Freedom of the press is likely to suffer under the administration of Barack Obama. How do I know this? A look back at issues and events that arose during the 2008 presidential campaign reveals as much. Two weeks prior to the Nov. 4 election, Obama running mate Joe Biden faced tough questions from interviewers at [...]
Freedom of the Press to Suffer Under Obama (Updated)
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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Obama Message to Allies: ‘You Can’t Trust Me’
November 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
If an Associated Press report published early today is accurate, President-elect Barack Obama has sent a clear and disturbing message to U.S. allies around the world: “You can’t trust me.” The report cites Obama foreign policy adviser Denis McDonough as saying Obama did not make a commitment to Polish President Lech Kaczynski regarding installation of [...]
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Another ‘Test Administrator’ Enters the Classroom
November 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Soon after yesterday’s election results were announced, I reported that the test promised by Joe “We will be tested” Biden 16 days ago appears to have begun in Israel. This morning, another “test administrator” by the name of Dmitry Medvedev has entered the classroom that is this complicated world in which we live. Associated Press [...]
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On One Foreign Policy Matter, I Trust Sarah Palin
October 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Given the choice between having Sarah Palin or Joe Biden make the decision about a little-publicized proposal for new construction in the nation’s 49th state, I’d choose the Alaska governor every time. Why? Because I’m convinced her foreign policy instincts are better than the six-term senator from Delaware. To date, only three construction projects in [...]
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Appointment of New Diplomat Hailed as ‘Brilliant’
September 5th, 2008 · No Comments
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. [...]
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Transcript: Rice Remarks En Route to Belgium
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered remarks about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia and other matters while aboard an aircraft en route to Brussels, Belgium today. Below is a transcript of both her comments and the question-and-answer session with reporters that followed: SECRETARY RICE: Hello. Good morning, everyone. All right, well, welcome aboard. [...]
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Russian Troops Ordered to Stop Assault on Georgia
August 12th, 2008 · No Comments
After several days of fighting, Russian troops were finally ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev to stop their military operations against Georgia. Below is a handful of photos chronicling the day’s events in the former Soviet republic:
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