar
skwguitar posted a blog entry
Obama addresses deficit problem in the United States
…Thank you, Mr. President.Some of us were beginning to think you had forgotten about the issue...
15 days ago News Today | Topics: 1, American..., Federal..., News Today
 
sltaylor
sltaylor posted a blog entry
On Bowing and a Little History
As best as I can tell from reading people who know what they are talking about, Obama’s bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito was a...
 
Uttam P
Uttam P posted a tweet
New post: Farmers protest in India and World Politics (http://cli.gs/sTJ8E) #india #news
 
JohnnyRussia
JohnnyRussia posted a blog entry
Drudge Report Channels Mayan Calendar: The End Is Near!
I routinely point out the hyperbolic headlines on the Drudge Report, as that website acts as a pot-stirrer for the wide array...
 
Keith
Keith posted a blog entry
Obama And Hiroshima – Punt
Image via WikipediaA Japanese report asked President Obama if he [Obama] thought the dropping of two nuclear bombs on Japan...
21 days ago Holy Hell | Topics: Barack Obama, USA, World..., war
 
skwguitar
skwguitar posted a blog entry
Defense Secretary Robert Gates: “Everybody ought to shut up”
Responding rather angrily to questions about the recent Fort Hood shooting and the United States military in Afghanistan,...
 
Keith
Keith posted a blog entry
Gag Me With A Hippy
Image via WikipediaKumbaya, group hug, utopian hippy think did not die with the 1970’s, it just took a desperately needed...
 
skwguitar
skwguitar posted a blog entry
The costly alliances of the United States
One of my favorite quotes from George Washington was two little snippets of advice that he had for the young United States of...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
In case you missed it, Iran says “No” to the nuke deal
If you happened to be focused on other things yesterday, say like the House passing health care legislation late on...
26 days ago Van Santos | Topics: World..., Iran, Israel, Nuclear...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Random Friday Thoughts (Unemployment, Iran, Gold)
UnemploymentUnemployment hit and blew through the 10% barrier; the U.S. is now “officially” at 10.2%.  If one uses the...
28 days ago Van Santos | Topics: Business, World..., ElBaradei, Gold
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Politics (World, U.S), Turkey (the country, not the food), Pot (the drug, not the cooking type), Gay love (not the good kind), and a cute cartoon (really, just a cute cartoon)
I love the internet.  In a single day people can get more information than what was available to people in a lifetime roughly...
29 days ago Van Santos | Topics: Just Stuff, Politics, Video, World...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Karzai is (officially) President once again
It seems the election confusion over in Afghanistan has managed to work out.  Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of the 2009...
32 days ago Van Santos | Topics: World...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Reminder – Nuclear inspectors visit newly revealed Iran plant
It seems that UN inspectors did visit the ‘new’ Iranian nuke plants, and did so without any problem.“IAEA...
40 days ago Van Santos | Topics: World..., Iran, Nuclear, UN. United...
 
The Emotional Cripple
The Emotional Cripple posted a blog entry
Asian nations look to ‘lead world’
By Asian nations looking to ‘lead world’ in an EU-style community, does they mean China and India run Asia at the...
40 days ago Van Santos | Topics: World..., China, E.U., France
 
<em>j_ybanez</em>
j_ybanez posted a blog entry
U.S. jobless claims up ended two-straight declines
Financeroll.com – First-time claims for state unemployment benefits rose in the latest week after back-to-back declines, the...
43 days ago Finance Roll | Topics: World &...
 
<em>j_ybanez</em>
j_ybanez posted a blog entry
The lower dollar, higher oil.
Jakarta, Financeroll.com (22/10) - It seems easy to us to see the oil price movements with the dollar exchange rate today....
43 days ago Finance Roll | Topics: World &...
 
<em>j_ybanez</em>
j_ybanez posted a blog entry
BOE unanimously backed October policy decisions
Financeroll.com – Bank of England policy makers maintained consensus on the size of their bond-purchase plan this month,...
44 days ago Finance Roll | Topics: World &...
 
skwguitar
skwguitar posted a blog entry
Gitmo Bay closer to closing
Today the Senate passed a resolution authorizing the transfer of Guantanamo Bay prisoners for trials in the United States. The...
 
skwguitar
skwguitar posted a blog entry
UN backed panel finds massive fraud in Afghan election
U.N.-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out almost one third of President Hamid Karzai’s votes from...
 
<em>j_ybanez</em>
j_ybanez posted a blog entry
Bernanke : Imbalance as thread for global economy.
Jakarta, Financeroll.com (20/10) - as recognized today, that global economic growth began to improve, where for several Asian...
46 days ago Finance Roll | Topics: World &...
 
Tony B
Tony B posted a blog entry
$7.6 Billion city sprouting up in the desert?
Your exported petro dollars at work, supporting a massive experiment in the desert.clipped from...
49 days ago Tony Bierman | Topics: Oil, World...
 
Tony B
Tony B posted a blog entry
Hugo Chavez Nationalizes Another Hilton Hotel
It’s good to be the king, I suppose.clipped from online.wsj.comCARACAS (Dow Jones)–Venezuela...
49 days ago Tony Bierman | Topics: World...
 
branden
branden posted a tweet
RT @repcamward: Consumer Spending Will Keep Economic Recovery Slow – My Blog | Politics4All - Real World Politics Daily http://bit.ly/Lrv56