Both the Democratic and Republican U.S. presidential candidates have stated their intention to increase the military presence in Afghanistan should they win the election to become the country’s next Executive. As a recent article in the Washington Post observed, “The well-advertised differences between John McCain and Barack Obama on the war…
With the U.S. presidential election fast approaching, Americans are settling on their decision for who would best take their country in the right direction and serve their interests. Most view the political system with cynicism. Most see the two dominant political parties, Democratic and Republican, as serving the interests of…
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview that Israel must withdraw from the occupied territories. “What I am saying to you now has not been said by any Israeli leader before me,” he said. “The time has come to say these things.” A closer look, however, reveals…
An article by Robert Kagan in the esteemed journal Foreign Affairs offers an insightful look into the mind of the prominent neoconservative by laying out the framework from within which he and others of like mind operate. In the article, entitled “The September 12 Paradigm: America, the World, and George W.…
“Fabled Enemies”, a new documentary video that challenges the official version of 9/11, is the latest in the ever-expanding list of films and videos dealing with the topic, which have varied greatly in worth. Though not without flaws, the video is a refreshing change of course from a great many of the less valuable ones [...]
While the U.S. presidential candidates both suggest an increase in military forces as the solution for the conflict in Afghanistan, U.S. allies, and even the U.S. Defense Secretary, have agreed that a political solution involving engaging in diplomacy with the Taliban is necessary. Britain’s most senior military commander in Afghanistan,…
The global economy continues to shudder under the impact of the U.S. financial crisis. Reuters reports that “From Iceland to Italy, officials scrambled to contain the fallout from the deepest financial crisis since the 1930s…. European banks have been hit hard by the fallout from a crisis which began in the…
The New York Times reports that to meet the present financial crisis, the privately owned Federal Reserve is “resorting to the oldest action in its book”, printing more money out of nothing for which Americans are charged interest to use, as the House of Representatives rejected a recent bailout bill proposed…
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