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Archive for December, 2009
THE INDEX — December 31, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX, Uncategorized | Comments
According to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, U.S. plans to build an anti-missile shield in Europe are responsible for the recent standstill in nuclear arsenal reduction talks between the two ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — December 28, 2009
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX, Uncategorized | Comments
Violence erupted in Iran this weekend as demonstrators turned to the streets to protest political suppression by the government. While foreign media are barred from covering public unrest in Iran, ...Continue reading . . .
Azubuike Ishiekwene: A Praying Nation’s Moment of Truth
Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Nigeria | Comments
Even in normal times, Nigerians wear religion on their sleeves, paste it on their car bumpers, and post it on their windscreens. In the last four weeks, however, the country ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — December 23, 2009
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
Two days after Cambodia deported 20 ethnic Uighur asylum seekers back to China, the Chinese government issued approximately $1 billion in grants and loans to the Cambodian government. The group ...Continue reading . . .
Hassan Malik: Pakistan’s Opiate of the Masses
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Corruption, Justice, Law, Pakistan, Rule of Law, Terrorism | Comments
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, striking down a previous agreement that granted immunity from prosecution for corruption to thousands of bureaucrats and politicians, was greeted with ...Continue reading . . .
Charles G. Cogan: Slouching Toward Jerusalem
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments
On December 8, the State Department issued the following statement: "The U.S. position on Jerusalem is clear and remains unchanged: that Jerusalem and all other permanent status issues must be ...Continue reading . . .
Jonathan Power: Obama’s Peace and War
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Barack Obama | Comments
This may sound like a gross exaggeration, but forgive me a bit of idealism when I say that Barack Obama has made the greatest speech ever uttered by a government ...Continue reading . . .
Michael Daxner: Germany’s Troubles in Afghanistan
Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Posted in Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Berlin, Germany, NATO, U.S. Foreign Policy, Uncategorized, United States, War | Comments
Over the past few months, a public opinion firestorm has ravaged the German government as the weight of a tragic event in Afghanistan continues to press down hard on the ...Continue reading . . .
THE INDEX — December 18, 2009
Friday, December 18th, 2009 Posted in THE INDEX | Comments
U.S. and Russian negotiators are close to hammering out a new nuclear arms-control deal, but it is unclear whether President Barack Obama will leave Copenhagen with an agreement. The U.S. ...Continue reading . . .
Charles G. Cogan: Kind Hearts and Minarets
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in France, Islam, Migration, Religion, Switzerland | Comments
President Nicolas Sarkozy had some kind words to say about the Swiss the other day, in the wake of the surprising referendum banning the future construction of minarets in the ...Continue reading . . .