When I read in a Department of State news release this morning that Fran Drescher will be appointed the nation’s newest public diplomacy envoy Monday morning, I immediately surmised that Condoleezza Rice and her gang at the State Department had lost it. A few moments later, however, I realized the brilliance of such an appointment. [...]
Appointment of New Diplomat Hailed as ‘Brilliant’
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
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‘Russia Has Declared War on Us!’ — Georgia
August 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Fox News just reported that government officials in the former Soviet state of Georgia said, “Russia has declared war on us.” Nighttime video footage of a Georgian air base being bombed by Russian aircraft followed. Developing… UPDATE #1: Below is a CNN video report on the breaking news conflict. It features video from Russia’s Channel [...]
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