from The Hill: “Why don’t we say what’s on the minds of many legal experts; that the Obama administration is committing war crimes and if Bush should have been impeached, Obama should be impeached,” Nader said in an interview with the anti-war Democracy Now! organization.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Foreign policy’
Gallup: Growing Minority Wants Minimal U.S. Role in World Affairs
Gallup: February 21, 2011 Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. should play either the leading or a major role in solving international problems. However, 32% now say the U.S. should be a minor player or not involved at all, up from 23% in 2009. I think we are going to see this expand hugely as [[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 1:44 pm § in Misc.
Expediency vs. Morality
What to do about Libya ought to be a no-brainer. An odious dictator with a long record of sponsoring terrorism is now clinging to power in the face of popular revolt by mowing down unarmed demonstrators with jets, tanks, and machine guns. The Libyan people, who want to get rid of him, are facing [...]
March 3rd, 2011 - 8:59 pm § in America
PETITION: Getting Glenn Beck of the air!
Links on the Ave From The Hill From Blatherwatch From Firedoglake Glenn Beck’s Focus on CUNY Professor Brings Her Death Threats The other side. [...]
February 28th, 2011 - 6:34 pm § in Politics
Gadhafi Remains A Friend
Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Sunday that he considers Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi a friend and won’t distance himself from him despite the deadly crackdown on protesters in the turbulent North Africa c ountry. Farrakhan didn’t talk specifics about the uprisings in Liby[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm § in Uncategorized
Soros on Democracy in Egypt
George Soros from the Washington Post …… In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread of democracy in the Middle East as the United States has. But Israel is unlikely to recognize its own best interests because the change is too sudden and carries too many risks. And some U.S[...]
Cuba Blocks Expansion of Caliphate by Jailing Jew
Havana, Cuba – State media say prosecutors will seek a 20-year jail term for detained American contractor Alan Gross for “acts against the integrity and independence” of Cuba. The state-controlled website Cubadebate says that a trial date will be set shortly and that Gross’s family and U[...]
February 6th, 2011 - 11:36 am § in Politics
Al Qaeda’s Odd Silence on Egypt
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we are seeing the dawn of the first Arab democracy? There is an historic irony here. Islam’s explosion out of Arabia under Umar, was more than a military conquest. The Byzantine empire was a rotten relic of Rome. It fell to a more rational, more “modern&[...]
February 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm § in America
Letter to Obama from PEACE NOW,
Tom Friedman got it right in today’s New York Times: The huge political changes going on in the Middle East make a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians more urgent than ever. ”I had given up on Netanyahu’s cabinet and urged the U.S. to walk away,” Friedman wrote. [...]