Posted by Moonage on 28 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: International Politics
Lebanon’s pro-Syrian prime minister has announced his resignation and that of his government amid protests over the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri, who criticized Syria’s presence in the country.
"The battle is long, and this is the first step, this is the battle for freedom, sovereignty and independence," opposition MP Ghattas Khouri told a cheering [...]
Posted by Moonage on 27 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: National Politics
Democrats and liberals in general have lambasted Bush for polarizing the US. Regardless of the long list of very polarized opinions Kerry gave during the campaign, people kept talking about how Bush was the polarizing catalyst. I’ve listed Kerry’s, and a few other issues, in this series. Now, when the DNC chose Dean, I immediately [...]
Posted by Moonage on 27 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: Iran
Russia and Iran signed a nuclear fuel supply deal long opposed by Washington Sunday, paving the way for Iran to start up its first atomic reactor next year.
The agreement, inked by the two countries’ nuclear energy chiefs at the Bushehr atomic plant in southern Iran, came as Tehran faced heightened pressure from the United [...]
Posted by Moonage on 27 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: National Politics
I was browsing my RSS reader and came accross this article on Polipundit. They cite an article by Robert Novak where he cites research by Polidata that shows that changing demographics will likely lead to Red states picking up six electoral votes at the expense of blue states, making it harder for the Democrats to [...]
Posted by Moonage on 27 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: International Politics
First we had this headline a while back:
Although predicted to totally destabilize Afghanistan, everything went remarkably well. The Afghanistanis embraced their freedom voted in numbers that should embarass the US. One year before, they were ruled by a ruthless tyranny.
Then, this happened:
The Iraqis did the same thing. They embraced democracy while most of [...]
Posted by Moonage on 24 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: International Politics
NATO announced at a summit Tuesday that all 26 members have agreed to participate in the alliance mission to train Iraq’s military, but it did not release a breakdown of contributions. This is a provisional list, based on calls to national authorities and NATO officials.
BELGIUM: Offered five to 10 military driving instructors for a German-led [...]
Posted by Moonage on 20 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: International Politics, The Media
U.S. diplomats and intelligence officers are conducting secret talks with Iraq’s Sunni insurgents on ways to end fighting there, Time magazine reported on Sunday, citing Pentagon and other sources.
The Bush administration has said it would not negotiate with Iraqi fighters and there is no authorized dialogue but the U.S. is having "back-channel" communications with [...]
Posted by Moonage on 20 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: Entitlement Programs
From MSNBC:
In two days of testimony this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan offered plenty of support for President Bush’s plan to overhaul Social Security and partially replace it with a system of personal accounts.
There’s the message, then they promptly shoot the messenger:
Even though Greenspan is a recognized authority on Social Security, given his work [...]
Posted by Moonage on 19 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: Opinions
Exxon Mobil Corp. Friday knocked General Electric Co. from its perch as the world’s most valuable public company ranked by stock market capitalization.
Riding the tide of high oil prices, tight U.S. refining capacity and market enthusiasm for its dynamic cash flow growth, Exxon Mobil shares have risen more than 40 percent over the last [...]
Posted by Moonage on 19 Feb 2005 | Tagged as: Opinions
I was hoping to get the video, but apparently there is none. So, text will have to suffice. But I do get comical visions whenever I read this:
Thirty-five Greenpeace protesters got more than they may have bargained for when they stormed the International Petroleum Exchange in London on Wednesday. According to "The Times" of London, [...]
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