JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel hardened its insistence Monday that it would do anything it felt necessary to stop Iran from getting a nuclear bomb, just the ultimatum the United States hoped not to hear as it tried to nudge Iran to the bargaining table.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates reassured Israel that the new Obama [...]
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Israel on Iran: Anything it takes to stop nukes
July 28th, 2009 |
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Clinton: “Irreversible Denuclearization” Only Option For North Korea
July 22nd, 2009 |
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PHUKET, Thailand – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says “irreversible denuclearization” is the only viable option for North Korea.
Attending an Asian security conference, Clinton said China, Japan, Russia and South Korea were a…
Jacob M. Appel: A Culture of Liberty
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The right to remove an unwanted conceptus from one’s uterus, and to choose one’s intimate partners, and to end life on one’s own terms, are each threads in the same social blanket.
Daniel Levy: The “Swiftboating” of Human Rights Watch
July 21st, 2009 |
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Recent attacks on HRW demonstrate no such objectivity or credibility — they come from a narrow and misguided right-wing Israel advocacy agenda.
Color-Coded Terror Alert System May Be Replaced By Obama Administration
July 15th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political m…
House CIA Investigation: Intelligence Committee Lays Groundwork For Full-Blown Probe
July 14th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — The House Intelligence Committee has asked the CIA to provide documents about the now-canceled program to target al-Qaida leaders, congressional officials said Tuesday. The move is a precursor to what will almost certainly b…
Obama Admin: No Grounds To Probe Afghan War Crimes
July 11th, 2009 |
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WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials said Friday they had no grounds to investigate the 2001 deaths of Taliban prisoners of war who human rights groups allege were killed by U.S.-backed forces.
The mass deaths were brought up ane…
Cynthia Gordy: Will Obama Set a New Tone in Africa?
July 11th, 2009 |
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Amid the anticipated media narrative, of Ghana excitedly welcoming the first Black President on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa, many are also wondering about the substance.