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AP: NK to suspend nuclear activities

AP: NK to suspend nuclear activities

In what could be a real “game changer” if it actually happens, the Associated Press reports: North Korea has agreed to suspend uranium enrichment and nuclear and long-range missile tests in a breakthrough in negotiations with the...

 

Iran Open to Talks?

Iran Open to Talks?

If you listen to the Iranian regime they are, again, open to talks.  Of course this comes one day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted about his country’s nuclear program.  So their motives will naturally come into question. ...

 

Reuters Exclusive: Pakistan Ties Under Re-evaluation

Reuters Exclusive: Pakistan Ties Under Re-evaluation

This in from Reuters: Pakistan’s ties with the United States remain on hold following a NATO cross-border air attack, its foreign minister said on Thursday, and Washington should not push Islamabad to go after militant groups or bring...

 

Iran’s Warmongering

Iran’s Warmongering

An onimous headline greets us this morning, “Iran warns US carrier to stay out of Persian Gulf.” Iran’s army chief was quoted, speaking of the USS John C. Stennis: “Iran will not repeat its warning … the enemy’s...

 

China, Japan Shift Focus to North Korea

China, Japan Shift Focus to North Korea

From the Associated Press: “Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he and his Chinese counterpart have agreed to work together in dealing with North Korea and promoting stability in the closed country after the death...

 

Protesting Putin

Protesting Putin

Allegations of vote rigging in the December 4th Russian elections have sent as many as 100,000 Russians back into the streets of Moscow to protest Vladimir Putin.  A similar crowd – both calling for a re-do of the election they believe...

 

Kim Jung-il Dead

Kim Jung-il Dead

According to reports, the number of bottles of Hennessy cognac Kim Jong-il consumed is only trumped by the number of times I’ve seen Ghostbusters.  Now, he’s gone. North Korean television reported – nearly days after the...

 

TV: FOX News 4/16/09

TV: FOX News 4/16/09

First hit on FOX, debating Bob Beckel on Mexico.  It’s, of course, after the jump.

 

NWI Column: Dubai as a model for the Middle East’s future

NWI Column: Dubai as a model for the Middle East’s future

Note: This column appeared in The Times (of Northwest Indiana) on November 26, 2009. “We are caught between Iraq and a hard place — Israel.” That’s what then-King Hussein of Jordan used to say about his home country,...

 
 
 
 
 
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