The OneWorld Network is a news and community portal for non-governmental organizations and non-profits and they have assembled an election site that does a great job of comparing and contrasting the candidates positions on foreign policy issues: U.S. presidential candidates McCain and Obama would each make major changes to the national security and foreign […]
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili Tuesday strongly denied accusations his armed forces had committed war crimes during an August offensive in the breakaway republic of South Ossetia. The BBC reported Georgian troops had used indiscriminate force, turning their guns and tanks on civilian targets. Eyewitness accounts of the incursion details civilians being shot as they […]
Serb leader Radovan Karadzic's trial was adjourned until January today. Karadzic will keep busy testifying on behalf of a former Serb official, Momcilo Krajisnik. Alan Dershowitz, who is assisting with Krajisnik's defense, promises Karadzic will provide “significant exculpatory evidence.”
The New York Post reports the US strike in Syria Sunday killed Abu Ghadiyah, an Al Qaeda leader located on the Syrian side of the Iraq-Syria border. Syria has closed an American school and cultural center in response.
The differences between the two presidential candidates on the issue of Iraq is well known, but is it possible that both presidential candidates have the same, or at least similar, views on when the U.S. should use military force in other circumstances? According to this report in The Washington Post, the answer is yes. […]
Here are some great stories from major media that merit a look. Beyond these stories, these publications have consistently great coverage on climate change and matters directly relevant to our subject. There’s also a book here for your consideration. National Geographic – This old and universally respected magazine has had an increasingly high profile on […]
1.7 billion USD. That was the estimated total cost by the American taxpayer to rebuild Iraq. This was in April 2003, a month after the world was startled by Bush's unilateral decision to invade Iraq. Andrew Natsios of the Agency for International Development (USAID) told Ted Koppel of Nightline that another $700 million dollars would […]
Its not too late to muster up a troop of witches, warlocks, fairies and superheros, young and old, to make a big impact on children's lives this Halloween. Why not do some reverse trick-or-treating. What is reverse trick-or-treating? Reverse trick-or-treating is when you walk around door to door and instead or, or including, taking candy as […]
With a flood of U.S. election-related reporting all over the world, it's not often that particular pieces stand out from the mainstream. But, for German-speakers, it's worth a look at this post "Obama Wins?' from the weblog of Handelsblatt, the leading German business newspaper. While not the most brilliant example of European coverage of the […]
Hello everyone, it's Pat Frost from FPA's Central Asian blog doing a guest post. Now this piece is far from ripped off the front page headlines, but the issue is still as vibrant as ever and continually is debated in my mind: Is Tariq Ramadan, a European Muslim with an elite Islamic past (he is […]
Today, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem accused the US of committing 'terrorist aggression’ when addressing the British media in London on this weekend's raid conducted by US forces in the Syrian border area of Abu Kamal. According to a US official, the raid successfully targeted the head of a network that was financing and smuggling […]
The LA Times reports that the Air Force and Department of Defense are investigating Brigadier General Thomas Hartmann, considering allegations that he interfered with certain Guantanamo prosecutions. The allegations are serious, in light of the high standards governing prosecutors’ conduct, and the Times reports the Air Force has already conducted a preliminary inquiry and found […]
As we count down to the national election voters are looking for every bit of information they can use to help evaluate the candidates. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has assembled some resources devoted to examining the foreign policy issues facing the next president: Next January, the new U.S. President will be confronted with […]
For better or worse, America has taken off the gloves in her fight against "Islamic extremism'. Motivations vary. Perhaps George Bush is making his last-ditch effort to "smoke "em out of their caves' before he leaves office, or perhaps an invigorated American command is utilizing some of its political capital gained through the security improvements […]
In the run-up to the election, there are so many relevant commentaries, polls and musings that it is best to just list a few of them below. Sunday's reporting by Colum Lynch, the Washington Post's UN correspondent, is titled “At the U.N., Many Hope for an Obama Win:” “There are no “Obama 2008” buttons, banners […]