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Iraq: Alliances Break, Violence Worsens 2008-02-11 03:02:57 U.S Defense Secretary visits Iraq amidst a recent swelling in violence and political trepidation. Sunni militias known as the Awakening Council have withdrawn support after a dispute with police forces. While some say the gesture is largely symbolic and that the Awakening Council will continue to patrol due to the fact that it is in [...] ...

Democracy Versus Republic 2008-02-09 21:09:59 The United states was never meant to be a democracy. It’s a simple fact. Yet many Americans believe that democracy is somehow the core value, a precious legacy left to them by their founding fathers. Nothing could be further from the truth. James Madison, the father of the U.S constitution once said: … democracies have ever [...] ...

A Thought For The Troops - A Moment For An Amoral Tribute 2008-02-08 18:44:23 I write this genuinely moved. I’ve had the privilege of watching a remarkable documentary by actor turned journalist Ross Kemp, as he follows Britain’s Royal Anglians through Afghanistan. Surprisingly, while I didn’t come away with a different point of view, a large portion of cloudy grey area has cleared up within the confines of my skull. The [...] ...

Romney Freezes GOP Nominee Candidacy 2008-02-07 21:19:12 A surprising turn of events — in appearance at least. His last speech is bound to strike a chord with fully fledged conservatives. Disclosing purpose and drive in a lover’s whisper. Not that I personally agree with the points, but you can’t help but admire the man. Specifically: “I am convinced that unless America changes [...] ...

Progress In Afghanistan? 2008-02-07 10:39:31 Hamid Karzai was joined today by Condi and David Miliband to discuss the “tensions” in the country. The tensions however were fairly evident in the meeting. Despite the diplomatic talk the facts speak for themselves. Karzai reacts, and demands more soldiers to compensate for lack of progress in the region. Despite the negotiation, and NATO’s rhetorical [...] ...

Super Tuesday Update 2008-02-06 09:13:52 Things are going as planned. McCain consolidates his majority with the independent votes. Romney tagging along peacefully behind, with the exception of calling political foul-play on McCain’s vote “selling” to Huckabee in West Virginia. Obama trailing Clinton by the “same-old” few percentage points. Gathering more states but less delegate laden ones. CNN highlights the voter preference [...] ...

Super Tuesday Looms 2008-02-05 01:23:48 For once, the entire world is watching. Personally, I’m none too curious at the outcome. While many U.S citizens (including many friends of mine) have had one of those oh snap moments regarding the state of the economy. Foreign policy is still to me, that which makes or breaks political candidates. How can opinion shift [...] ...

Perspective And Opinion On Iraqi Insurgency 2008-02-03 10:18:13 Despite common sense and a mountain of evidence. Both the media and the people in many parts of the world still paint an ideological crises at the heart of the Iraq War. I’m not going to assess the worth of the invasion, only what I consider to be a flawed sociological perspective that many people [...] ...

The Fate Of Kosovo And Serbian Elections 2008-02-03 07:07:49 Sunday’s Serbian electiona hold a deep political meaning both in the region and in the spectrum of global influence. With two political paths open to them, Serbians must decide what path they wish to pursue, the Russian one or the European one. At the center of the contention lies Kosovo. Kosovarian declarations of independence have caused [...] ...

U.S Missile Defense System To Be Placed In Poland 2008-02-02 05:57:00 Despite Russia’s threat to point its ballistic nuclear missiles towards Europe should should they host the U.S’ controversial new prototype missile system, Poland has reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. In return for the installation, Poland can expect an upgrade in their aerial defense. A package which the Poles seem to be eyeing with [...] ...

Human Rights Watch Annual Report Slams “Fake” Democracies 2008-01-31 09:55:33 In this year’s Human Rights Watch world report we are illustrated the ominous trend of autocracies passing themselves off as democracies. [...] ...

Winograd Report Concludes Israeli War On Hamas A Mistake 2008-01-30 11:00:52 Olmert, facing heavy criticism after the 34 day war on Hamas in 2006, planted the mine that would eventually blow the wheels from his chair. The Winograd commission confirmed that which many already advocated, that the war was a serious and costly mistake. In the conflict that followed, more than 1,000 Lebanese died, mostly civilians, along [...] ...

Bush Speech Fails To Inspire 2008-01-29 12:52:52 People have moved on, Bush squares off and seems more preoccupied at defending his legacy than addressing concerns. We are given a fairly predictable cookie-cutter address. A speech that seems tailored around a fill-in-the-blanks model. Counting on the usual epidemic of rhetoric to carry a semblance of meaning. Yet history will record that amid our differences, we [...] ...

Human Rights In Saudi Arabia 2008-01-28 10:33:57 Bush recently cut a deal with the Saudis, 20 Billion dollars worth of weapon technology and arms. The renewed rhetoric campaign on Iran (despite a less than flattering toasting for Bush by the National Intelligence Estimate) allowed media exposure and public debate to deviate away from speculating on the evident hypocrisy of concluding this deal. How [...] ...

Obama Wins South Carolina 2008-01-27 10:16:06 With 99 per cent of the votes counted Obama leads Hillary Clinton by 54% to 27%. The victory was largely expected in a state where half the electorate are African Americans. Despite the overwhelming (82%) African American contribution, Obama downplayed the key to his victory as being one of race. By claiming: “It is not [...] ...