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Mauritania coup kicks out President Abdallahi
The first democratically elected President of Mauritania, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, has been booted out of office by military leaders that he had earlier fired today. Little violence took place; soldiers simply arrived at Abdallahi’s home and took him away. He is currently being held in the Presidential Palace at Nouakchott, the coastal capital [...]
Continue reading...Iraqi budget surplus hits $80B on oil bull market
6. August 2008
With the United States pumping reconstruction money into Iraq and record-high oil prices around the world, Iraq is getting their money and making it too. The troop surge has led to a significant decline in violence and more productive work has been able to take place, leading to a somewhat lasting infrastructure. As a leading [...]
Continue reading...Obama skips debate with McCain to go on vacation in Hawaii
5. August 2008
Barack Obama is ducking a town hall meeting in Texas to go vacation and do some fundraising in Hawaii. Why? Well, because John McCain will be there and we don’t want to allow any kind of exchange or debate that might poke holes in Obama’s silk underpants. Now, that might be bad enough on [...]
Continue reading...Gosper is the “fall guy” for IOC, Chinese flip-flop on press
31. July 2008
International Olympics Committee member Kevan Gosper has gotten caught in the middle of what may have been a secret agreement between the IOC and the Chinese government to significantly restrict press access during the Games. The secret deal has outraged the world’s media gathering in Beijing for the Games in seven days, and marks a new [...]
Continue reading...Iran may be developing electromagnetic pulse weapons
30. July 2008
There’s no shortage of talk over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Israel has said point-blank that it would not hesitate to attack Iran (again) if Tehran continues with a weapons program, and both presidential candidates in the United States have said that Iran is dangerous and shouldn’t have nuclear capabilities. However, the real threat has largely not [...]
Continue reading...al-Maliki mistranslated on Obama plan
24. July 2008
According to the Iraqi PM, he has been thoroughly misunderstood as endorsing Obama’s 16-month withdraw plan. Hot Air noticed that Speigel published one version then actually changed part of the interview yesterday and today we see, via CNN , that a spokesman for al-Maliki issued a statement saying that his words were "were misunderstood, mistranslated and [...]
Continue reading...Should Obama apologize for Che following?
24. July 2008
If you haven’t heard about the "Che flag" flap yet… This is definitely obnoxious, but she sounds like a lone nut. I’m not sure that Obama has a direct responsibility to refute something to which he has made no claim to begin with. However, it would be interesting if he were to opine a little on [...]
Continue reading...Obama appealing to the middle with Jerusalem issue
23. July 2008
Barack Obama has said that he would support Jerusalem remaining the capital of Israel , a move that is sure to anger many Palestenians and Arab nations. Obama said it was in the interest of Israel’s security to arrive at a lasting peace with the Palestinians. "It’s the job of the United States, I think, to [...]
Continue reading...No Olympics for you!
23. July 2008
The Chinese government keeps a long list of people that they don’t want to see in their country. Now mind you, these aren’t terrorists or criminals - they’re mostly dissidents and political opponents, and mostly from China itself. Two of the most high-profile names on this list are the Dalai Lama and Ma Ying-jeou, President of [...]
Continue reading...Legal traitor batting for Iran
23. July 2008
What kind of American works with one of the world’s most dangerous regimes that supports Hezbollah, has taken Americans hostage and cuts the nuts off freedom at every turn? Well, a lawyer . Duh! Iran’s Press TV reported Tuesday that Francis Boyle , an international law expert, is urging Iranian leaders to sue Israel and the United [...]
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