Shaun Booth
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...)
Obama Nets 4 Delegates in Tuesday’s Contests
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton split the two Democratic primary contests this evening. Obama won in North Carolina by 15 percentage points and Indiana went to Clinton by the razor thin margin of 22,000 votes in a state where 1.2 million votes where... (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...)
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...)
Reverend Jeremiah Wright as Hero?
When Reverend Wright stepped to the microphone yesterday at the National Press Club, he did so as the most controversial figure of this Presidential election year. Wright pointed out that the sound bites played over and over again in the corporate news... (more...)
Clinton Faces Uphill Battle While Obama is on Cruise Control
A decisive win in the Democratic Pennsylvania primary has come and gone for the Clinton camp, and yet Senator Clinton still trails Senator Obama by considerable margins in national popular vote, pledged delegates, total delegate count while desperately... (more...)
Despite Media Blackout Ron Paul collects 16% of Pennsylvania Vote
Ron Paul, the Republican Congressman from Texas and candidate for President, fell off the media’s radar over four months ago, but to the surprise of many he made a strong showing in the Pennsylvania Republican Primary last night by garnering 16% of... (more...)
Former President Carter’s willingness to talk
Former President Jimmy Carter met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshal and Syrian President Bashar Assad over the weekend in the Syrian capital of Damascus. Carter met with the Arab leaders despite extreme displeasure expressed by both leaders in Washington... (more...)
How Long Before Al-Sadr’s Mehdi Army goes on the Offensive?
Over the weekend Muqtada al-Sadr, the young Shiite cleric, released a statement in which he stated that if the violence towards and the targeting of his followers by Prime Minister Maliki’s U.S. backed forces does not stop, he will release his soldiers... (more...)
How Long Before McCain’s Skeletons are Released?
Since McCain’s showdown with the New York Times and the FEC he has essentially been given a free pass by the media while many have focused a great deal of their energy and resources on the Democratic race. But now as it appears that the Democratic race... (more...)
President Bush Delivers Iran an Ultimatum
On Wednesday, just one day removed from the conclusion of testimony from General David Patreuas and Iraq Ambassador Ryan Cocker’s, President George Bush delivered a speech in which he laid out his decision to halt withdrawal of troops after the already... (more...)
Moqtada Al-Sadr asserts dominance, embarrasses Maliki and U.S.
The violence that had erupted in Basra over the last week has finally come to a tentative end. The violence began last week when Iraqi President Nouri Al-Maliki made to confront the Mehdi Army on their home turf in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Leaders... (more...)
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