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The Beirut Violence in Context
It is certainly no surprise that in the Western press Hezbollah is shouldering the blame for the recent violence in Beirut. Despite the portrayal of events by the Western media, I urge readers to look at the full context of the violence in order to understand... (more...)
Is Hillary Clinton Launching a Vice Presidential Campaign?
Since the final results came in late Tuesday night, Barack Obama has been declared the victor in the Democratic race for the nominee by most media outlets. The slow but steady shift in super delegates has begun to Barack Obama’s column, and there have... (more...)
Cheney’s Chief of Staff Subpoenaed
The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday in a voice vote to compel Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff David Addington to testify on his role in approving harsh interrogation techniques for enemy combatants in the wake of the September... (more...)
Want Real Change? Not In This Election…
We’ve all seen the headlines: “The Reverend Wright Controversy”; “Democrats coming on Fox News”; “Obama is an elitist and calls voters in PA “bitter”; “Many Superdelegates still undecided”; “Clinton... (more...)
Ron Paul Keeps on Going, and Going and Going
Ron Paul is still in the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, technically that is. With John McCain already having more than enough delegates to get the nomination, it would take something unprecedented for Paul to be the nominee, but yet... (more...)
Britain’s CCTV Cameras Prove to be Wasteful
Britain’s 4.2 million CCTV cameras have done little to deter criminals and has done significantly less to apprehend suspects. Detective Chief Inspector Mick Neville heads the Visual Images, Identifications and Detections Office (Viido) for Scotland... (more...)
Presidential Politics in the YouTube Era
The recently launched television ad by the Democratic National Committee, which uses the “straight talking maverick’s” own words regarding a 100 year commitment of American troops in Iraq against him brings to light McCain’s vulnerability in this... (more...)
McCain’s Looming Charlie Black Problem
Charlie Black is a senior advisor deep inside the McCain campaign. What kind of affiliations could be informing his advice to McCain? Let us take a brief look: Black has been a key player in the Washington scene for close to three decades, holding his... (more...)
Rasmussen Oregon Poll: Obama with Good Lead, Many Still Undecided
The Oregon primary is the same day as the Kentucky Primary, May 20th. There are four primaries before this date and there has not been a poll taken in Oregon since early April. This latest poll from Rasmussen has some interesting findings, aside from... (more...)
Obama Slips in National Poll
Rasmussen Reports Daily Tracking Poll of the national Presidential race echoes the results of their poll taken in New Hampshire and it shows that one of the Democratic candidates has slipped a lot in just the last week. (more…) Popularity: 11%... (more...)
Ike Skelton: US Army Unprepared to Win in Afghanastan- Most Brigades Not Ready For Duty
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives in which he issued warnings about how un ready the US Military is to not only secure a victory in Afghanistan - which he referred... (more...)
In the Midst of Food Crisis Haiti Nominates Prime Minister
Ericq Pierre was nominated by Haitian President Rene Preval on Sunday and will soon be evaluated by the Haitian Parliament and in all likelihood will be approved to be the next Prime Minister of Haiti. Early reports on the selection indicate that Pierre... (more...)
U.S. Beats War Drum as Iran Dumps the Dollar
The seemingly ever escalating rhetoric against Iran by U.S. officials took another step forward today. A senior military official leaked to the press plans to publicly reveal the evidence of weapons caches found in Iraq which can be directly traced back... (more...)
Clinton Picks up in Two States, Stays Steady in a Third
Momentum. Just how much momentum has Hillary Clinton received from her win last week in Pennsylvania? Three new polls - North Carolina, Kentucky and Indiana just out from Survey USA tell the story. (more…) Popularity: 25% [?] Read More →
Paul Supporters Get Their Way in Nevada- so Far That Is
There is more evidence that John McCain needs to focus on uniting the fractions in the Republican party behind him before he can turn all his energy toward his Democratic opponent, whoever that may be. First, in the Pennsylvania primary, there was 27%... (more...)
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