By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 7:00 am Filed Under: United Nations, international politics
John Bolton gave a speech in February where he discussed the role of the U.N., the international community’s attempt to use the United Nations to manipulate United States foreign policy, its inability to carry out appropriate reforms that its leaders have tried to conduct… and the reforms it does put in place are worse (even [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:00 pm Filed Under: Courts, Great Britain, Military, international politics
You should probably expect to see the following happen in the US within the next few years.
In Great Britain, a high court justice has ruled that British Human Rights laws apply to soldiers while in combat, according to a report heard on Friday’s BBC NewsPod Podcast. While this may sound relatively benign on the [...]
This is the last time I will harp on the character issue in this election. Okay, maybe not.
Clinton’s campaign hit yet another low after airing this political ad in Ohio:
“This is an election news update with a major news story reported by the AP. While Senator Obama has crisscrossed Ohio giving speeches attacking NAFTA, his [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Jan 28, 2008 at 10:30 pm Filed Under: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Florida Primary, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Military, Republican Party, Tax Relief, US Congress, US Politics, international politics
I’m going to keep it simple. Bush did a great job. Clear well thought-out plans to address a number of our country’s current issues. I’m sorry, and I know they’re paid to be Democrats and all, but do the Democrats had to act like they were just barely putting up with his presence? Hillary looked like [...]
In a WSJ commentary this morning, John McCain and Joe Lieberman reflect on the anniversary of Bush’s announcement to implement the 2007 Iraq Troop Surge, and made an excellent case for the surge and for continued managed presence in Iraq, and for dependency on General Petraeus’ skills to reduce the troop levels appropriately in the [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Jan 2, 2008 at 7:50 am Filed Under: Current Events, Pakistan, international politics
From the WSJ:
Pakistani authorities announced that elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of unrest following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. The vote had been scheduled for Jan. 8. Opposition parties alleged that authorities are postponing the polls to help the ruling party, which is allied to President Pervez Musharraf. [...]