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Ukraine War, February 2, 2022: Brazil tries to be neutral in Ukraine war

Developing. We are publishing this article as it is being written. Please check back for updates To see a list of previous articles, enter “Ukraine”…

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Ukraine War, May 10, 2022 (II): The hard work ahead in the non-allied countries, to get them to joint the anti-Russian coalition

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Ukraine War, May 3, 2022 (II): Pope Francis’ confused comments on Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Bolivia, Chemical weapons, CIA, Crimes Against Humanity, Ecuador, France, Hamid Karzai, History, human rights, Intelligence, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, self-defense, South America, syria, Taliban, Turkey, U.N. Security Council, U.S. Congress, U.S. Intervention, U.S. Military, United States, use of force, Venezuela, Venezuela, war crimes November 1, 2013

Obama’s foreign policy incompetence, and what to do about it

For background, see the following articles: Victor Davis Hanson, “Is Obama Still President? National Review Online, October 29, 2013 (3:00 AM). David Ignatius, “Pitfalls of…

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Not indexed by Google: Trenchant Observer article with text of Security Council Resolution 2118; the unregulated power of a totalitarian instrument of thought control (updated November 27, 2013

One would think that a post containing the text of the first U.N. Security Council decision on Syria mandating anything—here, the destruction of chemical weapons—would…

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Chavista seizure of power through fraudulent elections and control of electoral machinery apparently underway in Venezuela

(developing story) The international news media willingly, and almost casually, reported that Nicolás Maduro, the Chavista presidential candidate in Venezuela, had been “elected” president in…

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The vote on John Brennan’s confirmation to be CIA Director: Opinion and Commentary

Recent Commentary and Opinion “It is not going too far to say that American foreign policy has become completely subservient to tactical domestic political considerations.”…

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What difference does it make if John Brennan is confirmed?

In the end, what difference does it make if John Brennan is confirmed as CIA Director by the Senate? 1. Well, for one thing, it may…

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More on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama

Recent Articles and Commentary Fredrick Harris, “The Martin Luther King dreams that Obama forgot,” Washington Post, January 18, 2013 (2:00 PM). Fredrick Harris is a professor of…

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Reflections on the struggle for justice and the rule of law: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, and President Jimmy Carter

There was an article in the Washington Post recently that suggested that Barack Obama plans to draw the maximum mileage out of the coincidence that…

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New authoritarian states in Latin America seek to weaken regional human rights commission and court; Venezuela gives notice of withdrawal from Inter-American Court of Human Rights

In Latin America, a concerted effort has been underway to weaken the effectiveness of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of…