http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:44 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:14:44 The British government has come under intense pressure over its response to the crisis in Libya as ministers prepared to dispatch a team of military officers to advise rebels fighting Muammar Gaddafi's forces and the RAF stepped up air strikes.

Nato commanders said the alliance was extending Nato... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/165 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:52:15 Source: [b]AFP[/b]

By Lachlan Carmichael (AFP) – 2 hours ago

WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday she expects Iran will "pull some stunt in the next couple of days" as a UN vote on tough sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program looms.

Asked what she expects ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/164 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:03:03 By Akiva Eldar

The strife between Israel and the United States concerns something far bigger than the proximity talks with the Palestinians. As far as President Barack Obama and his senior advisers are concerned, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to blame for nothing less than damaging the sta... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/163 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:43:29 By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent and Agencies

The United States would find it difficult not to join an Israeli air strike in the event that Jerusalem decides to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, a former top-ranking U.S. Air Force officer told participants at a conference this weekend or... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/162 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:50:26 GENEVA (Reuters) - A lack of accountability for war crimes committed in the Middle East has reached "crisis point," undermining any hope for peace in the region, a United Nations human rights investigator charged on Tuesday.

Richard Goldstone, a former U.N. war crimes prosecutor who led a U.N. in... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/161 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:12:12 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/158 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:33:25 Source: [b]Associated Press[/b]

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

(09-29) 10:20 PDT JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) --

Israel's defense minister won't rule out a military strike on Iran after the discovery of a secret Iranian nuclear facility.

Ehud Barak says severe sanctions must be imposed on Iran foll... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/160 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:25:47 This topic has been moved by the moderator of this forum.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=114x70423... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/159 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:45:18 Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's surprising and defiant decision to appoint a replacement for Barack Obama in the Senate seat could lead to a racially-charged showdown in Washington.

On one side, Obama, who will become the country's first black president, has said former state Attorney General Rol... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/157 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:34:30 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/156 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:11:19 By Dirk Kurbjuweit

[B]Trust capitalism and shun government interference we were told. But irresponsible bankers saw a chance to get rich quick and went for it. Their failure has become ours -- and the promise of a common good has evaporated along with faith in democratic capitalism.[/B]

--CLIP... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/155 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:18:46 (10-02) 05:30 PDT Des Moines, Iowa (AP) --

So close and yet so far. It's a frustration being felt by Americans who thought the finish line to their working life was almost in sight.

The financial crisis that toppled major Wall Street banks and snarled credit markets around the world has also t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/154 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:47:43 WASHINGTON (AP) - Some unusually blunt remarks from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about Russia.

Speaking at the German Marshall Fund in Washington, Rice delivered a scathing attack on Russia's leadership. She accused Moscow of plunging a proud nation into global irrelevance by pursuing misg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/153 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:23:43 Source: [b]US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT[/b]

Sep. 08, 2008 10:09 a.m.

The Big Three Detroit automakers have begun lobbying Congress for up to $50 billion in loans that would help them adjust to a market that demands more fuel-efficient vehicles. But the automakers insist the loans would not amount ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/152 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:11:41 The nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shows that the U.S. is "more communist than China right now" but its brand of socialism is meant only for the rich, investor Jim Rogers, CEO of Rogers Holdings, told CNBC Europe on Monday.

"America is more communist than China is right now. You ca... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/151 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:31:40 [B]Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin approached the crisis in Georgia coolly and efficiently, prompting admiration even from some American observers. But Moscow's brutal strike against Georgian President Saakashvili has divided the Western world, with the split running straight through the Europ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/150 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:55:36 By Marc Perelman

The Bush administration’s recent diplomatic overtures toward Iran have unleashed a torrent of criticism from neoconservatives and have fueled concerns in Israel that Washington is shelving the option of using military force against Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

After months of ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/149 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:04:41 MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has offered to award Russia lucrative arms contracts if the Kremlin curtails cooperation with Iran, a Russian newspaper said on Tuesday, but Moscow denied the offer was tied to relations with Tehran.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan met Russian President Dmitry Medve... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/148 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:44:41 Last year, and earlier this year, sovereign wealth funds were flocking to make investments in banks needing capital. But now, many have lost a bundle on those deals and are not inclined to be burned again.

Private investment capital that could be going to shore up balance sheets is being diverted... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/147 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:28:18 MOSCOW, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Tuesday called all countries to join the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and ensure the "full-scale and effective operation" of the international regime.

"Russia has systematically complied with its NPT liabilities and confirme... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/146 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:47:54 July 2 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson called for regulatory changes that would allow financial firms to fail without threatening market stability.

The Treasury chief also proposed potentially requiring the White House to sign off on using taxpayer funds to aid a financial co... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/145 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:37:20 The meeting at the home of Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was not supposed to be public. The man invited into Olmert's official residence in Jerusalem was Aviam Sela, architect of Operation Opera in 1981, when Israel launched a long-range strike against Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor. Regarded a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/144 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:04:31 The US Congress has approved a 170 million dollar increase in security assistance to Israel as part of its new 10-year, 30 billion dollar defense aid commitment to the Jewish state.

The money for Israel was part of a larger supplemental spending bill that included 162 billion dollars for the war... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/143 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:32:13 Hanoi - Of all the tales of wartime courage peppering John McCain's presidential campaign trail, there is one example of selfless heroism that stands out. Only in this story, the hero is not McCain but a humble Vietnamese peasant.

On October 26, 1967, Mai Van On ran from the safety of a bomb she... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/142 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:09:33 [B]Humiliation for Mr. Dollar: Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank, faces a general investigation by the International Monetary Fund. Just one more example of the Fed losing its power.[/B]

By Gabor Steingart in Washington

The United States Federal Reserve Bank,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Purveyor/141 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:53:29