Posts Tagged ‘International Issues’

North Korea drops out of the nuclear race

July 16th, 2007 | No Comments

Buried very quietly on most media pages is what I think is one of the biggest events of the year: U.N. Nuclear Inspectors Confirm Shutdown on North Korean Reactor On Fox, this didn’t garner nearly the attention Lindsay Lohan‘s ankle bracelet or Jessica Simpson’s boobs got. Not even close. However, when history looks back at [...]

Michael Chertoff and all that “chatter”

July 12th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Michael Chertoff created a buzz, and has done a weak job dealing with it. Basically he insinuated there’s a growing threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. What he has not done is say there is an increased threat from Al Qaeda due to increased chatter. He upped that concern by saying it’s something [...]

Rude Mexicans boo Miss USA

May 29th, 2007 | 13 Comments

Nah, this isn’t going to be your typical illegal alien rant. This is much more important: Booed mercilessly at the Miss Universe pageant by a Mexican audience angry at U.S. immigration policy, and seen by millions of TV viewers as she slipped and fell on the pageant stage, Miss USA Rachel Smith nonetheless managed to [...]

Do Most Americans want to pull out of Iraq?

May 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment

President Bush’s favorability rating has hit traditional lows for a lame-duck president. Congress’s approvals are pretty much where they always are, which is pretty miserable. However, a LOT of people are saying this proves we need to be out of Iraq whether it means cutting and running, handing an entire country and military over to [...]

That pesky WMD in Iraq issue

March 17th, 2007 | No Comments

A lot of people have absolutely ignored all the history of WMD’s in Iraq and made the constant claim "Bush lied, people died".  Hell, some will tell you there were NEVER WMD’s in Iraq.  Ever.  Totally ignoring all the documentation and UN actions against Iraq because of them.  They’ll tell you that the stockpiled WMD’s [...]

France Surrenders again

February 25th, 2007 | No Comments

In keeping with their long, proud history of surrendering BEFORE anyone else can, France has surrendered this time to that mighty military machine of the Middle East, Palestine. France has pledged to cooperate with a coalition Palestinian government that would include Hamas, in a key boost for Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. But Abbas’s European [...]

Someone give Grenada the right playlist

February 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments

Found this on one from L’Ombre de l’Oliver.  China gave the island country of Grenada some money to fix their soccer cricket stadium that was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan.  Grenada in turn decided to show their appreciation in the form of a ceremony. During the ceremony: The Chinese envoy to the Caribbean nation was visibly [...]

The Pentagon cuts off Iran

January 31st, 2007 | 1 Comment

Iraq has been providing weapons and soldiers to kill our people in Iraq.  And, they’ve been doing pretty much the same thing wherever they can.  So, imagine their surprise and probable disgust when they got this news today: Pentagon stops F-14 parts sales to Iran I feel so much better now.  I’m sure our people [...]

Landmine Soccer

December 28th, 2006 | 4 Comments

The United Nations has released this advertisement for US consumption: I really don’t want my kid seeing this advertisement.  You think he’d want to play soccer if he saw it?  Once again, the United Nations is proving how useless they truly have become.  This is just stupid. QuestionsView Results

Iran going broke?

December 25th, 2006 | No Comments

This was a rather heavy read for a late Christmas night: Iran is suffering a staggering decline in revenue from its oil exports, and if the trend continues income could disappear by 2015, a National Academy of Sciences analysis found. And, I stumbled on this while trying to find the actual source document for the [...]