“WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO STOP THIS BLOODSHED.” (UK Independent) These words are uttered by the PM of Qatar, an Arab nation which helps to shed blood in anti-government “coalition” air strikes in Libya. As these strikes are now seen to be ineffective (or insufficiently intense) to stop government suppression of the rebellion, [...]
OPINION: OBAMA’S “DOCTRINE” OF “HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION” COULD LEAD AMERICA DOWN A DANGEROUS PATH IN MIDDLE EAST POLICY. (The Nation) Robert Dreyfuss writes in The Nation that the proverbial devil is in the details of President Obama’s public comments about his decision to intervene militarily in the Libya conflict, and those details are troubling. Answering few [...]
Stymied by vigorous public opposition and political headaches on some of their most radical and openly controversial legislative goals, Republican governors and lawmakers across the country are moving quickly to pass bills that could have a much more important effect on the country’s political dynamics its ultimate ideological path. Legislation to force state residents to [...]
FOX NEWS TAKE ON OBAMA’S LIBYA SPEECH: A NARCISSIST CLAIMING TO HAVE LED A COALITION INTO A CONFLICT INTO WHICH HE WAS HIMSELF DRAGGED BY THOSE “PARTNERS.“ (Fox News) From this perspective, Obama only did the “right thing” in committing U.S. military force in support of Libya’s rebels when forced to do so by international [...]
KNOW THY ALLIES: PETER DALE SCOTT IS “TAKING NOTES” ON THE LIBYAN REBELLION THAT THE U.S. AND NATO ARE SUPPORTING. (Asia Pacific Journal) The renowned scholar of “deep politics” begins a “notebook” on the complex question of just who are the rebels whose opposition to the Qaddafi regime is being supported by air strikes. Although [...]
With the American economy continuing to sputter, lawmakers from both parties are not shying away from offering their ideas on how to boost hiring and address the issue consistently rated as the most important by the public. Naturally, Republicans and conservative Democrats continue to call for more tax cuts as the answer to the country’s [...]
“DEMOCRATIC” EGYPT BECOMING A THEOCRATIC EGYPT? This is the fear of many of the young secular protesters who fueled the deposing of Mubarak. The new military government has found a surprising ally in the formerly-banned Muslim Brotherhood as it struggles to return “stability” to the country. Many believe the religious fundamentalists have struck a “deal” [...]
A new poll finds that U.S. operations against Libya are viewed with skepticism by a large chunk of Americans, while the conflict between President Obama and Congress over proper authorization and debate over the launch of a UN-mandated no-fly-zone continued. Results from a Gallup poll indicate that the number of Americans supporting U.S. military action [...]
GERMANY AS TEAM PLAYER WITH OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES? NOT SO MUCH THESE DAYS. (New York Times) Chancellor Andrea Merkel raises hackles both in Germany and among the country’s “allies” in the U.S., E.U. and NATO by showing a proclivity to go it alone on issues of international concern. Abstaining in the UN vote to approve [...]
WILL CONGRESS “DEFUND” OBAMA’S MILITARY ACTION IN LIBYA? (Cleveland Plain-Dealer) That is the aim of Rep. Dennis Kucinich D-OH), who continues to insist that President Obama’s decision to go to “war” in Libya was “wrong” and the president’s failure to come to Congress for authorization “has serious implications for our democracy.” Kucinich made headlines for [...]
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