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On Being Taken Seriously
“Obama and the Middle East,” the latest piece by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley for The New York Review, was completed on May 14, about half a month before Barack Obama set off on his trip to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. I have no idea how...
Sanity CHUTZPAH
It is always risky to dole out a Chutzpah award at the beginning of the week. However, considering what day it is, it seems somewhat appropriate that one of the most accomplished generals in the history of the United States be honored with a Chutzpah...
In Pinochet’s Company
Judge Baltasar Garzon is at it again. For those who are not big on following or remembering details, he was the Spanish judge who had ordered the arrest of Augusto Pinochet, thus escalating the Chilean dictator’s atrocities to the level of crimes...
The Literature (SIC) of Alarmism
Once again Peggy Noonan has been inhaling the fumes of Delphi to earn her keep as a columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Apparently the name of her column is Declarations. I am not sure how this label came to pass. However, it is certainly the...
U.S. Navy Commissions New Aircraft Carrier the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush
The U.S. Navy has commissioned a new aircraft carrier named for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush. The former leader and his son, President George W. Bush, took part in Saturday’s ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. It was the ultimate...
Barack Obama Formally Declared 44th President of the United States
The U.S. Congress has formally declared Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States. Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate met in a joint session to confirm the result of November’s national election.
American Government’s Torture Disgrace – Political Opinion
In a recent interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney confirmed that, in the period after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration embraced a policy of torturing suspected al Qaeda detainees.
Dick Cheney, Joe Biden Spar As Inauguration Day Draws Near
U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama have vowed to make their White House transition as smooth and cordial as possible. But there appear to be tensions on the vice-presidential level. Those frictions were on display Sunday on national...
